FREE COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS: The Best Firefox Add-ons for E-Learning: 100 Firefox Add-ons For Students

Firefox Add-ons can now help you in everyday e-learning, no matter if you are a student or a parent who’s helping his/her children. Today we wanted to share with you a list of Firefox extensions that can help you out with your daily learning and studying sessions.

So here there’s a list of tools, from subject-specific tools to tools to help with research and productivity to tools that give parents control over the safety of the family computer, there are sure to be plenty of great options for you.

Here’s the list:

Math

Download these add-ons to have access to everything from calculators to math encyclopedias.
1. Open Mathematical Encyclopedia
  Find theorems, basic problems, and axioms listed in this great resource for students learning math.
2. Wolfram MathWorld
  Search one of the biggest math resources available on the web with this tool.
3. avzCalculator
  Use this tool as a calculator extension in Firefox.
4. Simple Calc
  Here’s another calculator extension available for Firefox.
5. Fire Cal
  This calculator suite provides specialized functions such as compound interest, temperature, wind chill, body mass index, and more.
6. Graphing Calculator Toolbar
  Enter up to five equations with this tool and see results graphed.
7. FireMath
  For upper-level students in math, physics, or engineering, this tool will help generate math equations.
8. Converter
  Convert measurements, time zones, or temperatures with this tool.
9. Forex Currency Converter
  Learn the current conversion for any currency in over 180 different exchange rates.
Science

Help your children enhance their science lessons with these add-ons.
1. Eccellio Science
  Use this tool when doing science research to get results from quality websites.
2. Life Science Dictionary Tool
  Find definitions to 100,000 life science terms with this tool.
3. i-cite
  This tool instantly recognizes results from sites such as PubMed and Google Scholar and creates a mash-up of available information.
4. sequere.eu Science
  To broaden your student’s search for scientific research, use this tool to search by specific areas across Europe.
5. Medical Terms Dictionary
  Perfect for students interested in pursuing a future in the medical field, this dictionary provides definitions to tons of medical terms.
6. Labmeeting
  Locate journal articles available on PDF with this tool.
7. hbar
  Search for physics information located at the arXiv repository.
8. Weather Watcher Live
  This tool offers a great way to learn about the weather as it’s happening.
English Language Arts and Reference Materials

Find everything from dictionaries to vocabulary builders to free online texts with these tools.
1. Bibliomania search
  Search Bibliomania to find information from classic texts, biographies, reference material, and more.
2. WordStash.com
  Described as part flash card and part dictionary, this add-on makes learning vocabulary fun.
3. Shmoop
  Use this add-on to search for literature and US history study guides and teaching resources with Shmoop.com.
4. Project Gutenberg
  Search by book title to get access to a completely free online version of over 30,000 books.
5. Research Word
  When students use this tool, they can research any word that occurs on a webpage with results coming via Wikipedia, dictionaries, and other sites.
6. Dictionary Lookup Extension
  Highlight a word and find its definition immediately.
7. Thesaurus
  Quickly find a synonym for any word with this add-on.
8. United States English Dictionary
  This tool is a spellchecker based on American English.
9. Merriam-Webster
  Use this add-on to have access to the Merriam-Webster dictionary right on your computer.
10. Dictionary.com
  Have access to yet another popular dictionary with this tool that also includes a thesaurus, spellcheck, and translate function.
11. WordIQ Toolbar
  Search for the meaning of a word among many dictionaries and other resources. There is even a family filter on this.
12. Wikipedia
  Enhance your Wikipedia searches with this tool.
13. SnappyWords Visual Dictionary
  Find definitions and synonyms with the visual display available with this dictionary.
14. Lexiology.com Dictionary
  Get more than just definitions with this dictionary that includes audio, phonetics, and usage information.
15. Encyclopedia
  Use this tool to search Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, and other online encyclopedias.
Foreign Languages

If your children are learning foreign languages, then look into these tools as an aid to their studies.
1. Alpheios Basic Libraries
  This tool is designed to give students access to tools to facilitate language learning. Use this with any of the specific language tools.
2. Alpheios Greek Tools
  Learning ancient Greek just got easier with this tool.
3. Alpheios Latin Tools
  Alpheios also provides tools for learning Latin.
4. Greek spellchecking dictionary
  For students studying Greek, this tool will help them discover any spelling errors they may have made.
5. Translate English to German
  This tool will help students learning German check their work.
6. Translate German to English
  Students can see if they are progressing in their German with this tool.
7. Translate English to French
  Use Google Translate to help find French words from English.
8. Translate French to English
  Students can use this tool as a companion to the English to French version.
9. Translate English to Italian
  If Italian is the target language for your student, then give this tool a try to boost her language learning.
10. Translate Italian to English
  Again, this works as a companion tool to the English to Italian tool.
11. FoxLingo Translator
  This tool helps with anything from language learning to web page translation and supports 71 languages.
Productivity

Keep kids and parents on track with these productivity tools.
1. list.it
  Use this tool to take notes on your computer.
2. Google Shortcuts
  Get all your Google shortcuts displayed easily anywhere you like on your computer.
3. Procrastato
  If you like to spend a little time doing fun stuff on the Internet, use this tool to remind you to get back to your schoolwork.
4. Smartsheet Quick Add
  If you use a Smartsheet to-do list, then this add-on will make it easier to keep it updated.
5. MyStickies
  Put virtual sticky notes anywhere and even organize them by tabs.
6. ColorfulTabs
  This add-on makes all the tabs a different color, thereby making them more distinguishable when you have several open at once.
7. TooManyTabs
  Another tab management tool, this one adds extra rows of tabs instead of keeping them tiny and all on one row.
8. Google Calendar Quick Add
  Effortlessly add an item onto your Google calendar with this tool.
9. Google Calendar Notifier
  Have an entire day’s worth of tasks displayed for students to stay on track of each day’s assignments.
10. TabAlarm
  This tool schedules tabs to open at specific times throughout the day. Assign lessons on websites that occur when you want them to.
11. TimeTracker
  This tool tracks how much time is spent on each website so you can track productive time, play time, or see how long a task is taking.
Research

