Web 2.0 Infographic Tools: A Quick Guide

Web 2.0 Infographics Tools: A Quick Guide

MOHAMED AMIN EMBI

Centre for Teaching & Learning Technologies Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

2016

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CHAPTER 1 PIKTOCHART

What is Piktochart?..................................................................................

Advantages of Piktochart in the Classroom …………………………….

Benefits of Piktochart for Learning……………………………………….

Get Started with Piktochart.…………………………………………….

References……………………………………………………………..

CHAPTER 2 CANVA

What is Canva?.......................................................................................

Advantages of Canva………….………………………………………

Benefits of Canva in the Classroom….………………………………………

Get Started with Canva……………………………………………….

References……………………………………………………………...

CHAPTER 3 VENNGAGE

What is Venngage?.......……………………………………………............

Advantages of Venngage for Teachers and Students…..…………….

Using Venngage in the Classroom…………………………………………

Get Started with Venngage……………………………………………….

References……………………………………………………….……

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CHAPTER 4 VISUALIZE.ME

What is Visualize.Me?..………………………………………………..…

Advantages of Visualize.Me…...…………………………………………...

Get Started with Visualize.Me…………………………………………...

References………………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 5 EASEL.LY

What is Easel.ly?..................................................................................

Benefits of Easel.ly in the Classroom……………………………………..

Get Started with Easel.ly……..……………………………………

References………………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 6 VISME

What is Visme?....………………………………………………........

Advantages of Visme..………………………………………………

Benefits of Visme in Classroom……………………………………..

Get Started with Visme.………………………………….…………

References……………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 7 SPARKOL

What is Sparkol?...……………………………………………………

Benefits of Sparkol for Learning..………………………………………….

Get Started with Sparkol………………………………………..........

References………………………………………………………….…….

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CHAPTER 8 GOANIMATE

What is GoAnimate?....…………………………………………………

Advantages of GoAnimate………………….………………………..

Using GoAnimate in Education………………………………………

Get Started with GoAnimate………………………………………….

References………………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 9 BITEABLE

What is Biteable?…………………………………………………..…

Advantages of Biteable……………………………………………

Get Started with Biteable..……………………………………………

References………………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 10 POWTOON

What is Powtoon?……………………………………………………….

Ways to Use Powtoon in the Classroom………………………………

Get Started with Powtoon……………………………………………..

References………………………………………………………………

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1 Chapter1:Piktochart

WHAT IS PIKTOCHART?

Piktochart is an online tool for creating infographics in an easy way.

Combining charts, graphs, texts, and graphics, users can easily assemble and

present information simple and clear style. Piktochart is perfect for small

datasets that can be explored for adults in the workplace and for a students

use in their school projects.

(Source: http://www.interhacktives.com/2014/03/13/piktochart/ and

https://www.commonsense.org/website/piktochart)

ADVANTAGES OF PIKTOCHART IN THE CLASSROOM

The following are the advantages of Pictochart for classroom use:

1. Educators can use it in their lesson plans and in-class presentations.

2. Students can create their own infographics for Science projects or other

subjects.

3. Students can teach and present to their classmates the infographics they

have been created for a certain subjects. For an example history of

World War II timeline and etc.

(Source: https://www.commonsense.org/website/piktochart)

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BENEFITS OF PIKTOCHART FOR LEARNING

The following are some benefits of Piktochart for learning:

1. Students can learn concepts of grouping, graphing, and visually

representing pieces of information in Piktochart. While putting together

an infographic, students will interpret information, and then create a

combination of text, images, and charts or graphs to share with others.

2. Students can easily integrate the information and the use of tools in

Piktochart into in-class reports or projects. Discovering what is visually

appealing to their audience will improve students' awareness of how

other people learn and will help them with future presentation

endeavors.

3. Piktochart templates are set up to work well with all kinds of data, and

students will be excited once they see their own research looking so

slick and professional. The design is fantastic, with modern, charming

icons and fonts, and it is not too difficult to make seriously high-quality

infographics with Piktochart.

4. Students will figure out how to use Piktochart for school projects, class

presentations, and maybe even just for fun.

(Source: https://www.commonsense.org/website/piktochart)


GET STARTED WITH PIKTOCHART

Go to: https://piktochart.com/

Signing a Free Account

STEP 1

STEP 2

Clickatthe‘StartForFree’

button.


