Thursday Jan 12, 2023

Episode #10 - Youtube Chrome Extensions

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Hello and welcome to episode number ten of the one-five. I am your podcast hostess - Tricia Louis - the self-designated tech goddess and I will be coming to you weekly in this audio podcast format with great edtech tools, tips, and tricks.

In this week’s episode, I will be talking about 4 chrome extensions that can enhance you and your student’s youtube experience. Please be sure to check out the show notes for the links to each of these extensions.

The first extension I will share is adblock plus. There is nothing worse than starting a youtube video and an ad (especially one that is really not geared towards education) interrupts the start of the video. Simply install this extension and your videos will start right away!

I like to pair adblock plus with the second extension on my list: DF Youtube. DF stands for Distraction Free. Have you ever played a youtube video and all your students can do is pay attention to the “suggested” videos on the right of the screen? Once you install this extension, all those distractions are gone and your students can learn from the video you have selected.

The third extension on my list is the picture-in-picture extension. This little extension is like magic. You simply goto the youtube video and then click this extension and the video will “pop-out” to the lower right corner…but wait…the magic is that the video will now show in the lower right corner of ANY TAB! This is great for when you want to watch a video and maybe do something on a website at the same time (like tutorials) and you are only on a “one-screen” device (like a small chromebook). To return the video to the full youtube experience, hover over the pop-out screen and click “back to tab”.

The last youtube extension on my list for this podcast is the youtube screenshot extension. Sometimes you want to get a still image of a part of a youtube video and with this extension installed you will now see the word “screenshot” near the lower right corner of the video. Simply click the word screenshot when you want a still image of the video and immediately a PNG file will be downloaded for you. This is so handy if you want to read some text or be able to zoom in further on part of a video’s image. BONUS: Take the image and upload it to a website called “image to text” and it will extract the text for you where you can copy and paste it wherever it is needed! Super cool!

I hope these 4 extensions will enhance your youtube viewing in your learning space!

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Keep in mind the information shared on this podcast may take additional clearances from your tech department to work properly in your district, school, or classroom. I have vetted all of the information shared on this podcast and it is available and/or correct on the date the podcast is originally published. But, remember that services, sites, or products can change or become unavailable without a lot of notice.

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