InsertLearning for Chrome

If you’re a good teacher or trying to become one, then you know that adapting to today’s medium is crucial. In the present, students and pupils probably spend a lot more time online than teachers do. Now, no one is saying that all school should be moved to the Internet, just that teachers should try to take advantage of the large quantity of information that students assimilate online.

Here we have InsertLearning, a cross-browser extension that aims to give them more control over how they present online content to students. Let’s see how it works.

After you install InsertLearning, you will be able to add multiple classes to your profile. This means that only the classes you select may have access to the annotations that you’re about to make. Yes, the extension’s basic function is to help you insert notes over online articles, but make no mistake about it: this one actually offers you useful features.

Firstly, you can highlight any text to make sure your students won’t miss it. You can change the color of the highlight and the take it a step further by adding a comment. Next, you can add a sticky note anywhere in the article. These are even more powerful because they integrate with the webpage’s layout and can also contain images, video content, even emoji.

It doesn’t have to be all you, though. As long as students have the add-on installed and are part of your classes, they can also leave comments, notes and even take part in the discussions that you create. You can also give them short assignments based on the article at hand or just on your experience working with them.

Surely, this is a powerful browser extension that teachers, students and whole schools could benefit from.