Then,clickat‘CREATEMYACCOUNT’.

Fillintherequired

information.

Or,youcanloginusingyour

GoogleorFacebookaccount.

Youwillreceiveaconformation

messagesenttoyouremail.


CHOOSING TASKS

STEP 3

OpenandlogintoyourPiktochart.Selectthetypeofthetaskyouwanttocreate.

OpenyouremailsentbyPiktochartandthenclickatthe‘Confirmmy

email’.


SELECTING TEMPLATES

STEP 4

Goto‘FREETEMPLATES’ifyousubscribedforthefreeaccount.

Selectthetemplateyoulikeoryoucancreatefromablank

canvas.

Then,clickatthe‘CREATE’button.


CREATING PIKTOCHARTS

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(a) Inserting/editing backgrounds

STEP 5

ThisisthePiktochartcanvas.Youcanedit

yourselectedtemplatehere.

Toolstostartediting.

Gotothe‘Background’tool.Then,selectthebackgroundcolorandimageyou

like.


(b) Uploading images

Gotothe‘UPLOADS’tool.

Then,clickordragtheimage

formyourcomputerhere.

Thisisanexampleofanimagethathavebeenuploaded.

Dragtheimageintoyourcanvas.


(c) Arranging objects

Clickattheobjectyouwanttoarrangethe

position.

Then,clickatthe‘Arrange’

tool.

Selectthekindofthepositionfortheobject

youlike.


(d) Inserting / editing texts

(e) Inserting graphics

Gotothe‘TEXT’tool.

Selectthetypeofthe

text.

Selectthetype,sizeandthecolorofthe

fonthere.

Insertoredittheexistingtextinyourcanvas.

Gotothe‘GRAPHICS’tool.

Selectandinsertthe

graphicsintoyourcanvas.


(f) Inserting tools

Gotothe‘TOOLS’tool.

Youcaninsertchart,mapsorvideoinyour

canvas.

Toinsertmap,gotoMap’s

toolandsearchthemaphere.


This is an example of a map.

Youcaneditthesettingofthemapyouhavebeen

selectinghere.

Then,clickthe‘INSERT’buttonto

insertthemapatyourcanvas.


This is an example of a chart.

Toinsertachart,gotoChart’stoolandselectthetypeof

charthere.

Typethetitleofthechartandaxis.

Editthedataofthechart.

Then,clickthe‘INSERT’buttontoinsertthechartatyourcanvas.

Or,youcanclickheretoimportyour

data.


SAVE AND PREVIEW

DOWNLOADING

STEP 6

Clickatthe‘SAVED’buttontosavethechangesyouhavebeen

made.

TopreviewyourPiktochart,clickatthe‘PREVIEW’

menu.

STEP 7

TodowloadyourPiktochart,clickatthe‘DOWNLOAD’

menu.


This is an example of a Piktochart.

YoucandownloadthePiktochartyouhavecreatedasanImage

orPdfformat.

Editthesetting.

Then,clickheretostart

downloading.


SHARING/EXPORTING

STEP 8

ToshareyourPiktochart,clickat

the‘SHARE’.

Clickatthe‘SHARE’tab.

Selectthetypeofthesharingformatyoulike.

Clickatthe‘EXPORT’tab.

SelectwhereyouwanttoexportyourPiktochart

eitheratSlideshareorat

Evernote.


REFERENCES

http://www.interhacktives.com/2014/03/13/piktochart/

https://www.commonsense.org/website/piktochart

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WHAT IS CANVA?

Canva is an online tool that allows users to choose hundreds of

professionally designed layouts or create owns designs from scratch, for use

in presentations, posters, infographics, social media, business cards, and

much more (https://www.lynda.com/Design-Page-Layout-tutorials/What-

Canva/370410/383499-4.html). Canva loaded with easy-to-use features and

functionality that anyone can create a variety of engaging content that gets

shared (http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/09/what-is-canva-for-business.html).

ADVANTAGES OF CANVA

The following are some advantages of Canva:

1. Very easy to use, even for beginners.

2. Integrated with stock photo image bank.

3. Can be used for free.

(Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079100/canva-review-free-tool-

brings-much-needed-simplicity-to-design-process.html)

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BENEFITS OF CANVA IN THE CLASROOM

The following are some benefits of Canva :

1. Easy to Use

Canva is very easy to use. Students simply sign up with their Google

account. If no Google account, an email address and a password is

required. Once the account is set up it is easy to start.

