10 Good Google Docs, Sheets and Forms Add-Ons for Teachers

From the always dependable Richard Byrne comes this fine list of Top 10 Add-Ons for Google Docs, Forms and Sheets. These are not apps, but add-ons to make your Docs, Forms and Sheets more functional and powerful. Many of you are using a few of these already.

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