tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79057583057827720732024-03-14T01:16:06.075-05:00LebanTeachTech.comA blog about technology and creativity in education and designing spaces for learning.Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-67525880093093111552023-12-04T09:15:00.004-06:002023-12-04T09:15:16.730-06:00WeVideo Animated GIF Project: Holiday Tree Edition<span id="docs-internal-guid-1c89dfc5-7fff-97e1-ae53-b69a606ab579"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9vgVF_MPTOc72HpdT5vJkFo_BfSceMeKw9gPd1x-G3wF2ncjWc8vrqTYOxctnYxrH9lPQJuPoCoEWFja9eYjt53y-cMM_NqHYBuDhYL0Go2rN1wfl_MpnSOn6c7Cn-7GMTQxhaZa7Q4cymLvYdi5FB6Ci9AVEQq_9HJjIHZrDJTsrNKMgK_rahRRhro/s480/ANIMATED.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9vgVF_MPTOc72HpdT5vJkFo_BfSceMeKw9gPd1x-G3wF2ncjWc8vrqTYOxctnYxrH9lPQJuPoCoEWFja9eYjt53y-cMM_NqHYBuDhYL0Go2rN1wfl_MpnSOn6c7Cn-7GMTQxhaZa7Q4cymLvYdi5FB6Ci9AVEQq_9HJjIHZrDJTsrNKMgK_rahRRhro/w640-h640/ANIMATED.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Lexend, sans-serif" style="color: #38761d; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400;">There are lots of web tools out there to help you make fun animated GIFs, Adobe Express and Canva of course come to mind... but my school districts pay for <a href="https://www.wevideo.com/">WeVideo</a> subscriptions, and there is SO much that you can do with <a href="https://www.wevideo.com/">WeVideo</a> other than making, well... videos! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Lexend, sans-serif" style="color: #38761d; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Lexend, sans-serif" style="color: #38761d; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400;">You can save as GIF, create simple animations, or export audio-only files (awesome for podcasting or songwriting!) Below are the steps that I use with 4-5th grade students to animate objects they create in class - this example is a sewing project, but could be easily adapted to other small sculptures, drawings, or paper crafts. Enjoy!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Lexend, sans-serif" style="color: #38761d; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">WeVideo Animated GIF Project: Holiday Tree Edition</span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><colgroup><col width="293"></col><col width="427"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You will need: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Photo of tree ornament on green backdrop</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 206px; overflow: hidden; width: 172px;"><img height="332.97672562653645" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/y3au-kiHZJY0OMlTyIUpdYhu9hstfBe3cij9_0DhVptOJ7MYyxMpg_aMLJ-awuFaUGLu1wR12AAl_msmfLIsBFQBXjipCmTAXJu6h0Y2a9DhsPrrOm6GpuvgnTAjbajf1wSGTsICLe4KwvTM-0Bcmg" style="margin-left: -40.800000000000004px; margin-top: -70.20192756514707px;" width="250.4" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You will also need:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Photo of student/yourself/person on green backdrop, posed to hold or interact with object in some way</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">OR</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Photo of yourself with a festive backdrop (which eliminates the need to remove your own background)</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 227px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="227" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/Im7F0QEaPgVC7z2zQsg9YwMi1ER_sbuiGNzDbiXERMxvL2DjrcOhJNmnJ8orsw-AsvvO_GaJKwM_AaNmr9xq5PDlLMOpk6vVDDRHBeAEWYw_h14vQije8pSNYHdDnfplb-ZqmmyNRmNQQl2QYXtqVg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Go to </span><a href="https://www.wevideo.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">WeVideo.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sign in using Google</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Open a new project (click “Create”)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Import your chosen/downloaded images from the steps above by clicking “import” and finding your files wherever you have them saved</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Next, choose one of the options below:</span></p><br /></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 287px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="287" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/bwqiiVeG6nQYvl44RTXNtpCqt6-hVoxLipogNhZ5UD8ejRtIvP3AmyvAMeZhtY2xkSIfo_Y0xM8cmre7uZIs0Q7baQEh5tJ1BRoJLtZT4Z4FRefpJUf9ESGH9Bp0yZ2jP_LrCmjyAfOPERaIUGHaDg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">OPTION ONE:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Drag your uploaded content down into the timeline. Make sure the tree ornament is on the top track!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(To the right is an example of how two tracks looks: the tree ornament + the photo of someone against a backdrop)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Trim the content so that it’s all the same length! </span></p></td><td style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 160px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="160" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/-fKbGAGkQuZ0xgFMjK7CgGgb76TP3En6ZxEniD5iuoO3BuqmQoCmdAxRY8-xFcH_f3W25U9qnIhfoc_s9YCXLeFMWmzVJjnN-keOQYekRV29MDnXn7JsCy7_RoJ8iXoq6RrtoL5pTAO3GYyC9ejqAw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">OPTION TWO:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(To the right is an example of how three tracks look: the tree ornament, the person, and a backdrop selected from the WeVideo library)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Trim the content so that it’s all the same length! </span></p></td><td style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 159px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="159" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/YxO1LyNb2uVc0FUmt7UA_ILHCe7VLVhG0iCQpBq_KFaamvP_CMj9cFKzLwvQZ1at-26rLvGcA7keg7CqAMsavdSoxwu_DiK9242bE9-4YglQn4SzDXHfU1p_ysGLCy_VYzjMcxI1sLhsazxF_m37tQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Now, remove the green backdrop from any clips by:</span></p><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Selecting the correct clip</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Clicking the “edit” pencil icon</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Select “Keying” on the left side of the screen</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Click the eyedropper icon,</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Then click on an area of green in the preview pane</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Click “Done” (upper right)</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(If you have two greenscreen clips, repeat this process)</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 260px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="260" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/0nsDLkxHRP3ng2OJv255v7RxsWjYSj69o6aZKRyKhCDnsmZecFnF5OOE3E63gqOC4z2wgWEQtg0Hf-5lP5xDXweMzG2J9B-OkaYi6OIZRFjuZBI2gebasaVKhvsMiMilHcdCJC1CdSRV3X_3PBFrvg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Now you will need to </span><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">move and adjust sizing</span><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to arrange your image the way you want. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Select a clip, and then use the “edit” pencil icon to access tools like cropping and sizing/scaling. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Repeat this process on each clip as needed. </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 264px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="264" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/JRTEq9vi7jYB0-Z9GUdgNFRtRw1bs9KxJCElXf9hhbupQuTP6CjTPk14sq-JR7tcSUgnJHbDh_KriW7SMGaP4hXe_bk5wPV2IQxKv6zDdUH9YMRCLXbPYzfdC6ur6jr155gYutL_FWjlM-wKJor3EQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Now, you can animate the tree ornament:</span></p><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Click on the ornament clip in the timeline</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Click on the “edit” pencil icon</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Click on “animation”</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Choose your start and end point of your clip</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Click “done.”</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">NOTE:</span><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> If you want your ornament to move up, then down, or right, then left, </span><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">you will need to duplicate this clip and repeat the process. </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 301px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="301" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/JDAY_4knB74M89c6fZGXl78sPmtOCb4dWEWJFrjY1OM7zlm5ZmdBHOu-H8gXXFcPyAZjxPVgZsuCH9A1fOhnYn-s1CcbfBc7QPDlX79NuW0WhDkXMhde9vCd7xHoHUkQnxVOIyBHOkmPMbst82rbqg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">PRO TIP: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you hold down the SHIFT button while clicking and dragging on a clip, you can duplicate it easily. </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 117px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="117" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/Q7qhqBzkMa-hX0WEJshlYw9uFoqHqCITD-1nVeL0rEfl7hNdzYZZAmk6dGUubdLaYR5GfYgcDE0pfgQMrTpNxJIsj4mm_hMJJGvhPl_Bh6vQy0JAlYdxU_Uh2gcFfkZWIlq_BsuXzmTYiyTJmhgCYg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I ended up doing a 2-second animation up, and a 2-second animation down on my ornament. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Then, stretch/trim your other clips to length. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">PREVIEW EVERYTHING!</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 195px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="195" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/038OQV99IINRP1jNccEu57fElm_Qv3k8UKw5yqancT0KRSaOhuUinkDqCOmyIbcn4OxxD8nS7HFlZeZ6wxsInWuaTvWpqzMNBiqAi6LQpf3CLN0ICHniood3rJRXE5pBtEpLw8wAZNXJ5o7TEdCaGg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Does it look good?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Click “Export” (upper right)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Make sure that GIF is selected as your output</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Click export, and wait for the magic to happen! </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 316px; overflow: hidden; width: 265px;"><img height="316" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/tH56OQwjCVLgqhyJE0h31lujdp3B97WbshoplHeTcrHfCb3lbValMRAiPIWoFHWkOWIYcQMvk7Uhj93pglDJ1USXg32YpCp1bInKB5ACpCKvOJ5cDM6tSUuEQ0ULVCbBlBm-GEvHRmwFaUSmX5DkjQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="265" /></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You can close the tab while it’s processing and work on something else without messing things up. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you do not close your tab, y</span><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">ou might need to refresh your screen after a few minutes. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">When your GIF is ready, click “download” to save the file, and submit via Canvas or insert into another file, such as a Google Slide. </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 233px; overflow: hidden; width: 413px;"><img height="233" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/Guk6Hq9Usn_EzjJ3KN1wzlQxqE7ZCHJGjnniBAgbJxvpN6CWkpP6a3eXPLI8MN-S0fzxtajYNrwqwZwXDSggWlveioqtISnZu18FmhliGxAPXGhbMM7tchcFPRGQNIe7C9n_X9UxjO3pZaUfmPEtZQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="413" /></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span>