2. Think-Pic-Share

Think – First, ask students to think about what they learned and find a

way to summarize it. Being articulate is a very important 21st century

skill and not one students do very well on their own.

Pic – Next, find a picture (at this point teach about creative commons)

that is a good graphical summarization of what was learned. This is also a

skill students do not do well on their own. They want to choose crazy

pictures that are not pleasing to the eye, or pictures that are not simple

enough for a textual overlay. Basically students are stealing other pictures

and they need to learn how to do it appropriately. Students need to

become good at choosing a picture that accurately reflects their learning.

Share - This is the most important step. Gone are the days where

students turn in work that it is only seen by the teacher, graded and then

returned. When students share their creations on something like a

Padlet or Tackk or others web 2.0 applications, the extended learning

begins to take place. Once they are done and have shared their work,

they look to see what others have turned in. Students will compare their

designs with the other students and begin thinking about their thinking –

or better yet thinking about their learning. It is a step we can not devalue

– because it helps with metacognition and deeper understanding.

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3. Quick Reflection

Canva can be used as a quick reflection tool. For examples, a six word

summary about what was just learned.

4. The Great Hook

Get students excited about an upcoming unit –use Canva to send out

some kind of clue or hook using the Remind app. Sending out secret

messages really helps to get the excitement going before a unit even

begins.

5. Collaborative Designing

Students can share a Canva with another student – and together they can

work to make it better. It might be smart to make each Canva go

through one other “student editors” or “Co-creators” eyes before being

published.

(Source: http://www.hollyclark.org/2015/07/31/2018/)

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GET STARTED WITH CANVA

Go to: http://canva.com/


STEP 1

STEP 2

Clickatthe‘Signup’button.

Fillintherequired

information.


GoogleorFacebookaccount.

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CHOOSING A DESIGN

CREATING A CANVA

Clickat‘Your

designs’.

STEP 3

Selectthetypeofdesignyouwanttocreate.

STEP 4

Toolstostartediting.

ThisistheCanvacanvas.Youcanedityourcanvahere.

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(a) Selecting layouts

(b) Selecting backgrounds

Gotothe‘Background’

tool.

Gotothe‘LAYOUT’tool.

Selectthelayoutyou

like.

Then,selectthebackgroundyou

like.

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(c) Uploading images

Clickatthe‘UPLOADS’

tool.

Then,clickheretouploadtheimage

fromyourcomputerordragtheimageatthe

canvas.

Clickanddeletetheimageatthe

canvasandchangewithnewuploadedimage.

Dragthenewimagetothe

canvas.

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(d) Inserting/editing texts

(e) Inserting/editing elements

Selectthetexthere.

Clickatthe‘Text’tool.

Insertoredittheexistingtexthere.

Selectthetype,sizeandthecolorofthefonthere.

sukai.

Clickatthe‘Elements’

tool.

Choosetheelementyouwanttoinsertinyourdesign.Youcaninsertmorethanone

elements.

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DOWNLOADING CANVA

Anexampleoftheelementinsertedinthecanvas.Youcanchangethecolororsizeofthe

elements.

Clickatthe‘Download’button.

Selecttheformatofthe

Canvayouwanttodownload.

STEP 5

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SHARING CANVA

Clickatthe‘Share’button.

YoucanshareyourCanva

throughsocialmediaorsendtoyourfriendsby

email.

STEP 6

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REFERENCES

http://www.hollyclark.org/2015/07/31/2018/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079100/canva-review-free-tool-brings-

much-needed-simplicity-to-design-process.html

https://www.lynda.com/Design-Page-Layout-tutorials/What-

Canva/370410/383499-4.html

http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/09/what-is-canva-for-business.html

Chapter3:Venngage 29

WHAT IS VENNGAGE?

Venngage is a Canadian web-based infographic creation tool, reports, and

data visualizations. It is created for users who do not have an experienced as

designers and who do not have access to more expensive design programs

like Photoshop. Venngage is unique for its library of over 10,000 icons and

more than 100 maps.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venngage).

