Read & Write Google Chrome Extension

You know I love a good Chrome extension and here's another one. There are so many cool features to this extension, you just have to try it out! "Read & Write offers a range of powerful support tools to help you gain confidence with reading, writing, studying and research..."


To add Read & Write to Chrome, first visit the Chrome Web Store and add it.  






Once you've added it to Chrome, when you are in Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, websites, etc, the extension icon will appear at the top of your Google window.







When the extension is open, you will see a toolbar with lots of features.











Most of these features are only available in the Premium ($) version, but you and your students can use them for free for 30 days.










Some of the features include:


• Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting (both versions)
• Text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained (premium only) 



• With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying (premium only) 
• Word prediction offers suggestions for the current or next word as you type (premium only) 
• Collect highlights from text in documents or the web for summarizing and research (premium only) 
• Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs (premium only) 
• Simplify and summarize text on web pages to remove ads and other copy that can be distracting (premium only) 





A brief overview of how it works:













































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