Teachers juggle lesson planning, grading, communication, parent updates, and professional development — all in a browser. Firefox extensions built for privacy-first work are well-matched to classroom environments where student data protection matters.
Lesson planning and daily prep
Daily Planner — today's teaching tasks on the new tab: "Print morning worksheets," "Grade Unit 2 tests," "Respond to parent emails."
New-tab task lists persist across browser sessions, so the list is there at the start of each school day. No account needed; data stays local.
Saving research sets per unit
Tab Manager — save and restore named sets of tabs per teaching unit.
Example: save "Unit 4 — American Revolution" with the sources you've gathered. Close those tabs during other work, then restore the full research context when returning to that unit.
Tracking professional habits
Habit Tracker — a monthly grid for professional development habits: "read one pedagogy article," "reflected on today's lesson," "contacted one parent."
Student privacy note
All six extensions listed here store data locally — no sign-in, no cloud sync, no data sent off-device. For classroom environments where tools must be vetted for student data handling, local-first tools sidestep most compliance concerns.
Dark mode for evening grading
NightOwl — automatic dark mode at sunset. Many teachers grade in the evenings; reducing eye strain during 90-minute grading sessions is worth the one-time setup.
Education news in the new tab
News Widget Dashboard — RSS feeds from education publications.
Useful feeds: Education Week (edweek.org/feed), The 74 Million, ASCD Inservice, state education department news. No algorithm — the sources you choose, nothing else.
Writing feedback and rubric drafts
AI Writing Assistant — grammar checking for assignment rubrics, parent communications, and lesson plan write-ups. Runs locally; no student data is involved.
All listed extensions are part of a series I built — see the full series.
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