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ToolZeit – Google Input Tools

What’s it do or what’s it for?
Created by Google, Google Input Tools gives you a quick and easy way to switch to different international keyboards when typing on the web. It works with any text box and you can switch to a different keyboard with just a couple of clicks.

Basic Features

Choose from keyboards from 70 languages.

Chrome Extension

Free

How do you see it being used by an educator or student?
This is a tool that can help in foreign language classes, immersion schools, multilingual staff and students, students studying abroad and foreign exchange students.

How we rate it
Ease of Use (How easy is it to learn and get started? Navigation is easy or difficult.) 5

Looks/Aesthetics/Design (How does it look.) 3

Editing/Customization/Feature set (Can you make it work the way you want it? Use it in different ways or is it totally locked down or very few features )  4

Bang for the buck (Is it cost effective? Freenium and Pricing Plans, Education Deals? Trial version available??) 5

Educational Value (Meets the needs of teachers and/or students in or out of the classroom)   5

Overall Rating  4

Cost Free

Links

Chrome Extension https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mclkkofklkfljcocdinagocijmpgbhab/details

Google Input Tools home http://www.google.com/inputtools/

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