ADVANTAGES OF VENNGAGE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The following are some advantages of Venngage:

1. Venngage is highly engaging and fun to use for teachers and students.

2. Design features are easy to use and let students create sleek, detailed

infographics.

3. It is a great way to get students to organize their thinking visually and

impactful, collate learning, and systematically communicate ideas.

4. Having students create a lot of infographics could get as stale as any

other activity, so teachers should design assignments thoughtfully.

5. Students can publish their infographic projects onto the site and share it

with other users via a URL, or share on a website or blog via an embed

code.

(Source: https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/venngage).

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USING VENNGAGE IN THE CLASSROOM

The following are ways to use Venngage in the classroom:

1. Teachers can use Venngage to display information or students

infographic projects. For examples send an infographic out to parents at

a back-to-school night to impress them.

2. Ask students to use Venngage to create flyers or promotional images for

clubs, sports teams, and events.

3. Have students use Venngage to display or present information they have

learned.

4. Help students focus on principles of good design. Students should use

concise language, graphics, icons, and charts to tell their story.

(Source: https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/venngage).


GET STARTED WITH VENNGAGE

Go to: https://venngage.com/


STEP 1

STEP 2

Tocreateyourfreeinfographics,clickatthe‘SIGNUP

FORFREE’button.

Then,clickatthe‘Register’button.

Fillintherequired

information.

Or,youcanregisterusingyourfacebookorgoogleaccount.


Choosing a Templete

STEP 3

Goto‘TEMPLATE’then,choose the

type of your work/theme.

Selectthetemplateyou

like.

Or start from a blank canvas.


Creating Infographics

(a) Changing background color

STEP 4

Thisisthecanvasandtheselected

template.

Toolstoedityourinfographics.

Goto‘Background’.

Then,clickatthe‘CANVASCOLOR’

icon.


(c) Inserting texts or deleting existing texts

Selectthecoloryouwant.

Clickatthe‘Text’.

Selectanddragtheformatoftextontothe

canvas.

Doubleclicksthetexttoedit.

Usethetexttoolstoeditthetext.


(d) Uploading images

Then,clickthe‘UPLOADIMAGE’buttonoryoucandraganddroptheimageinsidetheboxgiven.

GotoUpload. Browsetheimagefromyourcomputer.

Then,clickthe‘Upload’button.

Thisisanexampleofanuploaded

image.


(e) Inserting charts

Dragtheimageontoyourcanvas.

Goto‘Charts’.

Selectthechart.


(f) Inserting icons

Insertthedataforyourchart.

Or,youcanimportthedatafromyouGoogledrive

spreadsheetbyenteringthespreadsheetURL.

Gototheicon.Gototheicon.

Searchtheiconusingkeyword.Or,selectthegivenicon.

Draganddroptheselectedicononto

thecanvas.


(g) Inserting Pictograms

GotoPictograms.

Searchthepictogramsusingkeyword.Or,

selectthegivenpictograms.

Draganddropthepictogram

youlikeontothecanvas.

Editthepictogramusingthesetools.


(h) Inserting image frames

Goto‘ImageFrame’.

Selecttheimageframeanddragontothecanvas.

Then,dragyouruploadedimageintheimage

frame.

Thisisanexampleanimageintheimageframe.


(i) Inserting interactive items

This is an example of an infographics created using Venngage

Goto‘Interactive’.

Selecttheinteractiveyouwanttoputin

yourinfographics.


Publishing Venngage

STEP 5

Clickatthisicon.

Then,clickatthe‘PUBLISH’button.

Insertthetitleofyourinfographic

here.

Then,clickatthe‘Publish’button.

Youcanusetheurlgiventosharewithothersor

embedcodetopublishonyourblogorwebsite.


Sharing

Downloading

STEP 5

STEP 5

Clickatthisicon.

Then,clickatthe‘SHAREPRIVATELY’

button.

Or,youcansharepubliclyusingyour

socialmedia.

Clickatthisicon.

Selecttheformatyouwantto

downloadas.


Editing the Setting

STEP 5

Clickatthisicon.

Selectthesettingyou

want.


REFERENCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venngage

https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/venngage

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WHAT IS VIZUALIZE.ME?

