Dualless: For Those Of Us Who Don't Have Dual Monitors

screenshot from Dualless website

@LisaBerghoff               

Can you believe it's the middle of September? We are up and running and really in a groove.   As you continue  to adjust to your students using their devices, you will no doubt have an occasion where you will want them to have many tabs open.  For example, you may ask them to have a website open while they also have a notes page open.  When having multiple tabs open becomes commonplace your students will probably wish that they had dual monitors because clicking back and forth can be cumbersome and opening multiple windows becomes tricky on a chromebook  because you can never get the window in just the right spot or find ratio that you're looking for.

Screenshot of ratio options

Dualless is a "poor man's dual monitor" solution.  It splits your browser windows into two by just 2 clicks.  The ratio can be adjusted according to your needs.  This extension simulates the environment of a dual monitor. Also, there is a new bookmark feature that lets you relaunch your favorite site in a new tab and windows will be split in the recorded ratio. For example, you can have Dualless set to always open a class notes page in one window and another window is open for research.

Dualless is an extension that is found in the chrome web store.  Since it is an extension, the little icon can be found in the far right corner of the box where web addresses go (that's called the omnibox for those of you who like to learn new terminology).

Dualless is not flashy or complicated. It does exactly what it says it does and it helps add to the functionality of the chromebooks.  By allowing students to work with two windows at once, it should make it easier for them to focus, rather than clicking back and forth between tabs.

What other functionality tools do you use in your classes? Please share with us below in the comments section.