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LearnPlatform for Educators Extension
The LearnPlatform for Educators Chrome Extension provides relevant, contextual product reviews and insights for the educational websites you visit.
LearnPlatform for Educators allows teachers to access, grade and provide real-time insights to the EdTech products they use. Educators can use the Educator Chrome Extension on their own or as part of a rollout initiated by their educational organization. Please see below for more information about how the extension works, and for more information about our privacy practices.
Individual educator accounts get these features via the LearnPlatform for Educators Chrome Extension:
- View a product grade and report card for individual products, based on reviews from thousands of educators in the LearnCommunity;
- Build and maintain a personal \"EdTech library\" of applications;
- Participate in a learning community where you can ask fellow educators for feedback about EdTech products;
- Search the entire LearnPlatform product library of nearly 6,000 edtech tools, and save time and better differentiate products based on your needs
For G Suite for Education (formerly GAFE) schools, districts, and higher education institutions, activating the extension has significant individual and organizational benefits:
- Implement a school- or district-wide product request-and-approval service, so educators have a voice in selecting tools used in teaching and learning;
- Create and maintain a library of approved apps and services, including services that have been vetted and approved by school or district IT and legal staff;
- Save teachers time and improve capacity to differentiate products
- Monitor and analyze which learning tools are utilized most across the organization
- Notify educators of product statuses, such as approved (or not) for use, FERPA-compliant, suitable for use with elementary-aged students, etc.
Improve purchasing, instructional and operational decisions with proven analytics, procurement tools, product IMPACT analyses, and contract management
When the LearnPlatform for Educators Chrome extension is installed on a person’s browser and that person visits a site that is included in our product library, the extension activates. When the extension is not activated, the colors are grayed out. When the extension activates, it is colorized. When the extension is activated, general usage information is collected. This information can include a school-provided user ID, the time of day, and information about the domain and web site. The Chrome extension only collects information about domains associated with apps or sites in the LearnPlatform product library. The product library has been built over 5 years, and contains just under 6,000 products and related web sites identified by our school and district clients.
The information collected via the Chrome extension is used to help educators, schools and districts understand and improve how technology supports teaching and learning. For more information about the privacy and security practices related to the Chrome extension and LearnPlatform, please visit our Privacy Center (https://learnplatform.com/privacy).
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How to download and manually install LearnPlatform for Educators extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install LearnPlatform for Educators extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install LearnPlatform for Educators extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install LearnPlatform for Educators extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download LearnPlatform for Educators extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a LearnPlatform for Educators extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the LearnPlatform for Educators Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the LearnPlatform for Educators extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the LearnPlatform for Educators extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for LearnPlatform for Educators extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the LearnPlatform for Educators extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download LearnPlatform for Educators extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install LearnPlatform for Educators extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the LearnPlatform for Educators extension file
Select and download the LearnPlatform for Educators extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the LearnPlatform for Educators extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your LearnPlatform for Educators extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the LearnPlatform for Educators extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install LearnPlatform for Educators extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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