Browser+Plug-ins+and+Add-ons

=Download local copies of YouTube videos=

With the Easy Youtube Video Downloader Add-on for Firefox, you can go to any video on YouTube and with a click, download a local copy of it. This Add-on will work with a Mac or a PC. [|Click here to go to the official Mozilla Add-ons page] for downloading the Add-on.


 * Ideas/Uses**
 * download local copies of videos and post to classes - students will not need to rely on accessing a video from YouTube to view it
 * use local copies of videos for presentations or for times when you do not have internet access
 * can save in different file formats including mp4 and HD versions


 * Limitations/Things to Consider**
 * only works with Firefox

=Google Translation Bar=

If you like using [|translate.google.com] to translate webpages, but hate copying the page address/URL into Google Translate, then download the Google Translation Bar. With this tool, you will get a translate button on your Browser toolbar which will translate the current page that you are on. [|Click here to go to the Google Tips]page where you can download this tool.


 * Ideas/Uses**
 * saves time when you want to translate a page
 * has an auto-detect language option - it figures out what language you want to translate from


 * Limitations/Things to Consider**
 * some pages require two clicks to translate . . . the initial click on the translate button and then to start the translation
 * cannot translate any graphics on a page - this includes some navigation buttons which are images rather than text