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3 - Web Apps

With the Chromebook, apps are essentially optimized tabs in the chrome browser, and extensions are downloaded features that allow quick access to that feature.
Watch this video to get an idea of what Web Apps are.
TASK - Go to the Chrome Web Store and download an App.
  • Choose any app that you like.
  • To start, maybe try a search, or check in one of the categories on the left, like Education.
  • Be sure to look at the APPS and not the extensions - we'll get to those in a moment.
TASK - Share what you found.
  • On the Group Forum tell us what app you tried and how the process of getting it was.
  • Post comments and add to the discussion on the Chromebook23 Forum here or via the button below.
  1. click the little app launcher icon in the bottom left of your screen (nine little squares - see below)
  2. select the Web App Store icon (see below)
  3. choose an App and download it
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select the Web App Store icon
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4 - Extensions

Extensions are as close as you will get to downloading programs on your Chromebook. The great benefit is that the extensions and apps will travel with you on any computer - as long as you are using the Chrome browser and are logged in using your GJSD id.
Follow this link to get some more details about what extension are and what they can do. When you're done come back here and complete the tasks below.
TASK - Go to the Chrome Web Store and download an Extension.
  • Choose any extension that you like.
  • To start, maybe try a search, or check in one of the categories on the left, like Education.
  • Be sure to look at the EXTENSIONS this time.
TASK - Share what you found.
  • On the Group Forum tell us what extension you tried and how the process of getting it was.
  • Post comments and add to the discussion on the Chromebook23 Forum here or via the button below.

More information

We will be returning to apps and extensions later in the course, but get more comfortable and download as many apps and extensions as you feel will be useful to you.

For more information and some apps and extension to get started with go to https://sites.google.com/site/chromebookclassroominthecloud/chromebook-training/extensions-and-web-apps

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