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<br /><div><span>I love this project because it's a way to elevate an already existing project where students create an object, but they get to see it come to life! </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><i>Do you do any projects similar to this? How would you use this in the classroom?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">- Jen</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSov5WB-EqCe9SvS6qO2C_uIhaWTR5YercLKDr8AtYYXwQQiYuDCHp8sGo1p-lR2JLOySarEpCCVfSS_SZA40MRJles5-WdI2xof-0spnXXRrtDugYmn6x02W2sX_frmbtEOkavr_4KqhH4z1dX2Ww0X3vZ01yUwDTtBLOjKnoOVRud6z2KktCq4W/s2388/Blog_Signature%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jen Leban, Instructional Technology Coach bit.ly/LebanLinks" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSov5WB-EqCe9SvS6qO2C_uIhaWTR5YercLKDr8AtYYXwQQiYuDCHp8sGo1p-lR2JLOySarEpCCVfSS_SZA40MRJles5-WdI2xof-0spnXXRrtDugYmn6x02W2sX_frmbtEOkavr_4KqhH4z1dX2Ww0X3vZ01yUwDTtBLOjKnoOVRud6z2KktCq4W/s2388/Blog_Signature%202.png" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-48323653734646190902022-11-10T13:18:00.000-06:002022-11-10T13:18:04.835-06:00WORKFLOW: How I Organize Cricut Projects with Students<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPJ54y3Hoq87sFFCE2VD9yQFrbNC2GBfL9XouMSK0OJc7S-wXVStcxfa8L2c-NhAUBWnakrZfWFw3CSD2SUOmEEdFNHppxjRKFanw00LxWizWDmfmkJ0JRNQViJ7yuMVMNTu6WZs8vvkKSR5NI0pHnibkPO-0-P9dyaU9jHSIR5cGTNQ33pGCfna3/s3300/Untitled_Artwork%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Title Image: Workflow: How I use Cricut for Whole-Class Projects" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPJ54y3Hoq87sFFCE2VD9yQFrbNC2GBfL9XouMSK0OJc7S-wXVStcxfa8L2c-NhAUBWnakrZfWFw3CSD2SUOmEEdFNHppxjRKFanw00LxWizWDmfmkJ0JRNQViJ7yuMVMNTu6WZs8vvkKSR5NI0pHnibkPO-0-P9dyaU9jHSIR5cGTNQ33pGCfna3/w494-h640/Untitled_Artwork%202.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><br />Perhaps your school or department has a Cricut (or Silhouette) cutting machine, or maybe you own one of your own. They're great for making labels, signage, wall decals, or heat press t-shirt designs... but have you thought about how you might use this tool with an entire classroom of students? I've done it, and I'm going to share my workflow with you so that you can do it, too.<div><br /></div><div>To start with, I do NOT have students create accounts in or use the Cricut Design Space software. Due to <a href="https://ltcillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Student-Online-Personal-Protection-Act-SOPPA-Changes.pdf" target="_blank">IL SOPPA law</a> concerns, I find it easier to just avoid having students create accounts anywhere it isn't absolutely necessary. </div><div><br /></div><div>Instead, I have students design their projects using the free Google Workspace tools that we already know and love! My favorite way to do this is to create a template for students in Google Slides. I set the slides to whatever size we need for our final designs to be (File --> Page Setup --> Custom), and - did you know - you can even set the background of your slide to be transparent (Background --> Color --> Transparent)?!</div><div><br /></div><div>Once you have a slide set up for students to work on, you can share a modified URL with them - by just changing the URL in a Google Doc/Slide/Sheet...you can share as a preview & template! Here are the details, courtesy of my friend and colleague Emily Pool (<a href="https://twitter.com/EPool01" target="_blank">@EPool01</a> on Twitter).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZwDEALWIAET-Xw?format=jpg&name=medium" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1056" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZwDEALWIAET-Xw?format=jpg&name=medium" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div>What will you have your students design? In the past, we've made decals with our names to put on our Chromebooks, personal crest designs, and daily affirmations (heat-pressed onto zipper pouches). Every time I complete a project, I think of a whole bunch more I'd like to do after that!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's an example of <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Wb5thcwnBBz549a-whZTIqJrYDsOqDV1lylsmxpsfPk/template/preview">a template</a> that I used with students as a starter project: a simple name design decal utilizing word art + a symbol, shape, or graphic to represent each student's personality. (Please note: the first slide is blank because this is where students will create their own designs.) - Feel free to make a copy of this template and/or customize it for your own use! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Wb5thcwnBBz549a-whZTIqJrYDsOqDV1lylsmxpsfPk/template/preview" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="2596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvQr7GkMuGOSFVoMRw0L-Sde9RrjNqcfv0Tq5-qyaqwXoC7VShD36RQz_-POXVuK3s2eNdlCtYENJ1hGkc-tt7VZCBZPz_9wGh8YwcEahPWG9ecOX79r-PNM-ZcHhC7MnDv5fuRUostRdiHKw9imrC1xPl7FbAYX7v4DKsy8whUcXmed8kS61msqI/s16000/Screenshot%202022-11-10%20at%2012.28.06%20PM.png" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div>Once a student creates their design in Google Slides, t<b>hey will need to save their slide as a .jpg or .png file, and submit it to the teacher </b>(Canvas, Google Classroom, a shared Drive folder, email, etc...) This can be done from within Google Slides by going to File --> Download --> PNG Image (or JPEG image) - I prefer the PNG image file format because it retains a transparent background and makes my job easier in the next step!</div><div><br /></div><div>NOW, you as the teacher/facilitator will need to import these designs into Cricut Design Space and cut them out. That means you'll need to download the Cricut Design Space software and create a free account for yourself. </div><div><br /></div><div>I made a short video that explains how I import .jpg and .png files into Cricut Design Space and get them ready to cut:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MHs0afqNyhQ" width="560" youtube-src-id="MHs0afqNyhQ"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I like to cut out student projects during class, preferably while they're working on another activity at their seats so that I can work with them in small groups of 2-3. They can watch the machine cut out their design, and then I have students weed their own design to remove all of the material in the negative space. I like to tell them to start with the background of the decal first. Remove all of the background, and then it should be more clear to them what other pieces (if any) need to be removed. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also allow students to apply their own decals using transfer tape. I generally do one demo of how this is done, and then they go off on their own! Sometimes working with a partner can be helpful here. It just depends on the size of your class. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our Chromebook name labels turned out pretty cute, actually, and they're super functional:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpkAVk7uCzLWvVDr5HVVcKixpcLBBjVZu7wmOfuLcyJmBPOgJCxcHIkOndDpPY8lOXO0AzErlB51hVw4mUs0Pk13gZv3gqv3s74Pp6sTAQiroWdrMvyO-XZqzx4ItNlsyZy7QwtnN93hXbqQcewnWAi4lnZujLGy-Mv-2p0y9XNYwf62L3bowPepK/s1919/IMG_9531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1919" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpkAVk7uCzLWvVDr5HVVcKixpcLBBjVZu7wmOfuLcyJmBPOgJCxcHIkOndDpPY8lOXO0AzErlB51hVw4mUs0Pk13gZv3gqv3s74Pp6sTAQiroWdrMvyO-XZqzx4ItNlsyZy7QwtnN93hXbqQcewnWAi4lnZujLGy-Mv-2p0y9XNYwf62L3bowPepK/s16000/IMG_9531.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSkTc4JyqnmFYNFWfFX2STmub7584Esyn5H5FEnuxj-hB16-iRIpykU-MzUsXnSat96qzvln5Bi7u-c-xjteg8zQx7xbNfNgoel5kSlDxB5cIKqp26XhA-8hRo0ybG_Awis5H9-Va2l_5-V8S_1HxMuDY-ohP5LJLTSAoFNFILaXvmqj5G6Zm6sbh/s2027/IMG_9532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="2027" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSkTc4JyqnmFYNFWfFX2STmub7584Esyn5H5FEnuxj-hB16-iRIpykU-MzUsXnSat96qzvln5Bi7u-c-xjteg8zQx7xbNfNgoel5kSlDxB5cIKqp26XhA-8hRo0ybG_Awis5H9-Va2l_5-V8S_1HxMuDY-ohP5LJLTSAoFNFILaXvmqj5G6Zm6sbh/s16000/IMG_9532.jpg" width="595" /></a></div></div><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You could have students create .jpg images using any graphic design tool that you have access to at your school, such as Adobe Express or Canva, too. I like using Google tools because the skills they learn are transferrable to other projects/slide presentations using Google in the future. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also love that this workflow only requires ONE Cricut cutting machine at a time. If you have access to additional machines, it would make the cutting step move more quickly, but you would probably need another adult with a Design Space account to connect to the other machine and cut along side you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly, the vinyl we used for these Chromebook decals are made of REMOVABLE matte vinyl, which received the "blessing" of the tech department prior to our project's inception! So you might want to get that cleared as well if you're doing the Chromebook sticker thing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Have you used Cricut in the classroom to do a project with students? Please share with me, or tag me in your projects on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsleban" target="_blank">@MrsLeban</a>! </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSov5WB-EqCe9SvS6qO2C_uIhaWTR5YercLKDr8AtYYXwQQiYuDCHp8sGo1p-lR2JLOySarEpCCVfSS_SZA40MRJles5-WdI2xof-0spnXXRrtDugYmn6x02W2sX_frmbtEOkavr_4KqhH4z1dX2Ww0X3vZ01yUwDTtBLOjKnoOVRud6z2KktCq4W/s2388/Blog_Signature%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jen Leban, Instructional Technology Coach bit.ly/LebanLinks" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSov5WB-EqCe9SvS6qO2C_uIhaWTR5YercLKDr8AtYYXwQQiYuDCHp8sGo1p-lR2JLOySarEpCCVfSS_SZA40MRJles5-WdI2xof-0spnXXRrtDugYmn6x02W2sX_frmbtEOkavr_4KqhH4z1dX2Ww0X3vZ01yUwDTtBLOjKnoOVRud6z2KktCq4W/s2388/Blog_Signature%202.png" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-69434255210495010092021-08-12T19:36:00.005-05:002022-11-10T10:48:44.549-06:00Create a FREE "Linktree"-Style Landing Page Using Google Slides!<span id="docs-internal-guid-3e05e095-7fff-819c-0d4e-cccdccd80e8c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9dcS79XuT_aejFHoD16aoJL3c5lQYo5NLxMI1zen_9wg9yAenxuU0TBLf8CNytcoIXO_huvrVcPVA3h9SXlvb3f1bR12UX5aX_HsR4zAR5J-2ifXgBk7r-UBEcL4c2JrYUO9CMfWf3c/s1500/Linktree+Page.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9dcS79XuT_aejFHoD16aoJL3c5lQYo5NLxMI1zen_9wg9yAenxuU0TBLf8CNytcoIXO_huvrVcPVA3h9SXlvb3f1bR12UX5aX_HsR4zAR5J-2ifXgBk7r-UBEcL4c2JrYUO9CMfWf3c/w426-h640/Linktree+Page.png" width="426" /></a></div><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve noticed that several accounts I follow on Instagram use tools like <a href="http://Linktr.ee">Linktr.ee</a> to create these mobile-friendly landing pages with links to other relevant personal sites, shops, social media profiles, and YouTube channels. Linktree solves the problem of having limited hyperlinks in a bio by having one link that takes a viewer to any/all other relevant links.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, I was thinking about making a Linktree account of my own, and started researching what’s out there. Most of these tools are “freemium,” which means that you can use the service with limited functionality for free, but if you want to use certain features (like advanced customization and removing branding) you’ll have to pay. Monthly. If it was a one-time thing, I may have actually considered it, but I already have too many monthly subscriptions, with services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney +, Paramount +, WOW Network, HBO Max, and Google storage plans... Oof. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I devised a way to create an incredibly similar type of page - fully customizable - but without some of the fancy analytics and tracking, which I honestly don’t need, using Google Slides! Here’s how I made it happen:</span></p><br /><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">First, I opened a new Google Slides file, and set the “Page Setup” size to 9”x16” - this creates a vertical slide that is good for viewing on most mobile devices. </span><br /><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN-ryjp64GXRAPAGiMEpIbOSTTCVmmNVIf48755ptmTtDAh5T82n5R6X8cXjWlBgbZzt1WtpYNKPy6RRTLwgIe94T5iJW715YFzjYaa74ezZ71cENSl611q3Tdxl9Td8lRUznuxkuvB0/s640/Page+Size+GIF.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="640" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN-ryjp64GXRAPAGiMEpIbOSTTCVmmNVIf48755ptmTtDAh5T82n5R6X8cXjWlBgbZzt1WtpYNKPy6RRTLwgIe94T5iJW715YFzjYaa74ezZ71cENSl611q3Tdxl9Td8lRUznuxkuvB0/w640-h354/Page+Size+GIF.gif" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>I found an image that I liked to set as a background. You can use a number of free stock photo websites for this, like </span><a href="https://pixabay.com/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pixabay</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unsplash</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, or </span><a href="https://www.pexels.com/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pexels</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You can also use a tool like </span><a href="https://www.canva.com/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Canva</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to create an interesting background graphic or pattern yourself and then download it. </span></span><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then, I used </span><a href="https://www.flaticon.com/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flaticon</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (You can also use a site like the </span><a href="https://thenounproject.com/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Noun Project</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) to find some social media icons that I can link out to my associated social media channels. </span></div><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also inserted a profile pic and my name (I like to use “Insert-Word Art” to do this because I have greater control over the size and placement.)</span></div><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I then used the “Insert Shape” tool and chose a rounded rectangle shape and filled it with a color that complimented my design. If you’re having trouble choosing colors, or want suggestions, try a site like </span><a href="https://coolors.co/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coolors</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to find some great color palette suggestions. </span></div><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The trick to getting your linked buttons all even and symmetrical is to create ONE button just how you like it, then copy/paste it to create additional buttons the same size. If you select all of your shapes at once, you can line them up perfectly by using “Arrange - Align - Center” command. “Arrange - Distribute - Vertically” will take your shapes and spread them out evenly with the same spacing! Try it out, it’s amazing! You can have as many or as few buttons as you want because it's YOUR custom page!