Britannica School Insights

Enhance your search experience and your knowledge with Britannica content in the top-right corner of your search results page.

Britannica School Insights - Chrome Extension for Fact-checked Searches

Britannica School Insights is an innovative Chrome extension designed to promote digital literacy by surfacing Britannica School's fact-checked, relevant information in the top-right corner of your web search results. The tool uses advanced relationship mapping technology to provide quick facts, context, and unique insights around English-language search topics, enhancing users' online research experience.
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000,000+
Rating: 3.23
(26)
Version: 2.0.4 (Last updated: 2024-11-07)
Creation date: 2019-03-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Host permissions:
  • https://school.eb.com/*
  • https://indie-api.britannica.com/*
Size: 93.89K

Other platforms

Britannica English (v1.4.7)
3.90 (27) 12,317+
Not available on Firefox
Britannica School Insights (v1.3.0)
3.50 (4) 6,132+
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Extension summary

Do your students’ Web searches promote digital literacy? Facts matter and now Britannica School serves them to the top right corner of your students’ Web search results.

Britannica School's free browser extension, Britannica School Insights, changes how students and schools discover by bringing fact-checked information to the top right corner of Web search results pages.

Powered by Britannica School, the extension surfaces quick fact-checked information, along with inquiry pathways that uncover unique relationships, uncommon insights, context, and perspectives around English-language search topics.

-Cut through the Internet noise to research smarter -Build digital literacy skills by ensuring a fact-checked source appears in parallel with regular search results -Find quick facts and information, or explore deeper context and connections around search topics -Trust that your tool will only surface highly relevant search results


Q: How do I start using Britannica School Insights? Click ‘Add to Chrome’ and continue your usual searches. When Britannica has highly relevant results, the results will populate the top right corner of your search page.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Provides 3 different reading levels for students
  • Information is factual and includes 'best of the Web'
  • Helpful for subscribers to Britannica
  • Can inspire learning and exploration
Cons
  • Extension does not work properly or is ineffective
  • Changes how Google works and can interfere with browsing
  • Forced installation by schools leads to frustration
  • Negative impact on computer performance
  • Poor user experience compared to native Google tools
Most mentioned
  • This extension sucks
  • Having it forced by school
  • Does not find it useful
  • Interferes with browsing
  • Positive for Britannica subscribers
User reviews
This Extensions Sucks 😡
by mbv, 2023-10-26

trash. it dosent even work
by kwake erth, 2023-09-07

this is hella bad
by Kumoto Egami, 2023-09-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Britannica School Insights requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Britannica School Insights has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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