Wrentham Public Schools Technology

Technology

The "Swiss Army Knife" of extensions with tools including word prediction, dictionary, picture dictionary, text to speech, screenshot reader, speech maker, screen mask, translator, highlighters, voice note, and more. Works on webpages, PDFs, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
Note: There is a paid version with all the tools and a free version with a subset of the tools. Educators can get the paid version for a year at no cost by filling out the form at: https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write/free-for-teachers/

This text-to-speech extension will read either the entire page or just the text that you have selected. In addition to the normal options to adjust the speed, pitch, and volume of the voice, the best feature is the wide collection of high-quality voices to choose from.

Reader View: Chrome web extension link
- Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability. Also includes text to speech, persistent sticky notes, and more.
OpenDyslexic: Chrome web extension link
- Override all fonts on a webpage with the OpenDyslexic font, making the text more easily readable.
Color Overlay: Chrome web extension link
- Color Overlay is a filter which puts a tint on your browser viewport to make text more readable. Color and opacity are fully configurable. This could be used by people suffering by visual distortions reading the content on the normal background (Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome). The coloured overlay can improve
  reading abilities of such users by reducing or eliminate perceptual processing errors.
MagicScroll Web Reader: Chrome web extension link
- Turn web pages into a flippable e-book with easy clickable or keyboard control, as well as control over font size and page color as well.
High Contrast: Chrome web extension link
- This tool can make webpages easier to read by changing the colors to increase contrast, invert the colors, or switch to gray-scale

Simple Blocker: Chrome web extension link
- This tool helps students to stay focused on their work by blocking distracting websites. The user can choose the sites to block, how long to block them, and optional password protection.
Limit: Chrome web extension link
- Chrome extension that allows you to set time limits for distracting websites. Your time limit for each site is configurable, from 5 to 500 minutes.
Tide - Focus Timer & White Noise: Chrome web extension link
- Chrome extension to help you stay focused with a focus timer, immersive mode, focus stats, and natural ambient sounds.
Google Keep: Chrome web extension link
- Keep allows users to save and retrieve any information they come across including text, links, pictures, speech, handwriting, doodles, and more. The tool works as an extension, web site, Android app, and iOS app, and integrates into Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings.