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Chromebooks - apps recommendations and substitutions Many “apps” made for iOS and Android aren’t meant to be used as apps on a Chromebook, anymore than they would be on a Mac or Windows device. You can just use the website. Others have web apps and/or extensions. Google Maps web app Kindle - use website or Kindle Cloud Reader web app Stage - no direct alternative, but there are “whiteboarding apps” PS Express - Pixlr Editor or PicMonkey Dropbox - Dropbox Web App Educreations - (Lensoo) - go to Educreations website and login , Chatterpix - use Pixlr or PicMonkey (see #4) PhotoFun Animal - no direct alternative (doesn’t seem educational either) Wikipanion - just go to Wikipedia site QR Reader - use ScanQR Accelerated Reader (AR) - Renaissance Learning AR, Achieve3000 Mobile BookPress - (Book Creator) - PictureBook Creator , 5 Online Tools for Creating Picture Books Popplet - go to Popplet website and login and use online Ebackpack - login to eBackpack website Edmodo - login to Edmodo...

Chromebooks are amazing devices that are great for education . While they can do a lot , there are the occasional times when a user will need access to a Windows only application. Sometimes there are features or legacy apps that users need. There are a variety of ways to allow this on a Chromebook: setting up Chrome Remote Desktop on a Windows desktop PC, or using server based systems such as VM Ware, Citrix and Ericom AccessNow to provide access. My district uses Ericom AccessNow to provide access to Windows applications on Chromebooks. This includes running a virtual session of Internet Explorer for a few legacy systems that only run on IE. Simply login to the portal from any browser, and click on the application you want, and it launches and runs. Dell has now entered the arena with the Dell Appliance for Wyse-vWorkspace product. It uses desktop virtualization to allow Chromebooks, and other devices, to access Windows desktop software. With this appliance, users can run Microsoft ...

  PicMonkey PicMonkey  is a free, online photo editing service that has some great features and is a great tool for Chromebook users.  PicMonkey  is very easy to use. Simply upload or drag and drop a photo onto the site and edit away. You can crop, rotate, add effects, add borders and text, and manipulate photos with some very powerful and useful editing tools, all online. The Chrome app is also easy to use and has a ton of features, including Collage, Touch-Up, Teeth Whiten, Fonts, Effects, Filters, Frames, Textures, Stickers and more. It's an excellent resource for photo editing on a Chromebook. They are also working on a mobile app. Related: Great, free Image editing sites and software Two More Free Image Editing Resources