Digital Tools for the Inclusive Classroom: Google Chrome as Assistive and Instructional Technology

Abstract

The Google Chrome browser, widely available on computers today, has a variety of free and low-cost apps and extensions that can benefit all students in inclusive classroom settings. Using apps and extensions readily available for the Google Chrome browser, teachers have access to assistive tools that can be useful learning supports for students with and without disabilities. There are apps and extensions available to support literacy, mathematics, and organizational skills. Using these tools, teachers can provide multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement in alignment with Universal Design for Learning guidelines. This article describes how Chrome apps and extensions can be used to support literacy, mathematics, organization, and planning in inclusive settings.

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Google Chrome technology inclusion universal design for learning

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