</span></div><div><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrebppFE_dQ_nyhKze_RGxmIHYlGjgkEMFGWJ8cdaJe9aRumLTBiBSW1XehajHtkBj9m8pTM_dq2qnqwkvsqqOpQcmccGUdE609MAKQEol_ZzEgVF8aaPHumKz0KQuofnDXAgngdxqpWM/s640/Arrange+Distribute+%25281%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="640" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrebppFE_dQ_nyhKze_RGxmIHYlGjgkEMFGWJ8cdaJe9aRumLTBiBSW1XehajHtkBj9m8pTM_dq2qnqwkvsqqOpQcmccGUdE609MAKQEol_ZzEgVF8aaPHumKz0KQuofnDXAgngdxqpWM/w640-h354/Arrange+Distribute+%25281%2529.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you haven’t already, double-click on the button shapes to add text, indicating where the button will link out to. I have a number of different websites, so I had one that went to my professional development site, and one that went to the book I illustrated, among other things. Then, link the shapes to the corresponding sites. </span></div><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the very bottom of my page, I added attribution for my icons via Flaticon. Be sure to do that if you use those sites! </span></div><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">NOW… You will PUBLISH your slide to the web by going to “File - Publish to the Web” and click the yellow “Publish” button. I don't even mess with any of the other settings. Just copy the published URL!</span></div><div><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0Wm0ItSeYm0TPnAYFHVKuyTI0N0ALDPEwqWRe8Ckzeh7g0Rf4xGSStyl2ezV_v7rw1XxTwuR5Sj5Zd_6E4VHcnRMrQNgG8vSnPmgpiwuNsLcyGJ535SPI6rdEO-zhFw1YScMehLbIZk/s640/Publish+to+web.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="640" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0Wm0ItSeYm0TPnAYFHVKuyTI0N0ALDPEwqWRe8Ckzeh7g0Rf4xGSStyl2ezV_v7rw1XxTwuR5Sj5Zd_6E4VHcnRMrQNgG8vSnPmgpiwuNsLcyGJ535SPI6rdEO-zhFw1YScMehLbIZk/w640-h354/Publish+to+web.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to a URL shortener (I use </span><a href="https://bitly.com/" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bit.ly</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) and paste your URL to create a shortened/custom address. I chose </span><a href="https://bit.ly/LebanLinks" style="font-family: Alata, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bit.ly/LebanLinks</span></a><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for mine!</span></div><div><span><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your bit.ly URL can now be used in your bios on websites like Instagram and Twitter, so that if someone checks your bio, they’ll now have access to ALL of your relevant links! Be sure to test all of your links out first before sharing it with the world.</span><span><br /><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div><span face="Alata, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tGh3kE0cY70c1u6fZhLh0k8zkbyDHWWUMccN0s9u0swhMZ6LOHIEXzvrvoaz_EFvwLDqGEjhRLDYyiERASXJ1VVhe8f9mj5mbF0GLVW861KAjvtff_xUG1XUpoiyub2imzk7hgIdxq4/s1536/LINKS+PAGE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tGh3kE0cY70c1u6fZhLh0k8zkbyDHWWUMccN0s9u0swhMZ6LOHIEXzvrvoaz_EFvwLDqGEjhRLDYyiERASXJ1VVhe8f9mj5mbF0GLVW861KAjvtff_xUG1XUpoiyub2imzk7hgIdxq4/w360-h640/LINKS+PAGE.png" width="360" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m so proud of my custom landing page! It cost me ZERO dollars to make, no recurring subscription fees, and it’s 100% my own custom design. And because it was made with Google Slides, I can go back in and change/update it at any time and it automatically syncs - no editing of links in bio necessary. #Winning! </span></p><div><span face="Alata, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjUZugJd9_jrQaj9BbSuko9UfrwccQ-WSWNZUtfS_ia7HJ-FhQvfuePgCkzKcmp6JpSpFODWr-wavo_5V5Q9OE2_Iy12XvVJKzr2wEw3dxPR9eeEZhMejE-VPVmKESKrTOJ_K_jvmZ0o/s595/Blog+Signature+Nov+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Google Certified Badges: Level 1, 2, Trainer, and Innovator" border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjUZugJd9_jrQaj9BbSuko9UfrwccQ-WSWNZUtfS_ia7HJ-FhQvfuePgCkzKcmp6JpSpFODWr-wavo_5V5Q9OE2_Iy12XvVJKzr2wEw3dxPR9eeEZhMejE-VPVmKESKrTOJ_K_jvmZ0o/s16000/Blog+Signature+Nov+2020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-27522781565620126882021-06-21T08:44:00.001-05:002021-06-21T08:44:37.545-05:00Digital Business Cards and Visual Resumes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHnah0p1QrpMNHTHZWIHa7Wv2SZ8K1qj7a37S2mcoxkJnMc27Ik-ZR2eTT0Pj-3U-7iPtFY6BLiyIfQmVLN1WtQIc9NIEfu-bQoKFAbyXnAg1bYWjDA10qZQLfPQdakozrwlLVEdE-fw/s2048/Flat_Lay_Desktop.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHnah0p1QrpMNHTHZWIHa7Wv2SZ8K1qj7a37S2mcoxkJnMc27Ik-ZR2eTT0Pj-3U-7iPtFY6BLiyIfQmVLN1WtQIc9NIEfu-bQoKFAbyXnAg1bYWjDA10qZQLfPQdakozrwlLVEdE-fw/w640-h570/Flat_Lay_Desktop.png" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hey all, long time no see. Like many of you, I've been really overwhelmed with... everything. We don't need to go into it. But I'm finally feeling a little more inspired lately to create new things and have more fun. Well, slowly but surely. It comes and goes in waves. I think you know the feeling. <div><br /></div><div>In any case, I'd like to share something fun I've been working on, inspired by a mini-assignment in my <a href="https://edu.google.com/teacher-center/programs/certified-coach/?modal_active=none" target="_blank">Google Certified Coach</a> cohort through the <a href="https://ideaillinois.org/" target="_blank">Illinois Digital Educators Alliance (aka IDEA)</a>. We were tasked with creating a Google Slide to introduce ourselves, and it dawned on me how useful this could be for things like Twitter chats or email signatures as a sort of digital version of your business card... I mean, it's not like I've been giving away too many of my paper ones lately... !!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ax0oXIZse0jLZzQY4SBiTZ9l1PA606QWgqnvW0PGru4yFXAGWcMix_dM9X6z6wjVC_TY_BjeNo276eaoYseRNZrFgF9G6rhyphenhyphennvuZ7TeuTlhnBXJGYPwPtuoRINl_StX3b-96h8vUWqw/s2001/biz+card.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ax0oXIZse0jLZzQY4SBiTZ9l1PA606QWgqnvW0PGru4yFXAGWcMix_dM9X6z6wjVC_TY_BjeNo276eaoYseRNZrFgF9G6rhyphenhyphennvuZ7TeuTlhnBXJGYPwPtuoRINl_StX3b-96h8vUWqw/w640-h357/biz+card.png" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div>This is pretty simple and fun to do... just lay out your design on a Google Slide by inserting a pic (or Bitmoji), your contact info/social links, any pertinent badges, logos, or professional affiliations... and then File -> download as -> your preferred image file type! </div><div><br /></div><div><i>PRO TIP: I like to use Insert -> Word Art for my name, as it gives me greater control over the color, outline, and sizing. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, if you really wanna level up your game, you could save this slide as a .pdf so that any/all links are functional - making your digital business card a landing page out to all of your other related work and contact channels! My friend Beth did this on hers and it was pretty dang impressive. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yet ANOTHER option would be to add and save your final digital business card as a .gif! Then you could add a fun animation or other attention-grabbing element to your design. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, this assignment got me thinking about other opportunities to represent yourself visually... I decided to try out something similar with <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsleban" target="_blank">my Twitter banner/header</a>. My goal was to create a visual resume of sorts, highlighting the things I would typically include in a written resume:</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://twitter.com/mrsleban" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwytSdmjBHmRX6Dr6rc0o7JgRsp1UgqhozkrRpoSkcHyLAOWxTTScP7f5VknQqQr-q6vtIkHgnccM37pnLzO-bQ4McPfpbcO74WsBsngdepQw09NeEzCmtS5oA6YllCxQGKFMsvi6Esc8/w448-h640/IMG_3095.PNG" width="595" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://twitter.com/mrsleban" target="_blank">(Haha I just realized that at the time, I was only ONE person away from 6000! Help me out, y'all!) </a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was thinking, if someone had no idea who I was, and they were to click on my profile, what would my profile say about me? Twitter bios are quite limiting in size, so how could I get a whole bunch of info out there quickly? Using my iPad and my favorite app, <a href="https://procreate.art/" target="_blank">Procreate</a>, I created this collage of images:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0VzA5ukbjoZUqAi_4ZbIjnLeRqxxL_sb-RkJC_kFNCWDPMRD24JrSAXWelRtJ-8AH_FwGMaY0HDeUk2k1OS4WCuWFRlmbwZyvC_e4Dd7OxGyN-ntGJXGzI6sDyJRW5rRL717xzKsbVI/s1500/twitter+banner.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0VzA5ukbjoZUqAi_4ZbIjnLeRqxxL_sb-RkJC_kFNCWDPMRD24JrSAXWelRtJ-8AH_FwGMaY0HDeUk2k1OS4WCuWFRlmbwZyvC_e4Dd7OxGyN-ntGJXGzI6sDyJRW5rRL717xzKsbVI/w640-h214/twitter+banner.png" width="595" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>You could create something just like this using free tools, like Google Slides/Draw, too!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My previous banner was our group photo from the Google Innovator cohort, so it was important to me to keep that as a prominent item, but I wanted to add information about being a presenter and PD provider, too. So, I added a series of pics of me highlighting these experiences, along with a photo from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ILSTOY" target="_blank">Illinois State Teacher of the Year</a> banquet where all of the finalists got to meet the Governor. I then layered ambassador badges, credentials, and other professional affiliations related to the pictured roles near each photo. I even snuck in the <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Kindness-Valerie-Sousa/dp/1970133937" target="_blank">Coding to Kindness</a></i> book cover on the screen of the last photo! </div><br /><div>I've been thinking a lot about re-designing my digital presence lately... this is just a start. I also am playing around with a new blog header, and possibly re-vamping some YouTube channel art and things like that. </div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Do you get the urge to re-design your profiles and webpages every so often? Got any tips or tricks on what's worked for you?</i></div><div><br /></div><div>
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- Mrs L.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjUZugJd9_jrQaj9BbSuko9UfrwccQ-WSWNZUtfS_ia7HJ-FhQvfuePgCkzKcmp6JpSpFODWr-wavo_5V5Q9OE2_Iy12XvVJKzr2wEw3dxPR9eeEZhMejE-VPVmKESKrTOJ_K_jvmZ0o/s595/Blog+Signature+Nov+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Google Certified Badges: Level 1, 2, Trainer, and Innovator" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjUZugJd9_jrQaj9BbSuko9UfrwccQ-WSWNZUtfS_ia7HJ-FhQvfuePgCkzKcmp6JpSpFODWr-wavo_5V5Q9OE2_Iy12XvVJKzr2wEw3dxPR9eeEZhMejE-VPVmKESKrTOJ_K_jvmZ0o/s16000/Blog+Signature+Nov+2020.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-72405572603781004472020-11-20T19:28:00.000-06:002020-11-20T19:28:44.502-06:00FREE: School Library Social Media Calendar<br />
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<br />One of my favorite, most relaxing things to do right now is to draw. If I can combine this habit with doing something productive, then so be it. One of the things that I spent some time on is a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W_89MfspZhsMZExia1OQOta2q8w-GyyZ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">social media calendar for school libraries. </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you have an Instagram account for yourself or for your school library, this un-dated calendar is full of ideas and prompts for posts throughout the course of an entire month! You could follow each day as listed, or pick and choose items as they are relevant to your situation. My thought was that if you have a rotating calendar of prompts, you can schedule posts ahead of time, or create content in bulk so that it's ready to go later on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Maybe you're lucky enough to have a volunteer or assistant that can help you run your school library account? Or, maybe your school has a social media club? This calendar would be a great way to give some structure or direction to someone else so that they can help out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W_89MfspZhsMZExia1OQOta2q8w-GyyZ/view?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXpYSXuZJFlP5FrXd6lKZu2yMDhIJNuYXNinSehNSt09gUwfQiA3-Bml9r0JuzxAOxo6fWRO31r2S3b8MUakJI9EX347TWDfdsFk8iQUvOkYmXO3iU8Yj_STkQjv5XaaZGwi3eyXnt4s/w640-h494/IMG_2445.png" width="595" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Click the image above to access a printable .PDF version of this school library social media calendar for FREE!</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">
- Mrs L.</div>
