Extending Firefox

Each May, we have a three day Geek Week.  This event is to allow faculty members at our university to get together and share about technology.  Some volunteer to do workshops and others simply attend, but we always have a lot of fun and learn some new things along the way.

One of the presentations I have signed up for is Extending Firefox.  It took me a while to choose and review a number of add-ons that would be of value to the average faculty member.  I use several of the web developer add-ons and I love TwitterFox, but those are not necessarily of interest to most instructors!

These are the five I selected:

• Web of Trust
• Download helper
• Adblock Plus
• Screengrab
• Autopager

We will also take a look at some firefox themes, the U. S. Dictionary for Firefox, and a variety of useful plugins/players.  If time permits, we will browse the “recommended” list of add-ons and see what the group likes!

Here is the presentation with links.