Visualize.me is another great tool to generate ePortfolio and interactive

resume. It allows user to upload the same information in their resume for

example profile summary, work experience, education, interests, skills,

languages, etc. in a more creative and colorful way. Vizualize.me also can be

set up with the users LinkedIn profile. All of the informations from LinkedIn

site automatically updated onto the visualize.me visual resume.

(Source: https://sites.google.com/site/loyolaeportfolio101/vizualize-me)

ADVANTAGES OF VIZUALIZE.ME

The following are some advantages of Vizualize.me:

1. Readability – They are interesting to read

2. Accomplishments – They can clearly show how your work has

progressedovertime.

3. Formatting - Some infographics resume formats make it easier to

highlightyouryearsofexperiencemoreclearlythanonatraditional

resume, using numbers rather than the reader needing to add the

yearsyouworkedineachpositiononatypicalreversechronological

resume. Vizualize.me—a service that converts your LinkedIn profile

toaninfographicresume—providesthesetypesofformats.

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4. Colors - The variety of formats and colors enables a job seeker to

personalize his or her resume, matching a target company's logo

colors or creating a more specific personal branding image using

shapesandcolorsasonemightusefontchoiceinatext-onlyresume.

5. Trends - Using a trendy and new format can show a potential

employer that you can adapt and are informed about new

technologies.

(Source: http://www.vault.com/blog/resumes-cover-letters/the-pros-and-

cons-of-infographic-resumes)


GET STARTED WITH VIZUALIZE.ME

Go to: http://vizualize.me/


STEP 1

STEP 2

Then,clickatthe‘Create’button.

Tocreateyourfreeinfographics,youhavetosigninusingyour

Linkedinaccountoranemailaddress.

Fillintherequired

information.


Inserting Infographics Data

Example of data

Onceyouhaveregistered,thisinstructionwillappearandwillguideyouhowtosetyourinfographicdata.

Insertyoudatahere.

STEP 3


Choose a Theme

STEP 4

Gotothe‘Theme’tab.

Selecttheprovidedthemes

youlike.


Choose a Style

STEP 5

Gotothe‘Styles’tab.

Selectthestyle(colors,fontandbackground)you

prefer.


Printing

This is an example of infographic that has been created.

Toprintyourinfographics,clickatthe‘Print’.(Note:Apaidsubscriptionisrequiretodownload)

STEP 6

Ifyoudonotwanttosubscribe,youcanclickheretolearnhowtoprinttheinfographic.


REFERENCES

https://sites.google.com/site/loyolaeportfolio101/vizualize-me

http://www.vault.com/blog/resumes-cover-letters/the-pros-and-cons-of-

infographic-resumes

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WHAT IS EASEL.LY?

Infographicsareavisualwaytorepresentinformationquickandclear.Itisa

greatwaytogiveareportonatopicthatemphasizesthefactsortheparts

of the story. Easel.ly allo ws users to create infographics from scratch, or

start from one of the pre-made "Vhemes." Users can re-edit to a new

Vheme, change the background, add shapes, text, objects, or upload own

images. The objects have a nice range of icon choices perfect for creating

charts.(https://www.smore.com/h2pg-easel-ly).Easel.lyisasimplewebtool

that empowers anyone to create and share powerful visuals even though

theyhavenodesignexperienceneeded.Theaimofeasel.lyistochangethe

way people view and share information

(https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easelly/id934680962?mt=8).

BENEFITS OF EASEL.LY IN THE CLASSROOM

1. Can be used for any subject

Using easel.ly ties in the visual and the educational components quite nicely.

Not only teachers can use easel.ly to teach a specific unit or lesson, students

also can create them on their own for projects and homework to help drive

home the content they are supposed to be learning.

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Here are a few examples:

• Infographics in Math

Easel.ly can be used to help display pertinent information on a wall,

students’ homework binders, or as part of a study sheet for a test.

Teachers can also use it as a way to remind students of formulas, break

down a specific process, or just reiterate information in a way that is

more visually appealing that reading out of a textbook.

• English and Literature Classes

One of the areas where people tend to avoid visuals is in classes that are

steeped in reading and writing. But this is where easel.ly could really help

a huge number of students who have a difficult time with reading

comprehension or who do not like the subject matter. Book reports,

homework, plot and theme synopses, and even word breakdowns and

definitions can all be placed in an infographic format that helps a visual

learner absorb more of what is being discussed in class.

