extension rod tools and method of using the tools for allowing power tools such as power drills and power screw drivers and socket wrenches to be able to open and / or close crank handles on windows and / or shutters . the novel tools can have flat sided ends that can attach to the power tools or socket wrenches , and have second opposite ends that fit over a raised t - shaped pin on the crank handle to the window / shutter . the second end of the rod tools can have a pair of opposite located slots that lock onto the t - shaped pins so that twisting the rod tools locks the rod tools to the crank handle . the slots can include clockwise oriented curved slots . the slots can include counter clockwise oriented curved slots . the slots can include oval shapes . the slots can include t - shapes . the rod tools can have a length of approximately 12 to approximately 18 inches or greater and a diameter of approximately ½ to approximately 1 inch , and be formed from a single piece of material , such as metal , or plastic , or composite or combinations thereof , and the like .