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<br />Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-27058985274987323472020-10-18T08:32:00.003-05:002020-10-18T08:36:33.646-05:00FREE! Zoom Signs for Remote Learning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilClzhMDvt5tRBmJW7FJax54NHq3QZTF7WiBY0oRR8qPr8B7NX_2QMw8bwTSuLnj321MWLRr7BL5lkU2DHPZW8Enhj6SSux4yUna85N91hXrtHuf4u8mzxXd82051RDR-t47zyQ_kps3A/s2000/ZOOM+SIGNS.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="FREE Signs for Remote Learning Title Image" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilClzhMDvt5tRBmJW7FJax54NHq3QZTF7WiBY0oRR8qPr8B7NX_2QMw8bwTSuLnj321MWLRr7BL5lkU2DHPZW8Enhj6SSux4yUna85N91hXrtHuf4u8mzxXd82051RDR-t47zyQ_kps3A/s16000/ZOOM+SIGNS.png" width="595" /></a></div><br />One of my favorite things to do is draw on my iPad. It actually helps me to relax! In fact, I did all of the book illustrations for <a href="https://amzn.to/3lZkFCQ" target="_blank">Coding to Kindness</a> on my iPad using the Procreate app.<div><br /></div><div>Some projects, like the book, are big projects that I work on over time. Other projects, like these Zoom signs, are something that I do out of necessity for myself... and then I realize how helpful they could potentially be for others, so I like to share! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9Iiw7RiUar0H9xgXOdQi5WQ96HgHluzv3i5-8fo_mlMmHWPW7Pw1wDAj8TQrgmQp2exghs72ZNukftKX-X5li9UL9Eo9riSBlmeZmdsBu5zWx9ttGjBcgL4I8zI8SJ4tW6t14K_ZleQ/s2048/Eke4RFXWkAE0wpN.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Circular signs printed out and attached to popsicle sticks" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9Iiw7RiUar0H9xgXOdQi5WQ96HgHluzv3i5-8fo_mlMmHWPW7Pw1wDAj8TQrgmQp2exghs72ZNukftKX-X5li9UL9Eo9riSBlmeZmdsBu5zWx9ttGjBcgL4I8zI8SJ4tW6t14K_ZleQ/s16000/Eke4RFXWkAE0wpN.jpeg" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It started out as a set of signs that I would print out for myself to use for my remote students (currently, I'm expected to teach both remote and in-person/hybrid students at the same time). </div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Full disclosure: this current situation is an unsustainable logistical nightmare. I've never felt like a worse teacher than I do this year. But teachers keep plugging forward, doing the best that we can with what we're given, and this idea is just one of them. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-3jXUOL4KZK0rGsNl9Y5GBMtsA_8IYph" target="_blank"><img alt="image/button/banner linked to download folder" border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ldxoTXqPwHi75jfRD_1MXLsApe_7Y3mAoZfpVY250S3t1-jOTO6pch4o9q17f8q5p7RXXFNOxPHidVcJ3FgaBDTh2nKpHhq4JaSUdL_avBd8UNxoPLQMAKyTYZ6dXl12y6A8AcEeLiM/s16000/download+button.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It later occurred to me that a set of signs would also be a great tools for students! I can't even tell you how many times I've had students sit patiently with their hands up, and when I call on them, they ask, "May I use the bathroom?" </div><div><br /></div><div>...Aargh! You've been waiting that whole time? This is just one of the differences between elementary and middle school students. Middle school students don't wait. They'd just go. But those elementary students, they're so polite! If only my littles had a sign they could just hold up to silently alert me before ducking out for a minute, they could avoid waiting that whole awkward time! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVNE-NSfzhJPHBe165QI1uDWZYI9mZP5VMV-cFZRLO7sxUM3zvjx4a15e4gsOQ1OISEEaCwIwVoHcFsJJFOHuR3cGUrUtzljnVmebmz06MwtH0NW4UhPsoosYEUa3RCrSiZzm6cQrP5g/s828/Eke4RFZXgAAmvXN.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Screenshot of the "I need a break" sign" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVNE-NSfzhJPHBe165QI1uDWZYI9mZP5VMV-cFZRLO7sxUM3zvjx4a15e4gsOQ1OISEEaCwIwVoHcFsJJFOHuR3cGUrUtzljnVmebmz06MwtH0NW4UhPsoosYEUa3RCrSiZzm6cQrP5g/s16000/Eke4RFZXgAAmvXN.jpeg" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Is this the kind of thing that would help YOU out, too? If so, <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-3jXUOL4KZK0rGsNl9Y5GBMtsA_8IYph" target="_blank">here's my entire folder of images</a> - download them all, or just whatever you need! You can print them in color and cut them out into circles, or keep it simple by doing a quick black and white/photocopy printout, and square them off using a paper cutter. For the full treatment, print these out on card stock and laminate before gluing onto sticks. </div><div><br /></div><div>Keep a set for yourself, or create an entire class set to distribute and send home to students! And be sure to share share share with any other educators that you think might find this useful! </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Is there a sign that you wish existed, but isn't here? Send me a message <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themrsleban/?hl=en" target="_blank">via IG</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsleban?lang=en" target="_blank">Twitter,</a> and I'll see what I can do! ☺️</i></div><div><br />
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As of right now, I won't get to teach from home. It's infuriating. I have asthma and ulcerative colitis, which is a chronic condition that comes and goes. I hadn't had a flare up since 2014. But it's here with full force presently, thanks to the stress I've been under regarding returning to school. Awesome.<div><br /></div><div>Anyways, here's a blog post I've been meaning to write for those of you who ARE lucky enough to teach from home this fall. I have a really great work-from-home setup that does video conferencing and meetings pretty darn nicely, so I figured I'd share what works for me. I even have <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3sxAQHK3-LD5aq-WB6n_JvbqoVexjHB/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">a whole pdf file with clickable links available HERE</a> with complete details and recommended items.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3DqTwZkLEw8D3Zram9k8iUI8qM5_3q9oJqW9qNCuLHkPJRJbEIIYsj6b7880Du9jbNczITahTySPk1Q_lnLi8WesX4Judfb35Nq_CMRmFmZvMLPrlKJaeoxGqkxRYLcydSfEzVGaGlo/s1056/Remote+Learning+Essentials.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3DqTwZkLEw8D3Zram9k8iUI8qM5_3q9oJqW9qNCuLHkPJRJbEIIYsj6b7880Du9jbNczITahTySPk1Q_lnLi8WesX4Judfb35Nq_CMRmFmZvMLPrlKJaeoxGqkxRYLcydSfEzVGaGlo/s640/Remote+Learning+Essentials.png" width="595" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3sxAQHK3-LD5aq-WB6n_JvbqoVexjHB/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">download the entire pdf here</a></i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">SCREEN REAL ESTATE</h3><div><br /></div><div>One of the items that I STRONGLY recommend (if you do nothing else!) is to get a second monitor. You can purchase one on Amazon relatively inexpensively, around $100, or you can use an iPad or other tablet you may have... or even an old computer/laptop? I've even seen teachers use tvs from their house to use as a second screen - so get creative! </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">DON'T BE A SILHOUETTE</h3><div><br /></div><div>Next on my working-from-home list is lighting. It's a pet peeve of mine when people sit in front of a window. Like, their backdrop is a window. And I'm talking to a backlit silhouette. Aargh! This is simple (and free!) to fix. Just turn around. Face the window and the natural light, it will illuminate you beautifully! I know sometimes your layout may not permit this, so you can also invest in a simple light setup for your space, starting with a desk lamp for behind your computer that helps illuminate your face. You can get all fancy with a YouTuber-style ring light, or even invest in a videoconferencing light like Lume Cube sells. I do have one of these, and they're pretty cool. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">BUELLER? BUELLER?</h3><div><br /></div><div>If your microphone on your computer is not-so-great, it's easy to hook up an external mic. Just figure out what your computer input is: USB? Bluetooth? 1/8" (headphone) jack? and decide how much you want to spend! You may not have even realized it, but your earbuds with the built-in microphone are actually really good! Just this last week I decided to really treat myself with a back-to school gift of some sweet black Pixel Buds. #fancy. </div><div><br /></div><div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">NO MORE HEADACHES</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have you noticed increased eyestrain and headaches from starting at a screen for so long? You might want to try some blue light glasses. I gotta admit, I really just love the fashion statement of glasses, so I searched out some funky cat-eye styles on Amazon. For $10-20 you can grab a pair (or switch up your wardrobe with multiples!) and see what you think. Some people swear by them, and others claim to not notice any difference. I have noticed less eye strain when I've got mine on. Even if it's a placebo effect, I'll take it. And they're cute. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">SHE'S CRAFTY</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've seen a bunch of awesome ideas for setting up your mobile phone or iPad as a doc cam for filming demonstrations, drawing, writing, or books. My fave is to use a locker shelf! (Face it, kids are always throwing these things out at the end of the year - harvest them up for free when you can!) Of course, you can always splurge on a gooseneck-style holder from Amazon for around $25-30 bucks, so it depends on how much effort you want to put into it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">GFB FACTOR</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly, do not underestimate the power of a comfortable desk chair! I splurged on a cushy upholstered velvety swivel one in the spring, and I haven't regretted it once! My old desk chair was molded plastic, and I had no idea how uncomfortable that could be until I had to sit in it for hours on end last spring. Eek! (NOT Good For Butts, as my husband would say re: his made-up scale for measuring chair effectiveness.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Do you want to see more of my home office setup? I actually did a whole <a href="https://resetedu.org/" target="_blank">Reset EDU</a> video on this topic, and you can watch it here: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/npjhzYBy0XM" width="560" youtube-src-id="npjhzYBy0XM"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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</div></div>Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-61455399630048626432020-05-28T21:21:00.001-05:002020-05-28T21:21:37.952-05:00#AllMeansAll: Tech Help Webinars for IL State Teachers<pre style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUn4iHfI7fHXB0TzTUqIv9j9SnDDyFJob7cEgjrzUycqHkCnUL4sod3Zsm43GNGVO4Jh5PjfFrBLF9uQoDhwpbNtAvQouX4J_ilNQ8nC7e2WtHR-TRyESqcytVg-mTxY7TCwtpK3fltk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="#AllMeansAll" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUn4iHfI7fHXB0TzTUqIv9j9SnDDyFJob7cEgjrzUycqHkCnUL4sod3Zsm43GNGVO4Jh5PjfFrBLF9uQoDhwpbNtAvQouX4J_ilNQ8nC7e2WtHR-TRyESqcytVg-mTxY7TCwtpK3fltk/d/%2523AllMeansAll.jpg" title="#AllMeansAll" width="595" /></a></pre><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>During April and May 2020, I worked with Teach Plus IL, who, in partnership with ILSTOY and NBPTS, held virtual PLN groups made up of teachers across the state in order to provide support during COVID-19 e-learning and remote-learning initiatives. The project, named <i>All Means All</i>, was an awesome way for educators to connect with other colleagues who taught in the same subject areas and levels and receive a variety of support. <div><br /></div><div>My part in this campaign was to provide weekly tech help sessions via webinar for any interested teachers. It was really awesome to be regarded as a leader who had some knowledge to share! I love learning about and sharing tech tools that can help make a difference in the everyday lives of teachers, and that can help students better demonstrate understanding or obtain additional help and support as needed. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am so grateful to have so many awesome friends and ed tech connections in my professional learning network that I was able to bring some of them in to help me and give Illinois state teachers a better understanding of some essential tech tools for e-learning! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGlDsxpQRnxMkWEnXk3yC2wb5lfYY8o8ZOMCUpzHsQywzIm1UhTZNr3dO8rCmE8Q5d9rgxCnAIr07erFD-8DAs3V6x5d1EeywDsTwojvXOob12Ms7gN-k2aKQJnemkLu5SXyGHq4jtPw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGlDsxpQRnxMkWEnXk3yC2wb5lfYY8o8ZOMCUpzHsQywzIm1UhTZNr3dO8rCmE8Q5d9rgxCnAIr07erFD-8DAs3V6x5d1EeywDsTwojvXOob12Ms7gN-k2aKQJnemkLu5SXyGHq4jtPw/d/handouts1.png" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Here's what we covered:</h4><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>4.23.20: <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SeMbXXu14xIeCim2zcX-mkpIpnw-K0Xw" target="_blank">Google Classroom for Beginners</a></li><li>4.30.20: <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=14ie2n1LBZk3hv5iR4o7VNhxmvqr_-urB" target="_blank">Screencastify Basics</a> (ft. Nefertiti Dukes)</li><li>5.7.20: <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HxyiqNxy8p3XwWqDs3_P82vPx4H16whK" target="_blank">Flipgrid Fever </a>(ft. Jornea Erwin and Jess Boyce)</li><li>5.14.20: <a href="https://thesuitetalk.com/jamboard/" target="_blank">Google Jamboard for All (ft. Kim Mattina)</a></li><li>5.21.20: GSuite Tools, Which Ones to Use? <br />(<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e_hVwnCRaXUdCG2x4kLu7PqhAhMIKRUs" target="_blank">Handout 1: Google Tools</a> | <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=14x6VKtGUI34Z-89O6QxVFP5XntNF9xJw" target="_blank">Handout 2: Google Meet</a>)</li></ul></div><div>The sessions above are all linked to the accompanying 1-pager handout that I gave to webinar attendees (with the exception of Jamboard, which is linked to Kim Mattina's website full of awesome resources!).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFJAY05zflDcavl2LPZTs5OlwJkPk7h1Hq-fBAd3ps5CDVexrmzrv-wJs3fqcs93lwP5eKpwRU92odCS_Sk0v2C7zbNRw66WBw2HD6FeFD6KIOiHU5NPeIOaJDPRFwWInXFMcNgC89pI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFJAY05zflDcavl2LPZTs5OlwJkPk7h1Hq-fBAd3ps5CDVexrmzrv-wJs3fqcs93lwP5eKpwRU92odCS_Sk0v2C7zbNRw66WBw2HD6FeFD6KIOiHU5NPeIOaJDPRFwWInXFMcNgC89pI/d/handouts2.png" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You can <a href="https://teachplus.org/all-means-all-making-remote-learning-work-every-illinois-student?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NewsBlast%2052120&utm_content=NewsBlast%2052120+CID_43834ec2c063031eb134f2624fac163f&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=All%20Means%20All" target="_blank">find</a><a href="https://teachplus.org/all-means-all-making-remote-learning-work-every-illinois-student?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NewsBlast%2052120&utm_content=NewsBlast%2052120+CID_43834ec2c063031eb134f2624fac163f&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=All%20Means%20All" target="_blank"> out more about All Means All on the Teach Plus website here</a>. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br />
