Check out Wes Hall's aDOORable space outside his classroom.

The display was inspired by Paula Frank's bulletin board:
https://shapegrams.com/a-shapegrams-bulletin-board/

#Shapegrams #EdTech #K12 #education

The Shapes menu in Google Drawings and Google Slides has four sections. One of those sections is Callouts. Under this section are explosions, stars, ribbons, speech bubbles, and a thought bubble. #EdTech #Google #Shapegrams

The next new Zipper digital drawing challenge has been swirled! 🙀

What might this be?

Stretch yourself and make a guess. The picture will be revealed next week. #Shapegrams #EdTech

See these sensational self-portraits by super students!

#Shapegrams #EdTech #EduSky #GoogleEdu #DigitalDrawing

https://shapegrams.com/second-grade-self-portraits-with-shapes/

Give yourself more space to work in Google Slides by hiding the filmstrip and speaker notes.

Download a free PDF poster from the House Lesson: http://shapegrams.com/house

#Education #Google #EdTech #teaching #shapegrams

Drawing a 3D spool of thread is easier than it SEAMS when you use the shape labeled "Can" in the Shapes menu.

shapegrams.com/thread

#shapegrams #edTech #GoogleEdu #Teaching

Skills students learn from #Shapegrams can be applied to future projects—helping them reach #ISTE standards for students.

https://shapegrams.com/iste-standards/

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https://shapegrams.com/iste-standards/

It's World Chocolate Day!

The drawing in the Chocolate Bar Shapegrams lesson is made with 31 shapes: http://shapegrams.com/bar

#Shapegrams #EdTech #Teaching #education

Read Marc Hodgkinson's blog. He's got great insights and examples for infusing Shapegrams with literacy! #EdTech #Teaching #Shapegrams

https://the50-20.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-cross-curriculum-power-of-shapegram.html

Yes, there are ribbons in the Callout section of the Shapes menu in Google Slides and Google Drawings. But, you might like to construct your own banner ribbon so that you can have complete control over its appearance.

#EdTech #Teaching #Shapegrams

Want a fun looping slideshow to display on your classroom's screen? Click the "Play and Loop Slides" button on our Growth Mindset Posters page.

P.S. Bookmark it for easy access. #EdTech #Shapegrams

https://shapegrams.com/growth-posters/

🦄 It's Friday! No matter who you are, be confident in your potential. That's the MANE thing to TAIL yourself.

#Shapegrams #FunnyFriday #DadJokes

If you want to contain a pattern, gradient, or picture within something you are drawing, the solution could be to create a hole for the design to show through from behind. Think of it as a stencil—drawing shapes around an object, leaving an opening. #EdTech #Shapegrams

Prevent stretching and squashing when resizing your drawing or word art by holding down Shift as you drag a blue corner square.

#Shapegrams #EdTech #Teaching

The newest Shapegram is an apple! The rotating, duplicating, and layering skills used to recreate the picture are certainly APPLE-licable to future projects.

Pick the Apple Zipper in Google Slides or Drawings: https://shapegrams.com/apple

Level = Beginning Blue
🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️

#EdTech #Teaching #Shapegrams

When you fill a shape with a semi-transparent custom color, the shape becomes partly see-through.

#EdTech #Shapegrams #Google

🪵 Wooden ya know it?!? It's Friday! Take time to TREEt yourself to something nice.

#Shapegrams #FunnyFriday #DadJokes

Right click or two-finger click a shape to change the shape into another shape in Google Slides or Drawings. This is often done after duplicating so that the new shape has the same size, color, and border as the original shape.

#Shapegrams #EdTech #Google

See 7 versions of a cupcake that Tony drew. Read about the improvements he made with each iteration:

https://shapegrams.com/cupcake-iteration/

Bonus! Read a rhyming summation about iteration.

#Shapegrams #EdTech #Education #Teaching

Holding down Shift is KEY to drawing circles and squares.

P.S. Hold down Shift as you drag a corner to resize so that the shape stays a circle or square.

#Shapegrams #EdTech #Google #Teaching