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4 Google Drive Tools Teachers Should Have

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In today’s post we are sharing with you four important Chrome apps to enhance your  productivity on Google Drive. We have already reviewed each of these apps in separate posts in the past and we thought it would be practical to aggregate them in a single page for anyone to instantly access and use. 


Some of the things you will be able to do with these apps include: the ability to save web content and screenshots right into your Drive, a quicker way to access and create all types of files on Drive, view and edit Microsoft files on Drive, and the ability to sync and manage all your files in the cloud directly from your Google Drive page.

1- Save to Google Drive


“This extension allow you to save web content directly to Google Drive through a browser action or context menu. You can save documents, images, and HTML5 audio and video all by right clicking and selecting ‘Save to Google Drive’. You can save the currently viewed page using the ‘Save to Google Drive’ browser action.”


2- Google Drive Quick Create


“A simple extension to make it quicker to create new Google documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings. Supports multiple Google accounts through the Options.”

3- Office Editing for Docs, Sheets and Slides


“View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files — without needing Office installed on your computer. “

4- Sync Google Drive with Dropbox, Box,…


“With this browser extension you can sync, backup and integrate anything in your Dropbox, SharePoint™, Google Gmail™, Evernote, Box, OneDrive™, Egnyte™, or Basecamp account with Google Drive™. And setup can be done directly from your Google Drive™ interface.”

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Meet Med Kharbach, PhD

Dr. Med Kharbach is an influential voice in the global educational technology landscape, with an extensive background in educational studies and a decade-long experience as a K-12 teacher. Holding a Ph.D. from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada, he brings a unique perspective to the educational world by integrating his profound academic knowledge with his hands-on teaching experience. Dr. Kharbach's academic pursuits encompass curriculum studies, discourse analysis, language learning/teaching, language and identity, emerging literacies, educational technology, and research methodologies. His work has been presented at numerous national and international conferences and published in various esteemed academic journals.