February 21, 2016

NEW! Use Gradient Colors on Google Slides

Google Slides just keeps getting better and better!

You can now choose gradient colors for your background or shape in Google Slides.

It's very simple, just select Background, click Color and then select the Gradient tab on the right. When you’re happy with your color hit Done.

You can do way more with Google Slides than a simple presentation. Here is an article from Tony Vincent on how teachers can get creative using Google Slides in their classroom.

Get Creative With Google Slides

• Some of the ways include: • Narrations

• Connect Four

• News Letters

• Math Manipulatives • Graphic Organizers • E-Book Creation

• and many more 

February 21, 2017

VocApp - Multimedia Flashcards on iOS and Android

This article comes from Richard Byrne’s excellent blog Free Technology forTeachers.

VocApp is a tool that allows you to create digital flashcards complete with audio.

“To create flashcards on VocApp you need to create an account and sign-in. Once you're signed-in you can click "create flashcards" and begin writing out a list of words. Choose the language that you want to learn and VocApp will automatically translate words from English to the language you've selected. On the flashcard creation screen you can add an image to represent the words you're entering into your flashcards. The case of common words, VocApp will automatically add images to your flashcards. To help students learn how to pronounce words, VocApp offers audio support.

VocApp does offer some pre-made flashcard sets for sale, but you don't have to purchase anything in order to use the service to create and study your own flashcards. There is also a large gallery of public flashcards created by other users and made available for free.”