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</div></div>Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-16516545231435846372020-05-04T15:03:00.001-05:002020-05-04T15:03:37.471-05:00A Message from ILSTOY Teachers to All Educators<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO8TyiM6erAKOfqa4gFhxPyYVn01VHLhS842jnjT2mLhr9na4HvWoFQJI5Oeeaj1gWoqnqvKpbJa1aSEfPZ7aWU5KKmSyVp8e3UfNaSCjBlDiylsj1erSg4TWywHeRRCNrFaPd8bsOoY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A Message from the Illinois State Teachers of the Year" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO8TyiM6erAKOfqa4gFhxPyYVn01VHLhS842jnjT2mLhr9na4HvWoFQJI5Oeeaj1gWoqnqvKpbJa1aSEfPZ7aWU5KKmSyVp8e3UfNaSCjBlDiylsj1erSg4TWywHeRRCNrFaPd8bsOoY/w494-h640/ILSTOY+thumbnail.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! </h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ever since our stay-at-home-order, I've been pretty bogged down with not only teaching from home, but a lot of other outside projects, too. (Have you seen my <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/lebanpd/media" target="_blank">media page</a> lately? Lots of podcasts, webinars, etc... I know I don't even have them all listed there!) So needless to say, both this blog and Reset EDU channels have suffered as a result... :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One of my outside projects is a weekly LIVE tech help webinar for teachers across IL state. It's an effort through <a href="https://teachplus.org/" target="_blank">Teach Plus</a> IL and the <a href="http://nnstoy.org/chapter/illinois/" target="_blank">ILSTOY</a> network to create PLCs of teachers, no matter where they teach/live in the state, to help them with their remote learning challenges. It's been fun, but intimidating! The first week was all about Google Classroom, and last week we demonstrated <a href="https://www.screencastify.com/" target="_blank">Screencastify</a> for teachers. I was lucky to have <a href="https://twitter.com/NiftyNef" target="_blank">Nef from Screencastify</a> stop by to take some Q&A from the attendees. This week will be all about <a href="https://info.flipgrid.com/" target="_blank">Flipgrid</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Savvy_Educator" target="_blank">Jornea</a> has agreed to stop by! I'm pretty excited. Coming up after that are sessions on Jamboard (w/my friend <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Tech_Lady" target="_blank">Kim Mattina</a> of <a href="https://thesuitetalk.com/" target="_blank">The Suite Talk</a>) and Google Suite for Education tools. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another project I'm involved with is the ILSTOY (IL State Teachers of the Year) organization. We wanted to do something to help show our support for teaching during our current situation. One of those things is to partner up with ASCD and PBS to support the <a href="http://www.ascd.org/news-media/Press-Room/News-Releases/ascd-and-pbs-student-reporting-labs-launch-seniorportrait-campaign.aspx" target="_blank">#SeniorPortrait Campaign "to amplify the voices of millions of high school seniors whose class experiences were dramatically disrupted by the coronavirus shutdown."</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our other project was a short video that we released to show our support and thanks to teachers out there doing whatever they can to help support our students. You can check it out here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zHhtBKpEOyM" width="560" youtube-src-id="zHhtBKpEOyM"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>I know that we would love to get as wide a reach as possible with this video! Please share this message on your social media channels and tag a teacher who you know could use a little boost! <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-46330731517462496352019-12-30T20:39:00.000-06:002019-12-30T20:39:44.127-06:00I Like To Draw Stuff.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Creating things is what drives me in life. I figured out pretty early on that constantly creating is kind of like breathing to me. I work a lot, and I find it hard to say no to things, but I also LIKE to make things. </div>
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Most people equate creating = ART, and for some of us, that's true, but honestly any kind of making is good with me. I waste a ridiculous amount of time finding the perfect image, graphic, font, color, etc. when I design slide decks for presentations, or I'm designing a lesson for class. It's all still creating, in my opinion. </div>
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But, traditional art is also my jam. This past school year, I was dragged back into the art room to teach 8th grade art, and I was instantly reminded how much I love to draw. If we could just hang out for 45 minutes each day, free draw until the end of class, and go on our merry way, I'd be in heaven. But, you know, grades and such... hmph.</div>
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Ok, so I have a couple of drawing things going on at the moment. Like this <a href="https://slidesmania.com/">Slidesmania</a> template I got to collaborate on! I was so excited to come across a random tweet calling for some sketchnote-y drawings to be used on a slides theme! </div>
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You can download this theme, called Doodles, for free (and read more of the story) here:<br />
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Shout-out to <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarLopez0207">Omar Lopez</a> for his sweet icon work in this slide deck, too!<br />
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For those wondering, I draw primarily on my iPad using an Apple Pencil and the <a href="https://procreate.art/">Procreate</a> app. My friends <a href="https://twitter.com/manuelherrera33">Manuel</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/sadieclorinda">Sadie</a> first turned me on to these tools and I've never looked back - they're hands-down my favorites!<br />
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If you like these little sketches, I've got more exciting drawing plans in the future, so stay tuned!<br />
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I've recently been to two education conferences, back-to-back: the <a href="https://www.amle.org/annual/Attendees.aspx">AMLE conference</a> in Nashville, and the <a href="https://www.il-edtech.org/">IETC conference</a> in Springfield, where I was fortunate to be named a featured speaker! I was thinking back on these experiences and how much I enjoyed it... and it dawned on me that although the sessions are full of information, useful tips, and new strategies to try, my absolute favorite part of conferences = the people!<br />
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As I reflected on why I felt this way, I came up with 10 reasons why people are the best part of conferences. And then I sketchnoted it, because that's what I do. :) Here goes:<br />
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1. Selfies!</h3>
This one is pretty self-explanatory. It's fun to document all of the people you meet via selfies. <a href="https://twitter.com/bethrihtar">Beth</a> told me that I always make the same face. She's not wrong:<br />
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I know a lot of people solely from social media, so it's extra awesome to get to meet them IRL. I mean, it's always awkward for me because I'm terrible at small talk but I'm truly excited when I see them in physical form and try my best to be exciting and interesting back.<br />
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So, I'm actually an introvert IRL (hence the awkward first meetups) and I do need to go hide in my hotel room/back at home, and I'm exhausted at the end of the day, but it is also really energizing to get to meet people who are excited about education and have fun new ideas to talk about. It's good to be around other passionate educators who think like you do!<br />
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People will come to your sessions because they're your friends and will sit in the crowd and just be a positive encouraging presence. I remember being super nervous to present at ISTE this year, and I looked out at the 140-ish people in the audience... and then I saw <a href="https://twitter.com/aliciaduell">Alicia</a>! She smiled and waved and it made me feel better.<br />
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On the flipside, you get to go watch your friends' sessions and cheer them on! Depending on how well you know your friends, you can holler at them and crack jokes. Or sing along at karaoke before the session starts (looks at <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamGeisen">Adam</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeWielgus">Mike</a>)...<br />
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Either traveling with or meeting up with a friend (or friends) that you can tag along with for the experience is extra cool. In the case of IETC, my travel BFF was <a href="https://twitter.com/Terencewhite23">Terence</a>. We got to present together, we had automatic lunch table partners, and we had a buddy to peruse the vendor hall. Also, during evening festivities, it's always nice to have a friend looking out for you and making sure we all get "home" safely.<br />
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7. Expanding your network.</h3>
When I meet someone IRL that I previously only knew online, it feels really cool when they're super nice and act like we've been friends for ages! I had an experience at EdCamp not too long ago when my husband and I were asked to go to lunch with a bunch of friends - some brand-new, some previously acquainted - just be brought into the fold was so amazing and welcoming! I hope to pay it forward - my #LAX18 family can meet my #ILSTOY family, and the network grows.<br />
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8. Personalized PD.</h3>
Talking to folx at a conference - those informal conversations - are the ultimate in personalized PD! You find commonalities and expertise in areas that apply to your specific situation and are super relevant. Sometimes you'll have a conversation with someone that sparks an idea - or connects you to a friend-of-a-friend that can help you out with a project!<br />
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9. The unexpected!</h3>
Meeting people and making connections are great, but it's often the things you learn that are completely unexpected that leave some of the biggest impacts on you! Some of my conference experiences are a direct result of being introduced to someone else by a friend, and weeks later we connect for a future project or event. Even the most casual conversations had in the evening over drinks can spark inspiration for something else. Just keep your mind open and you'll be amazed at what you can find!<br />
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10. Gains beyond the sessions.</h3>
I guess all of the items above technically qualify as gains "beyond the sessions," but interacting and networking with people at conferences has really helped me with my social anxiety, awkwardness, and given me lots of practice in a super welcoming and relatively safe environment. Teachers are rad, and they understand (and put up with!) my weird awkwardness, but also passion and excitement when it comes to education.<br />
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<i>How about you - what's your favorite part about going to conferences? Do you get to go to conferences? I know a lot of schools won't pay for teachers to go (mine typically won't - but that's a conversation for another post!) - but sometimes you get that once-a-year opportunity... what do you most look forward to? </i></div>
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-11470563405583638392019-11-23T14:49:00.002-06:002019-11-23T14:49:36.307-06:005 Reasons I Love Classroom Q!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've known about <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> for a while, and when I finally tried it out with my 7th grade class, it was a beautiful thing! I teach all kinds of tech things: GSuite for Education, Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship, video production, digital imaging and graphic design, tech toys and robotics, and coding/beginning computer science concepts. <br />
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In 7th grade, our computer science/coding experience is using <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/">Scratch</a>. Students create mini games according to a set of criteria. Although they enjoy the end result, the journey to get there is often filled with frustration. You see, because I am an elective teacher, the skills that my students walk in through the door with are extremely varied. I will have students with special needs and below-grade-level math skills in the same group of 25+ as students enrolled in math classes 2 or more levels above their grade. It's honestly a really frustrating situation, because many people seem to think that an "elective" class = an easy class, or one without too many "academic" skills necessary.<br />
