Thursday, October 7, 2010

MLA Conference 2010: Firefox Add-Ons

Presenter: Bob Martin from Morenet

Firefox Add-Ons
Do not turn on more than 2-3 add-ons at a time because it can slow down Firefox the first time you bring it up.

Most of these add-ons are version specific, so if Firefox updates, then the add-on may not work. Will need to reinstall the add-ons so that they will work, after updating Firefox.

To find Add-ons, in Firefox, go to Tools and click on Add-ons. Then choose Get Add-ons. Can also click on Browse all Add-ons and it will take you to the Add-ons page for Firefox. Can also search if you know the name of an add-on.

Zotero - collect bib information in one place as you are doing research. It is going to watch what you do and watch where you go. Will not work with Gale and Ebsco, can still put in the information manually.

Amplify - clip and share excerpts from articles, blogs, tweets, and webpages.

Zoodles - Kid mode for Firefox. A safe place for kids to play online.

Video Download Helper - Instead of streaming video, will download it and store it on your desktop. Can also convert the file if you need to.

Similar Web - searches for sites related to the one that you are looking at. You can rate to see how similar it really is. You are allowed to vote if it is similar or not similar.

Cooliris.com - media browser plug-in. Need to prescreen if showing to kids.

Good presentation. Lots of stuff to play with. Can't wait!

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