Google Chrome

This is another addition to Technology Thursday. On Thursdays we will be highlighting a different online technology that Teachers can put to use in the classroom. You can find more articles on the Technology page.

Chrome is a web browser made by Google. A web browser is like the surf board for web surfing. It is the thing that gets you to where you are going on the internet. The better you surf board...the better your surfing experience.

There are a few different web browsers that you are probably know:

1. Internet Explorer
2. Mozilla Firefox
3. Safari (mac users)
4. Opera

Why use Google Chrome if all of these browsers perform the same task? or Why is Chrome the better surf board? 

Well, Google Chrome gives several reasons why it is better than the other browsers...but I use it because it works seamlessly with the Google Apps platform, it was developed by Google and:

• The Chrome Webstore - It shouldn't be called a store. To get things at a store you need money...not at the Chrome webstore. It is a clearing house of tools and products that you can access via the web. The items you want are displayed on the "new tab"screens. 
• You can view your recent browsing content on different devices - Say you are browsing the web before work and you look up and it is time to leave the house...when you get to work you can open up all the tabs you were just viewing at home...or on your phone/tablet. 
• You can search Google in the url box - I love Google search and I love that I do not have to be on the Google homepage to perform a search...I just type my search terms in the top and I will either see the website I want or I press enter and perform a Google search.

A short video/commercial for Chrome!