Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Who Knew?!---Screencastify: Crop

When you create a screencast, there may be some instances in which you would like to remove extraneous elements like the tabs you have open so that the focus of your video can be exclusively set to the most important content. 

Did you know you can crop a Screencastify video to focus on a specific part of your screen?

Learn how below:


Who Knew?!--Screencastify: Crop



Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Who Knew?!--Google Slides: Explore

Let's face it...we are educators, not graphic designers. It takes a lot of time to set up our presentations with the appropriate content we want to share with students and aesthetics oftentimes takes a back seat. Nonetheless, visual aids can help explain information more coherently for students as well as increase their engagement with the content we are sharing. 

Did you know Google Slides' "Explore" tool provides suggested layouts for individual slides with the click of a button?

Learn how below:



Who Knew?!--Google Slides: Explore





Thursday, March 11, 2021

Who Knew?!--Google Slides: Mask Image

Now that you know how to use remove.bg to remove a background on an image, it's time to level up by using Google Slides to create a shape for your image.

Did you know you can not only crop images in Google Slides, but also "mask" them to create a shape? 

Learn how below. 




Who Knew?!--Google Slides: Mask Image



Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Who Knew?!--Remove Background

Looking for a way to spice up your presentations? Look no further than Remove BG! Remove BG is a web-based tool that allows you to remove the background from images you use to design Slides, Sites, etc.

Did you know you can copy an image URL and paste it into Remove BG to quickly remove the background of an image?

Learn how below:

Who Knew?!--Remove BG