Lots of great resources and web apps to use with Chromebooks!

You can do pretty much anything with a Chromebook so the sky's the limit. Here are some tips and links to web apps:

Remember - we shouldn’t teach software (ie Word, Excel) we should teach skills, like writing, using spreadsheets and graphs, etc.
research projects

Google Docs has built in search - do research as you work: In Google Docs, there is a research pane where you can do a Google search directly from Google Docs

create projects - reports (Docs), websites (sites), graphics (Draw), blogs (Blogger), videos and more (see below)
online portfolios
3D CAD https://www.tinkercad.com/
coding - especially for 3D printers - https://codebender.cc/
e-textbooks
mind mapping
voice recording
graphics and photo editing (Adobe Cloud too)
animations
video creating and editing
student choice for projects and assignments
extra help (go to the web or apps)
make music all online (SoundTrap)
Write Music in Google Documents
database (ie. MS Access) app
virtual labs and science
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
online scientific and graphing calculators
virtual field trips and tours (Google Maps street view is great for this too)
online assessments
programming/computer science
Robotics - Scratch, Hummingbird Robotics, The Finch Robot
organization skills
note taking and class planning apps
guest speakers via Hangouts
recommended apps for reading and writing across the curriculum (see above also)

Writing apps and Resources
Third Party Apps for Reading and Writing
How to Use Web 2.0 to Teach Literacy Strategies to Struggling Readers
Students can write, create blogs, collaborate on writing projects and more.
There are apps to help students with reading.
When reading on a Chromebook, the student can easily search for the definition for an unknown word instead of struggling.

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