When I was in Indiana last year for their annual library conference, I often heard about this great little book called 101 Practical Ways to Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller, an Indianian himself. Librarians and tech specialists raved about this book from which I have gained some interesting pieces of information. One of which is how to create digital posters with Google Apps. In this case, students and teachers can ditch the glue sticks, the markers, and the mess. Here's how:
In Google drive, click on New, then click on More. From there, you will see the option for Google Drawings.
Once you click on Google Drawings, you will have a blank canvas awaiting your creative touch. Want to insert images? When you click on Insert, then Images, and Search, images that are licensed by creative commons can be used within your digital poster. In addition, you can embed links to make your poster interactive. Other uses include creating graphic organizers, visuals for book reports, flyers, and storyboards. I also love the idea of using this to crowdsource ideas. Because it's a Google app, it can be shared and edited by those of your choosing. Bring on the creativity!
In Google drive, click on New, then click on More. From there, you will see the option for Google Drawings.
I think this is awesome and I could potentially use it to design the digital programs for Chorus concerts! Since it's a Google app, do you need to have a Google account to open it? Also - is it like a Google doc where I can make it NOT editable by anyone?
ReplyDeleteWonderful! No need to have a Google account. In the share settings, just make sure you set it so that "anyone with the link can view". Yes, it is like Google Doc. You can set the editing parameters to be what you want.
DeleteAwesome! I'll check it out!
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