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So, when I teach <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/">Scratch</a>, I get a lot of questions. A LOT. OF. QUESTIONS.<br />
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The average experience is having a student walk up to me, thrust their Chromebook into my face and say, "It's not working!" To which I had to decipher (through conversation or close inspection of their code) WHAT exactly wasn't working, what had gone wrong, and how to fix it. This was not a 30-second process. Trying to figure out what a student had done vs what they were trying to do was mentally exhausting! I wished that I had the luxury of taking a nap after class. <br />
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I was racking my brain about what to do. The whole point of this project was for students to do the problem-solving, to investigate, to try and fail, to retry a different way, and to analyze their code! <br />
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THEN, I remembered <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a>! <br />
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<a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> is an online tool where students can ask the teacher a question and get a "spot" in line to get help! Here's how it works: a teacher generates a special code for students so that they can join their session: <br />
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During this session, students enter their name, and they may begin to submit questions. I require students to write their question in the comment box:<br />
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Once they press the "assistance needed" button, they can see their place in line, and their question shows up on the teacher's screen:<br />
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I always opt to project mine so students can see how many students are asking for help, and what they need help with. Once a student has been helped, the teacher can click their name to remove them from the queue!<br />
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The Basic (aka free version) of <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> will give you five spots in the queue. This might not seem like a lot, but I first used it in class with the Basic account, and I fell in love! Here's why:<br />
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Using <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> forced students to have to write something down in the comment area, and they quickly realized that "it won't work" wouldn't cut it. Having to articulate what the problem was often caused students to figure out the solution on their own without asking! </div>
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Teachers are very familiar with answering the same question, over and over again. I could look up at the board, and if 2+ students had the same question, I'd call them all over together as a group and save myself from answering it more than once!<br />
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I can look up at the screen and quickly knock out "simple" questions (even if they're out of order) so that students can get back to work, and spend more time with students requiring extra assistance.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">When a student asks a question I've already addressed, I can easily send them over to that classmate for assistance, saying, "Oh, I just showed Emily how to do that! Go ask her to show you!" - not only can this free me up to help others, but it gives the student helping the opportunity to deepen their learning by teaching it to someone else. </span><br />
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<a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> allows me to harness the power of my experienced students, who often complete the work faster. They typically love to show off how much they know, so when a question comes up on the queue that they know the answer to, they're often quick to jump up and say, "Oh, I know this one!" and rush to help out a classmate. It's a beautiful thing. :)<br />
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I was so excited about <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> that I had to tweet about it!<br />
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Something new & fun we tried today in class was <a href="https://twitter.com/theClassroomQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theClassroomQ</a> for asking Qs and getting help when using <a href="https://twitter.com/scratch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scratch</a> - students posted their Qs, and classmates were often able to help each other while waiting for me to come around and help! It was beautiful! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDEAchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IDEAchat</a></div>
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And then, something even MORE awesome happened, and I was invited to be a <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> Ambassador, which means I'd love to (officially) help answer any questions you have about the service! If you love <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> like I do, you may even decide that a Pro account is for you!<br />
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A Pro account not only gives you an unlimited number of spots in your queue, but you can also export data from each session that lets you know who asked what (and how many times!) during class! What an awesome way to gather data for formative assessment purposes and evidence for standards-based grading!<br />
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Have you tried <a href="https://classroomq.com/">ClassroomQ</a> yet? What do you think? Tweet at me, <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsleban">@MrsLeban!</a><br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-26227393931562974492019-09-07T12:55:00.002-05:002019-09-07T12:55:48.070-05:002020 IL State Teacher of the Year Finalist!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Something really amazing happened to me over the summer, and I've had to keep it a secret for so long; I'm happy it's finally out there!<br />
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I was nominated by my awesome principal, Linda Fehrenbacher, for a <a href="https://www.isbe.net/thosewhoexcel">State of IL "Those Who Excel" award</a> in the classroom teacher category. This alone was an incredible honor... and a lot of paperwork!<br />
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I completed my application, which included about twelve pages of writing, plus letters of recommendation from my nominator, a fellow teacher, an administrator, a parent, and a student! It was a lot of work, but I was really excited to be selected from a whole bunch of truly awesome teachers in my district!<br />
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Over the summer, I received a phone call from my superintendent, saying that he had "good news to share." Imagine my surprise when he said that not only had I won an Award of Excellence from the state in the "Those Who Excel" awards, but I was a finalist for Teacher of the Year! Holy cow!<br />
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Last week, I took a solo road trip (three hours each way!) to Springfield, IL to be interviewed for the final selection. It involved a videotaped interview, and a conversation with a couple of really awesome past Teacher of the Year winners. Intimidating, yes, but I think I did ok!<br />
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I know whatever the turn out is (we find out on October 19th!), it is an amazing honor to have made it this far, and I am so grateful to be given this opportunity, and listed among this awesome group of fellow educators.<br />
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...but it also would be really sweet to win. :) Fingers crossed!<br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-72172487230736389572019-07-17T10:34:00.001-05:002019-07-17T10:34:32.385-05:00ISTE 2019 Recap + Ambassador Questions? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last month, I was extremely fortunate to attend <a href="https://conference.iste.org/2019/">ISTE 2019 in Philadelphia, PA</a>. I won a spot to present through their "People's Choice" session vote after initially being rejected as a standard session. I gathered all of my session resources (including the presentation itself, into one <a href="https://wakelet.com/">Wakelet</a> collection, and you can find <a href="https://wke.lt/w/s/ghU1rK">all of the info from my session, regardless of attendance at ISTE, here</a>! My session was about digital storytelling and visual literacy through the use of video. I outlined the steps of Design Thinking and how they apply to the process of creating a digital story.<br />
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I posted a little <a href="https://youtu.be/FVS5dT6MAKQ">recap of my experience at ISTE</a> on my <a href="http://youtube.com/ResetEDU">Reset EDU YouTube channel</a>. You can check it out here:<br />
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I was fortunate to be able to attend <a href="https://conference.iste.org/2019/">ISTE</a> thanks to <a href="https://www.wevideo.com/">WeVideo</a>. They paid for my travel and registration for ISTE in exchange for working in their booth for the duration of the convention. Many educators are in the same boat as I am - we are unable to afford travel and registration to this convention on our own, as it is quite expensive. I have heard several educators who are critical of other teachers who serve as ambassadors for ed tech companies, and although I understand their views, I know that I could not be a part of this community and attend these events without it. So I need to be open-minded and flexible, and comfortable with the fact that I would not advocate for a company or service that I did not truly believe in and use personally. This is very true when it comes to WeVideo.<br />
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I have also made a lot of new friends and significantly expanded my PLN as a result of being an ambassador and the experiences that have come with it. At ISTE, I was able to connect with so many friends IRL, including getting to meet fellow WeVideo ambassador <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/brucereicherpd/home">Bruce Reicher</a>, pictured in the thumbnail above. (Find him at <a href="https://twitter.com/breicher">@breicher</a> on Twitter!)<br />
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I'm happy to answer any questions that anyone has concerning my experience as an ambassador, so feel free to send them my way! I'd like to address them in a future blog post or <a href="http://youtube.com/ResetEDU">Reset EDU</a> episode. Is there anything you've always wanted to know?</div>
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-32247872008564420852019-05-22T16:17:00.011-05:002020-11-06T17:39:33.094-06:00Google Keep Customization Tricks! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've seen this trick a couple of times now on social media: how to add cute title images at the top of your Google Keep notes. I'm pretty sure I first saw it in a tweet from Megan DuVarney Forbes, aka "Too Cool for Middle School" <a href="https://twitter.com/TooCool4MS">@TooCool4MS</a>:<br />
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And THEN I saw a <a href="https://www.mrspriestleyict.com/blog/how-to-add-an-image-to-google-keep-notes#/">blog post and video</a> about it again from Jordan Priestley at <a href="https://www.mrspriestleyict.com/blog/how-to-add-an-image-to-google-keep-notes#/">Mrs Priestley ICT</a>! (Thank goodness for <a href="https://wakelet.com/home">Wakelet</a> for helping me save these things when I see them online so that I can give proper credit back later on!)<br />
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I knew I could take Mrs Priestley's tips for PowerPoint and make it work for Google Slides (you know, since we're 1:1 chromebooks around here...). I am IN LOVE with how it turned out, and even more excited about viewing my Keep notes within my Gmail inbox!<br />
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I'm totally going to do this with my students during the last couple days of school. I think it'll be a fun way to set up, plan, and look forward to the next school year ahead! You can check out my video here:<br />
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I hope this helps someone else out there, too! Do you have any special Google Keep pro tips or tricks? Let me know!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>UPDATE! 11.5.20 - I have an updated set of Google Keep banner images for you to use! Get yours here: <a href="https://bit.ly/GKHeaders">https://bit.ly/GKHeaders</a><br /></b>
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My PTA is super rad. They're very involved (in all the right ways!), and are willing to go along with ideas that teachers come up with. For example, last year PTA painted the basement hallway outside my room with green paint for doing green screen video projects! </div>
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So I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that my PTA jumped on it when I saw a grant opportunity posted by <a href="https://www.pta.org/home/programs/connected/be-internet-awesome">National PTA and Google</a>, and I asked the PTA to apply. Right before winter break, we received notification that we had won! With this grant, we were awarded funds to host a parent night to facilitate discussions about internet safety and digital citizenship. </div>
