Right off the bat, it is a bit disarming to have to sign in to each of these apps. With the spread of information, how much is too much for allowing apps to "access your email or other information"? I'm also not a big fan of signing into an app using facebook. Although I have a facebook account, I am not really a facebook "user" and thus don't really have an interest in letting others see what I'm doing.
Having said that, there are at least two of the downloaded apps that seem useful. I love google dictionary. The ability to highlight a word and then just click it for a definition rather than typing it into a website like dictionary.com is timesaving and quite useful. Additionally, I can see a lot of uses for creately. I'm often looking for an easy way to create a diagram or flow chart for my students to use as a mind map and this app seems far easier to do so than the unwieldy process of doing it in Word. An app that could be useful but ironically will not be for me is todo. While it seems like it can be helpful to keep all of ones tasks organized, my sense as I played with it was that I needed to be organized to use it.
The beauty of Chrome, at the cost of clicking the "access information" button each time, is that no matter where you are and what kind of device you are using, if you log into Chrome, it is customized for you.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great resource to share with our students as they move from one location to the next and one device to another. Whichever Chrome apps and extensions you add to your chrome profile, tail you wherever you end up.
Keep exploring. It will grow on you.