Read & Write for Google updates

Since the last faculty meeting, we've seen an uptick in people using Read & Write for Google, particularly for simplifying pages.  I hope your students are finding this helpful.  One thing to point out is that simplify page doesn't work on all web pages-- it works particularly well for news articles but may not work as well on content that the web designer has intentionally embedded into graphics.

Since the meeting, Read & Write has announced two new updates:

1. Read & Write now works in GMail and Google Sites! See the screenshot below.
2. There is an improved ePub reader (ePub is a standard e-book format).

Please let me know how I can help you and your students use this tool. 

Note for teachers: here are the instructions for getting your account.  

Simplifying web pages for easier reading

Often, the clutter surrounding news articles online makes for a distracting experience.  One nice solution to this is Read & Write for Google.  I've written before about other helpful functionality of this tool; this time, let's look at "Simplify Page."  By clicking on the icon, you go from this...

...to this:

Here's a 30-second screencast showing how it works:

 All CVSD students already have Read & Write installed.  Adults can add the extension, then see me for how to get a premium account for free.