These add-ons are sure to boost online research for any project.
1. Trailfire
  Leave notes on websites, then organize any way you want and even share them with others.
2. Wordpot
  Use this tool to discover search terms based on a keyword you choose. This is a good way to boost Internet research.
3. Zotero
  Collect, manage, and cite all the research sources you find online with this add-on.
4. note-o-rama
  Students making notes on web pages and journal articles will find this tool helpful with both marking and citing references.
5. Diigo
  Add highlights and sticky notes to websites to help with your Internet research.
6. Yooper
  Quickly and easily highlight and share information with this tool. It even has a memory tester.
7. TextMarker!
  Use up to three different highlighting colors to keep track of important information on websites.
8. Notefish
  You can save, organize, and share information from the Internet with this add-on.
9. Great Summary
  Summarize any website to quickly determine if it holds the information you need.
10. QuickWiki
  Look up information from Wiktionary and Wikipedia quickly when this tool is installed.
Parental Controls and Computer Security

Make sure your computer is safe for the entire family with these great tools.
1. Fox Filter
  This add-on is a filter for parents to put in place to keep out unwanted and inappropriate websites.
2. KidZui
  This tool makes Firefox searches safe for kids ages 3-12.
3. Yahooligans
  Another kid-safe search engine, this one is appropriate for children and teens.
4. Glubble for Families
  Turn your browser into one with games and websites safe for your family.
5. brOOzi
  Parents set which websites are safe for their children with this add-on.
6. Menu Editor
  Eliminate menu items your children don’t need to streamline their computer usage.
7. Clean Screen
  This tool allows parents to set parameters that will clean up what is seen on webpages to correct spelling errors, eliminate foul language, and more.
8. SkipScreen
  If you would prefer your children not be bombarded with unnecessary ads while surfing the net, then download this add-on.
9. LastPass
  This password manager allows you to create strong passwords and manage them all with one master password. It even autofills passwords for you.
10. iTrustPage
  Prevent children from accidentally filling out suspicious forms with this tool.
11. Viral Threat Level
  This tool adds an image to the toolbar that indicates the level of threat at any given time from malware, viruses, and more.
12. Certificate Patrol
  Stay on top of certificate updates to ensure your children’s websurfing is done among legitimately authorized sites.
13. BetterPrivacy
  Non-deletable longterm cookies can compromise your family’s privacy, but not with this tool in use.
14. Adblock Plus
  Stop pop-up ads, banners, and ad tracking malware with this tool.
15. Flag-N-Trust
  This add-on puts a flag on each website visited to indicate the country in which it is being hosted. When you click on the flag, you can learn about the trustworthiness of the site.
Search Engines and Web Browsing

Find specialized search engines and help for web browsing when you use these add-ons.
1. SweetSearch
  When using this search engine, only trustworthy sites will appear in search results. This is great for student research projects.
2. search games, homework research and more
  This tool provides a safe place for children to surf the net with hand-picked safe sites.
3. GoodSearch
  Use this add-on and 50% of the revenue from your Internet searching goes to a charity of your choice.
4. SchoolTube
  This add-on will provide results from SchoolTube to your searches.
5. FastestFox
  Speed up your web browsing experience with this tool.
6. DeeperWeb
  Enhance Google searches with this tool that uses a tag-cloud technique.
7. termBlaster
  Now you can perform searches within over 110 websites just by right-clicking your mouse.
8. Similar Sites Search Provider
  Use this tool to help you find sites similar to the one you are currently searching for.
9. 100 Search Engines for Firefox
  Don’t rely on just one search engine when you can use this tool that pulls from all the major sites plus plenty of others.
10. deliGoo
  Search through all the sites you have bookmarked through Delicious to refine your searches by the sites you choose.
11. Web Search optimized for TeacherTube
  TeacherTube offers tons of great educational videos, and this tool will help you search it more efficiently.
Miscellaneous

Take a look at this collection of add-ons that provide everything from research in art to discounted textbooks to a homeschooling resources toolbar.
1. Eccellio Arts
  From photography to fine arts, this search engine will help you find exactly what you need from the world of art.
2. Web of Knowledge
  Find and share information in the sciences, social studies, arts, and humanities.
3. Evidence Scribe
  Use this add-on to help find and manage evidence used for debating.
4. Addictive Typing Lessons
  Students can learn touch-typing with this add-on.
5. Numpad Typing Drills
  Once typing skills are beginning to set, try these drills to motivate faster and more accurate typing.
6. Textbook Search
  Find textbooks at big savings with this tool.
7. OpenBerg Lector
  Read etexts or ebooks within Firefox with this tool.
8. Compare Books Prices
  If you are seeking new or used books, use this tool to find the lowest price from major sites such as eBay and Amazon.
9. Homeschooling Resources Toolbar
  This toolbar is a great addition for homeschooling families and includes lots of great links and tools.
10. Tutit
  Keep all the tutorials you may be using in one place with this add-on.