Deb Norton Tech

How many tabs do you have opened in your browser?  Yes, I'm asking you right now; how many tabs? I personally have quite a few: Perhaps the Tab Cloud extension could be helpful to you.   Here is how it works: You are at work and you have several tabs opened on your Chrome browser that you are working on.  It's time to go home and you want to continue working with the same sites you have opened when you get home.  Or perhaps you are taking a night off and you want to come back to the same tabs the next day.  The Tab Cloud extension will save your opened tabs for you and allow you to reopen them another time and place.  Even on a different computer! To get the extension, visit the Chrome Web Store and search for Tab Cloud.  A quick way to find extensions is to click on the extensions tab at the top. Once installed, you simply need to click on the Tab Cloud extension in your extensions bar to save the tabs you have opened...

Mind Map is a nice Chrome App that lets students EASILY create a mind map. To get the app, first visit the Chrome Web Store and search for MindMap . Because the developers have recently upgraded the app, you will want to click on the newest version, MindMap 2. Once the app is installed, you can easily create parent, child and sibling boxes.  Changing colors and adding text is simple.  There are a lot of choices with the simple tool bar. MindMap is simple and easy for students to use.  Here are some additional features that are really great! Extensions  Working in a collaborative mode would be very useful in the classroom. Sharing options Embedding the mindmap on a blog or website is a great option. Saving options The ability to save the mindmaps to Google Drive is a huge timesaver! Export options Download your map as an image or to the MindMaze website. I highly recommend giving the MindMap Chro...