Illustrate stories with Google Drawings
Learn how to use Google Drawings to illustrate stories. We will use these illustrations in Google Slides. Drawings is good for creating book covers. It is also good for creating social media images. We will cover each of these options. Along the way, we will learn some tips and tricks for working with images in Drawings.
Learn how to use Google Drawings to illustrate stories. We will use these illustrations in Google Slides. Drawings is good for creating book covers. It is also good for creating social media images. We will cover each of these options. Along the way, we will learn some tips and tricks for working with images in Drawings.
Research with Google Docs
In this issue, we use Google Docs along with other tools to create basic research documents. We use Google Keep to gather content. Use Google Drawings to create graphic organizers like bubble maps. Use the Nimbus extension to take screenshots from Google Maps. Use the Reader View extension to remove distractions from web pages. Use the EasyBib extension to cite sources.
In this issue, we use Google Docs along with other tools to create basic research documents. We use Google Keep to gather content. Use Google Drawings to create graphic organizers like bubble maps. Use the Nimbus extension to take screenshots from Google Maps. Use the Reader View extension to remove distractions from web pages. Use the EasyBib extension to cite sources.
Google Slides Interactive Stories
Google Slides is useful for more than presentations. Slides include a variety of options that are useful for creating interactive slides. Shapes like rounded rectangles are used for navigation buttons. Speech bubbles in the shapes palette are used for conversations between characters.
Google Slides is useful for more than presentations. Slides include a variety of options that are useful for creating interactive slides. Shapes like rounded rectangles are used for navigation buttons. Speech bubbles in the shapes palette are used for conversations between characters. Search the Internet within Slides to find appropriate characters for stories. All image searches return images in the creative commons or in the public domain. Add backgrounds on slides to enhance the story with more visual interest. Use Google Drawings to create custom backgrounds. Include voice-over narration with embedded video. Use slide animations and transitions to enhance the story. Create your own animated Gifs with free Chrome browser applications.