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The PTA was beyond helpful in setting the event up, organizing the event, and getting supplies together for hosting. I volunteered to host by facilitating the main presentation. You'd be surprised how different it feels to present to a group of parents as opposed to a group of 6-8 graders! </div>
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We had an awesome group of facilitators for our small groups, comprised of both teachers and parents:</div>
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We spent some of the money on snacks and fun swag for the evening, like pens, notepads, and webcam covers! We even designed our own special "Be Internet Awesome" logo for the night. </div>
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One of our dads came and photographed the evening's events, and the results were amazing! Check out some of the shots here:</div>
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Although I was nervous about presenting, I think I got a lot better as the night went on! After our large-group presentation, we split into our smaller groups and had discussions about various aspects of digital citizenship. Each group created a poster, and then presented to the whole group:<br />
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I learned so much from this event, and I'm grateful to National PTA and Google for giving us this opportunity! I can totally see us hosting these events at all of our district schools in the upcoming years., and I'd love to help other teachers host these events at their own schools!<br />
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We use the <a href="https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/educators">Be Internet Awesome</a> curriculum in our school at the 6th grade level. In 7th and 8th grades, we also use parts of the curriculum from <a href="https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/curriculum">Common Sense Media</a> and <a href="https://everfi.com/offerings/listing/ignition-digital-literacy/">EVERFI Ignition</a> courses.<br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-78390903145770281682019-04-15T10:00:00.000-05:002019-04-15T10:00:00.719-05:00The Work Around Podcast: EDU Tangent<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last week, I did a new(ish)* thing for me: I was on a podcast! I was contacted via Twitter by <a href="https://twitter.com/fortneyTECH">Jon Fortney</a> of <a href="http://fortneytech.com/">FortneyTech.com</a> to record an "EDU Tangent" episode for his podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-work-around-podcast/id1455758459">The Work Around Podcast</a>. It sounded cool, so I said yes!<br />
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When recording my story for this episode, I was given the direction to "...share a story (or stories) of events that led up to you becoming a teacher that helped you decide to be a teacher, stories as a teacher that were influential to your practice, and lessons you’ve learned along the way."<br />
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Because my story of "becoming" a teacher isn't really that interesting IMHO, I decided to tell my rollercoaster story of trying (and repeatedly failing) to move forward in my career. Perhaps my failures can be someone else's inspiration. :)<br />
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Here's a little trailer for the episode:<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">If you're interested in listening to the entire story, </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-work-around-podcast/id1455758459?mt=2#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-1032383" style="text-align: left;">you can find it here</a><span style="text-align: left;">. I'm very honored to have been asked to be on Jon's podcast, and he says extremely flattering things about me at the beginning that make me feel like he must be talking about someone else...! #impostorsyndrome</span></div>
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*[<i>Fun fact/side story: five years ago, I was on a live Hangout on Air Podcast with the LadyGeeks talking about art. Want a blast from the past? Last I checked, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-work-around-podcast/id1455758459?mt=2#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-1032383">you can still watch it here</a>.</i>]</div>
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-60446716728929159742019-04-14T15:50:00.001-05:002019-04-14T15:50:13.554-05:00GSuite + Chromebook Activity for Middle School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few days ago I tweeted a picture of an activity we were doing in class, and I had some really great feedback, including some requests to share! This sounded like a great idea for a blog post, so here we go: </div>
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6th grade is completing their GSuite Bingo cards filled with essential skills for using their Chromebooks more efficiently! <a href="https://twitter.com/GoogleForEdu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoogleForEdu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ElmhurstD205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ElmhurstD205</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SandburgD205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SandburgD205</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/creativetechnology?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#creativetechnology</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/igniteD205?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#igniteD205</a> <a href="https://t.co/VwmZzY8F6F">pic.twitter.com/VwmZzY8F6F</a></div>
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My original lesson for this activity included some tasks that are very specific to my classes (like "find the early finisher activity list" or "On the Creative Technology website, look for..."), so it wasn't as easy as just sharing the sheet as-is. I did a little work and cleaned it up to be less specific/more useful across a variety of schools and classes. When you click the image below, you'll be taken to a copy of this chart that you can actually edit and customize any way you want using Google Docs!<br />
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The way we use this in class is for students to eventually try and fill the entire board, but they can choose to do the tasks in any order that they want.<br />
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The first goal though, is to earn an actual BINGO: vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Once a student has earned a BINGO, they get to pick a sticker from my collection (I keep a bunch in a basket from the dollar store). It's a good way to start the activity off with some excitement! Middle schoolers love stickers (and so do I!).<br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-26113869506015908412019-04-02T11:52:00.002-05:002019-04-02T11:52:59.487-05:00I'm Turning 40 Next Week...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey all, sorry I don't get around to updating over here as often as I'd like. I've been super preoccupied with my Google Innovator project, <a href="https://resetedu.org/">ResetEDU</a>, and you can always check out and keep up with what's going on over there! Have you seen the latest video, my first-ever collab?!<br />
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My stretch goal for 2019 is to reach 1000 followers on YouTube, and I'd love to have your support! My 40th birthday is next week (eek!) and you can give me an awesome FREE gift just by helping to spread the word about my project.<br />
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Since my birthday is April 9th, here are NINE ways that you can help:</h3>
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<li>Subscribe to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCDltZG9GavtdLK0UiwwOw">ResetEDU channel on YouTube</a>.</li>
<li>Hit the "like" button on any/all the videos to help get me more views!</li>
<li>Make a comment on any/all of the videos - this also helps with algorithm stuff and getting views!</li>
<li>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/ResetEdu">ResetEDU on Twitter</a></li>
<li>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reseteduorg/">ResetEDU on Instagram</a></li>
<li>Re-tweet/repost any and all of the posts that you see on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/ResetEdu/status/1086994705676713984">Here's one you can RT right away!</a></li>
<li>Make your own posts on social media about ResetEDU! Tag #ResetEDU and/or @ me so that I'm sure to see it! </li>
<li>Tell a friend about the channel. Send them the link to a specific video you think they'd enjoy. </li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegzx2C6vvVoMq3VeHpUuKlA7aq7htcQrDArPc8ljn5cZF8rA/viewform">Contact me to be a part of an upcoming ResetEDU project</a>! </li>
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-74869759547227932792019-01-27T15:13:00.000-06:002019-01-27T15:13:03.990-06:00Google Project Culture Shift<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been participating in (yet another) project since the fall of this school year, called <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im21A9P7pVk">Project Culture Shift</a></b>, through the <a href="https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/certification_innovator">Google Certified Innovator program</a>. In this program, we were tasked to work with a group of teachers in our school district or building to create an initiative/project that would help shift the professional culture in your school/district.<br />
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I worked with a small group of teachers from our school leadership team to create an initiative that motivated teachers to start observing in each other's classroom (in a non-evaluative manner), to gather new ideas and spark conversations about professional practices as part of our regular habits.<br />
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You may have heard similar initiatives with names like Pineapple Charts or something similar, but we wanted to really personalize our project to our school culture - so we chose a popcorn/movie theme we dubbed "Pop-Ins." Our school colors are red and white, which lent itself perfectly to a traditional striped popcorn bucket theme... as well as tons of popcorn puns. Of course. :)<br />
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Just last week, our final showcase was live-streamed through Google channels. It was recorded, and you can go back and view it here:<br />
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I was super nervous to present and talk about our initiative (You know how you're always comparing yourself to others and you never quite feel like you're good enough? Uh yeah, that's me. Pretty much always.), but it went pretty smoothly, and I felt like I had enough content to discuss my project, so that was good.<br />
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I'm really proud that I pushed myself to do another thing outside of my comfort zone, and I know that the more I continue to present and talk in front of others, the less anxious I'll be. So bring it on!<br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-88105892240917833302019-01-10T12:39:00.001-06:002019-01-10T12:39:16.583-06:00Eduporium Teacher of the Month Jan 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fun news! I was named the January 2019 "Teacher of the Month" by <a href="https://www.eduporium.com/">Eduporium</a>! They did a whole blog post interview and all kinds of social media shout-outs! You can check out the whole post here:<br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-53790169937394005192018-12-12T13:35:00.000-06:002018-12-12T13:35:34.138-06:00EdTechTeam Blog Post: Google Applied Digital Skills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey all! I wrote a blog post for <a href="https://www.edtechteam.com/">EdTechTeam</a> all about how we used Google's <a href="https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/s/en/home">Applied Digital Skills</a> curriculum in my 7th grade Creative Technology classes. Please take a moment to head on over to <a href="https://www.edtechteam.com/blog/2018/12/google-applied-digital-skills-flipgrid-in-middle-school/">check it out</a> when you get a chance!<br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-23467854092247536642018-12-08T13:50:00.001-06:002018-12-08T13:50:59.895-06:00Introducing: ResetEDU! (An Origin Story) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm really happy to have finally released my Google Certified Innovator #GoogleEI #LAX18 project into the world, <a href="https://resetedu.org/">ResetEDU</a>!<br />
