How Brain Break Bookmarks works
From signing in to the grid, typing a phrase, and opening Google Image Search—here is the flow end to end.
1. Open the grid
Go to /bookmarks and sign in with Google (the same Brain Break account type as elsewhere). The page loads your tree from the server: each entry is either a folder (branch) or a bookmark. Other people see their own trees after they sign in on their device.
2. Navigate with folders
Folders show a name and a cover image. Click a folder tile to open it (with optional speech of the folder name first, when your browser supports it). Breadcrumbs at the top let you jump back up the tree. The URL can include ?parent=<folder-id> so you can link straight into a subfolder.
3. Open a bookmark
Bookmark tiles also show a name and image. When you choose one, the browser can read the phrase aloud first, then a typing challenge appears: enter the phrase letter by letter (spaces are handled as gaps between word slots). Optional text-to-speech can cue each expected letter as you focus a slot.
4. After you type it correctly
When the phrase matches, the browser can read the full phrase aloud (if supported), then the site opens Google Image Search for that phrase in a new browser tab. Google does not allow its search UI to be embedded in a frame on other sites, so the experience is always a normal tab—not an inline preview.
5. Managing content (admin)
Editors use /bookmarks/admin, sign in with Google (the same kind of account Brain Break uses elsewhere), then add or edit items:
- Each item needs an image URL and a name / phrase.
- For folders, the phrase is the label shown everywhere; opening the folder only shows what is inside.
- For bookmarks, the phrase is both the label and the text the learner must type; it is also what is sent to Google Image Search.
- You can nest items under folders and set sort order so tiles appear in a sensible sequence.
6. Relation to the Chrome extension
Bookmarks is a website feature. The Brain Break extension focuses on scheduled full-screen breaks and word lists. They can share the same Google sign-in for your organisation, but you do not need the extension installed to use the bookmarks grid after you sign in on the web.