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Presentation tools

Canva is a design tool that helps you create for images Web or print, including blog graphics, presentations, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, and more.

  • The district subscribes so sign in through the Google Grid or use your NPS Google at Canva.com (while certain images and graphics require payment, there are hundreds of free options).
  • You can record video and edit video, and create screencasts to download or share.
  • You can work collaboratively, sharing and editing your designs with a classmate or teacher.
  • There are dozens of pre-set templates, icons, and images to start you off, or you can create from scratch, and upload your own images to customize.
  • When you're finished you can publish the images online or download them to print or use in other projects.
  • Want to Add narration to a slide? See instructions here.
  • If you want to print as a poster, ask for help in the library.

 

Canva has templates for element posters! See this one for example.

Tutorials

Getting Started with Canva

Create Videos with Canva

 

Slides IconGoogle Slides is an easy way to create presentations. It allows real-time collaboration. Auto saving. Easily import images, videos and more. Use premade templates and themes or start from scratch.  

Check out this helpful Slides Cheat Sheet:

A way to create web sites. This tool is connected to your Newton Public Schools Google Drive account. You can add text, videos, images, links, maps, and more.

To access, log into your Google Drive and choose "New."  Then click "More" and choose Google Sites. 

Google Site Exemplar: 

Check out this site we made for the Family Chemistry Project.

Here's a page on how to use google sites.

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