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ResetEDU is <span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">a web series where</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I strive to help educators hit their own professional “reset” button by applying Design Thinking principles to their teaching career,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">be it curriculum, physical spaces, or even professional relationships.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">A lot of physical and mental energy has gone into this project, and well... will continue to do so! I really struggled with HOW to get my message out into the world. I've been a blogger for about 10 years now in one form or another. But the community isn't the same; people don't comment on and follow blogs like they used to. Podcasts are quite popular at the moment, but I wasn't sure if that was right for my project - there are a lot of podcasts that I already listen to that are done with such high-quality... and it just didn't feel like the right fit. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">I didn't want to create an entirely new platform or community. If I personally didn't want to sign up for another thing and have to check another "thing," I know I couldn't ask other educators to do so, too. I want to meet teachers where they already are. Facebook? Nah. I actually quit that last summer, and I've never looked back. I definitely haven't regretted that choice. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">So... I like making videos, and I have a ton of fun being goofy and creative using <a href="https://www.wevideo.com/">WeVideo</a> tools and posting instructional videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/msmillerleban">my teacher YouTube channel</a>... so why not go that route? <a href="https://resetedu.org/">ResetEDU</a> projects often involve quite a bit of visuals. Plus, I'm a visual person... </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;"><i>former art teacher holla! </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">Viewers can subscribe to the channel, and I can hopefully somewhat seamlessly integrate into a habit (watching YouTube) that already have. I want to make it as easy as possible. So that's my gamble. I'm also trying to keep the videos short - five minutes or less? - to keep it really convenient and easy to watch. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">When I first graduated college, my favorite tv show was an interior design show called <a href="http://www.discovery.com/discovery-30th-anniversary/where-are-they-now-christopher-lowell/">"Interior Motives" with Christopher Lowell</a>. He would decorate rooms, but use this process of steps that he applied to every space that he designed, like floors, ceilings, texture, lighting, accents, etc... I ate it up! I thought about it and applied it to my own spaces and I thought it was the greatest thing ever. Dang, I wish that show was still around! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">If I could have that impact, to be what <a href="https://twitter.com/chrislowellhome">Christopher Lowell</a> was to interior design, what <a href="https://www.gordonramsay.com/gr/tv/">Gordon Ramsay</a> is to kitchens and restaurants, or <a href="https://jontaffer.com/bar-rescue/">Jon Taffer</a> is to the bar industry, that would be the 10x result of my dreams!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">So, I wanted a word for my project that was simple, but expressed that same sentiment. Also, my son, Iggy, who is now six, used to (and occasionally still does) struggle with temper tantrums and meltdowns, as all kids do. My husband and I had a trick when he was younger where we told him to press his "reset button" when he was getting too upset. Iggy would literally press an imaginary button on his body to refocus and calm down (kinda cute, huh?). RESET was perfect! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">"The Cloud" is the unknown area, the indirect path, between getting from point A to point B (or, often times, alternate point C). The Cloud is that area of uncertainty, confusion, and frustration, where in order to move forward, you must get creative, explore new ideas, and walk into the unknown, even if there's a chance that you could epically fail. The Cloud is not only where I found myself in the middle of #LAX18, but where I imagine a lot of the teachers who need a Reset exist. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;">I simply cannot forget to thank and give credit to my #LAX18 mentor, <a href="https://twitter.com/kjarrett?lang=en">Kevin Jarrett</a>, who has been incredibly patient and understanding throughout my struggles with getting this off the ground. His support (and directives to stop and take a break when I'm overwhelmed!) has been key. I've noticed how much even a quick text or check-in can help at times; just knowing someone is out there cheering you on is the best feeling. Thank you, Kevin!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Wow, this post became a whole lot longer than I had thought! I guess I've had a lot swirling in my head about all of this. I'm really excited about my project, and I hope that it connects with other educators, too.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040;"><span style="background-color: white;">Final thought: My project cannot continue without the support of as many other educators as possible. Please share my project with others. Please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCDltZG9GavtdLK0UiwwOw">subscribe to the ResetEDU channel</a>, follow the project on <a href="https://twitter.com/ResetEdu">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reseteduorg/">Instagram</a>, tell a friend... any and all support is appreciated! If you're interested in connecting with me on a ResetEDU project or episode, you can fill out the </span></span>form here <a href="http://bit.ly/ResetEDU">bit.ly/ResetEDU</a> or <a href="https://resetedu.org/contact/">contact me via the ResetEDU website</a>.<br />
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Jennifer Lebanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882607964286382008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905758305782772073.post-42067865821429178772018-11-27T20:22:00.000-06:002018-11-27T20:22:14.559-06:00Threadless Artist Shops: Put the FUN back in FUNdraising!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last season, before I retired from roller derby, I was the marketing coordinator for my league. One of the projects we started was to create a <a href="https://www.threadless.com/artist-shops/">Threadless Artist Shop</a> to complement our other league merch offerings - we were able to offer special designs without having to carry additional inventory, as all of the products from Threadless are print-on-demand. Also, the packing/shipping/delivery is all handled through the Threadless company. There was literally no work we needed to do beyond uploading designs and getting the word out!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">So, what's the catch?</span></b><br />
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The profit margins are considerably smaller with a Threadless shop. You can actually set the price yourself to make as much/little as you want per item, but keep in mind that if you set your prices too high, no one will actually buy your stuff! Threadless sets a "base" price of each item that covers the costs of the item + printing. You get to decide how much you want to add on top of that price, and that's your cut.<br />
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There are a TON of items (not just t-shirts!) that you can create and buy in a Threadless shop: sweatshirts, tanks, cell phone cases, water bottles, mugs, STICKERS, throw pillows, leggings, notebooks, zipper pouches, tote bags... and more!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from top left: <a href="https://sandburgmiddleschool.threadless.com/designs/sms-sticker-sheet/accessories/sticker?color=white&size=6-inch">sticker sheet</a>, <a href="https://sandburgmiddleschool.threadless.com/designs/creative-technology/accessories/bag">tote bag</a><br />
center: <a href="https://sandburgmiddleschool.threadless.com/designs/project-lead-the-way/mens/zip-up-hoody/french-terry?color=heather_royal">zip up hoodie</a><br />
from bottom left: <a href="https://sandburgmiddleschool.threadless.com/designs/spartan-head-pattern/womens/bottoms/leggings">leggings</a>, <a href="https://sandburgmiddleschool.threadless.com/designs/sandburg-ramones-parody/kids">kids t-shirt</a></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />That's nice. What's it got to do with school? </span></b><br />
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Well, you (yes you, as an individual) can open up your own <a href="https://www.threadless.com/artist-shops/">Threadless Artist Shop</a> for FREE, and you can use it in a variety of ways:<br />
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<li>A bonus PTA "spirit wear" shop to complement any other merch/fundraiser apparel sales that might already exist. This is how we use it at my school!</li>
<li>Subject areas/departments can create their own coordinating apparel.</li>
<li>Student Council could open a shop to sell merch to promote specific events/activities.</li>
<li>Create "Class of..." designs for each grade level, and use them in conjunction with school spirit competitions! </li>
<li>Open a shop to post student-created designs from a class assignment. Students are way more motivated when they can see a functional end result ("Wait, we're going to design a shirt you can ACTUALLY BUY?!") </li>
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I actually began our school shop for selfish reasons. I wanted a school spirit shirt in black, but alas, there were none. So I DIY-ed it with the help of Threadless:<br />
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I couldn’t believe there were no all-black spirit wear items. What’s a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gothteacher?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gothteacher</a> to do? Answer: make your own! 😂🖤👍🏻 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ramones?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ramones</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/parody?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#parody</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sandburgspartans?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sandburgspartans</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/instagram?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sandburg205?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sandburg205</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/creativetech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#creativetech</a> <a href="https://t.co/cmMQJJRJ5F">pic.twitter.com/cmMQJJRJ5F</a></div>
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You can check out our own <a href="https://sandburgmiddleschool.threadless.com/">Sandburg Middle School Threadless Artist Shop</a> here for more inspiration, or to grab some merch of your own! All of the proceeds from our shop go to our PTA, who then invests the funds in our MakerSpace!<br />
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What fun ways does your school raise money? Maybe try your own <a href="https://www.threadless.com/artist-shops/">Threadless Artist Shop</a>! </div>
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<i>Note: I am not a representative of/do not make any money from, nor was I asked to endorse Threadless in any way. I just really like their stuff, the process is super simple, and they're a local Chicago company that I like supporting! </i><br />
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I like to teach my students about Google Drawing tools because it's an often overlooked app in the suite of Google tools that I think has so many great uses! You've probably seen <a href="https://www.lebanteachtech.com/2016/09/awesome-avatars-using-google-draw.html">my Google Draw "Doodle Yourself" blog post</a> in the past. That lesson is by far my favorite, but I have another lesson that I use with 6th grade students - not quite as advanced - but just as fun! We explore and practice using Google Draw tools to create custom LEGO-inspired minifig portraits.<br />
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It's a fun way to get to know a class, because they can customize their clothing and accessories to reflect their personal interests. These digital artworks look really cool printed out, and grouped together on a board, like these:<br />
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The minifig shape is iconic, easily recognizable, and universally loved. I have yet to come across a student who wasn't excited to create a project that involved LEGO in some way. I love that students can build their figures in a variety of ways, and get as detailed as they want. You can see the wide range of ideas in the photo above.<br />
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The way I teach this project is to use a Google Slides file that is shared by the entire class. Then, each student gets one slide with a minifig template as a background image. They can then build their figure by "coloring in" via layering shapes on top of the template. I like to use a Slides file because I can "lock" the background image down, and students can see what their classmates are doing and collaborate and share as needed. But you could also make these exclusively in Draw, too. Draw and Slides have the same tools, so by using the drawing tools on one, you are also learning the other.<br />
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Do you want to do this project with your class, too? Well, I'm sharing my Slides template with you today so that you can make your own copy and try it out in class!<br />
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I've also made a YouTube video that introduces the project and goes over basic Google Draw functions and tools for getting started. You can check that out here:<br />
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If you do this lesson with your class (or even just on your own for fun), I'd love to see the results! Consider sharing with me or tagging me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themrsleban/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsleban">Twitter</a> so I can check them out! </div>
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