When I create my templates, I try to use ‘Theme colors’ 99% of the time. I do this, in order for you to customize each deck with the colors you like the most. You don’t have to settle for the colors I have chosen, the sky is the limit. So […]
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Creating fun and customizable digital stickers with IconsMania As many of you know, I launched a collection of icons called IconsMania, free and fully editable icons and illustrations for people like you and me. No need for a professional design software to edit them! Creating Digital Stickers Scroll down if […]
Setting image placeholders in Google Slides Many teachers asked me how to add image placeholders in Google Slides, to give their students a size, place or shape reference of the images they had to insert. As of today (Feb. 2021), Google Slides does not offer this feature, but… there is […]
Now it’s easier to add audio to your slides! A couple of days ago, I was scrolling through Twitter and I saw a tweet from Mote saying that they added a new feature to their Chrome extension… I was so happy to see that this new feature was to record […]
Locking the teacher content. If you want your students to work on your slides, you should work on the master (now called theme). If you use Google Slides for assignments or if you wish to share your file with other users to work on, but want to prevent students or […]
If you don’t want to use Chrome extensions, you can explain to your students how to copy new slides from your file and paste them on their decks.
You can insert a slideshow in your Google Slides. As you will see on the video below, you’ll have to create the slideshow that you want to insert, as an example, I created one with pictures. Then prepare your main file. Once you have both ready, go to TallTweets, scroll […]
Also great for foreign language classes! or to add audio to a whole scene in Google Slides! Melanie asked me if I had a template for word sort or sight words activities. I did not, and while I was thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that the best […]
Yes, I know this is not a Google Slides How to, but thought it might be useful! You can use SlidesMania’s planners on OneNote! Please note that the links will not work, we’ll use OneNote’s sections and pages for navigation. And to set the planner we will need to work […]
Even though there are a lot of sites where you can find free icons, sometimes you want to create your own. If you’re like me and drawing is not one of your strengths, you can use AutoDraw. When you go to autodraw.com you are presented with a blank canvas where […]
Not sure how to find the perfect font for your presentation? There are different types of fonts, each of one is intended for certain uses: Serif, Sans Serif, Display, Handwriting and Monospace. What would be the use of the font you are looking for? A title? A body text? Is […]
If you are not familiar with Screencastify, I recommend you check it out! It’s not only great for recording your screen, but you can also record audio and add it to your Slides! For this video I’ve used one the Choice Boards, resources from the Insert Audio Template and the […]
Sometimes we receive worksheets in PDF from our daughter’s teachers for her to work on. Our printer doesn’t work very well, and I know some of the families don’t have a printer at home, so in order to make the PDF editable for her and her classmates to complete using […]
Perfect for when you are planning your online classes using Slides! If you want to insert an image but you don’t want it to take too much space in your slide, you can insert it, resize it and then add a link to it to the original image. Students will […]
When regular text boxes don’t do the trick it’s time to call WordArt! Go to Insert > WordArt. Write your text and hit enter. Change the font to one you like and set border line to transparent. Now go to Fill Color, click on Gradient and select Custom. We are […]