• Scientific Infographics

Improve the scientific process for examples photosynthesis, cell

multiplication, the tectonic plates, or the Periodic Table of Elements by

creating an extra visually appealing infographic that students can

remember.

2. Teaching students to create infographics themselves

Teach students to create and use infographics on their own if the school

have access to a computer lab, tablets or laptops and lead a lesson how to

use platforms like Easel.ly to create infographics. Teaching students to create


infographics that contain vital information about the unit or subject they have

covered can help them retain and recall information with greater accuracy.

(source: http://www.easel.ly/blog/)


GET STARTED WITH EASEL.LY

Go to: http://www.easel.ly/


STEP 1

STEP 2

Tocreateyourfreeinfographics,clickatthe‘SignUpFree’button.


Choosing a Template

Then,clickatthe‘Create’button.

Fillintherequired

information.

STEP 3

Insertakeywordheretosearchtherelevanttemplate.

Or,youcanclickatthe‘Startfresh’tostartfroma

scratch.


Creating Infographics

(a) Selecting Vhemes

STEP 4

Thisisyourcanvasorartboard.

Thesearetoolsforyoutocreateyour

infographics.

Clickatthe‘Vhemes’button.

ChooseanyVhemes/

templateyoulike.


(b) Background – drag and drop

(c) Inserting text or deleting existing texts

Clickatthe‘Background’

button.Chooseyour

canvasbackground.

Select and drag the format of text to your canvas and

double click to edit the text.

Clickatthe‘Text’button.

Text tools.


(d) Uploading images

Then, edit the text using the

text tools.

Clickatthe‘upload’button.

Selecttheimagefromyour

computerandthenclickopen.

Edityourimageusingtheimagetools.

Imagetools.


(e) Inserting shapes

Clickatthe‘shapes’button.

Selectanddragtheshapeontothecanvas.

Edityourshapeusingtheshapetools.

Shapetools.


Saving Infographics

Downloading Infographics

Tosaveyourwork,click

here.

Insertthetitleofyourwork.

Then,clickatthe‘Save’button.

STEP 5

STEP 6

Todownloadyourwork,clickhere.

Selectthetypeofthedownloadformat.


Sharing Infographics

This is an example of an infogtaphics that has been created

STEP 7

Toshareyourwork,click

here. Selecthowto

shareyourwork.


REFERENCES

https://www.smore.com/h2pg-easel-ly

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easelly/id934680962?mt=8

http://www.easel.ly/blog/

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WHAT IS VISME?

Easily create online presentations, animations, animated HTML5 banners,

infographics and other rich visual content for free in browser.

(Source: http://www.visme.co/)

ADVANTAGES OF VISME

The following are some advantages of Visme:

1. It is simple online tool to create engaging content that can display

anywhere

2. Free to add and edit anything from various sources online.

3. Publish and share everywhere on social network, embed on website

and blog.

4. Can download to use offline

(Source: http://www.visme.co/)

5. easy to use

6. Flexible app that is changing the way ideas are visualized into the

powerful form.

7. Easy to share presentations, infographics and other forms of

interactive content.

(Source: https://edshelf.com/tool/visme)

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BENEFITS OF VISME IN THE CLASSROOM

1. Create educational slideshows and Infographics to introduce and

interest students in a topic of study.

2. Use to generate questions prior to the discussion of topics

3. Create a multi-image slideshow where students brainstorm how the

images are all connected.

4. Have students create projects for class using this easy to use tool.

5. Embed and share this tool on your blog, wiki, or public page for easy

student access.

6. Create a project site for students to upload images and videos found

when studying any subject.

7. Find images with various shapes when discussing geometry or shapes

in nature.

8. Find pictures of plants or animals for a science unit, etc. World

language students can create digital photo stories to narrate using

new vocabulary.

9. Present teacher professional development or an end of year display

for the school media center.

(Source: http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=15508)

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GET STARTED WITH VISME

Go to: http://my.visme.co/


STEP 1

STEP 2

Clickatthe‘GETSTARTED’

button.

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Create a New Visme

STEP 3

Gotothe‘Visme’tab.

Then,clickatthe‘CREATENEWACCOUNT’.

Fillintherequired

information.

Or,youcanloginusingyourFacebookaccount.

Then,clickatthe‘+CreateNew

Visme’.

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Insertthenameofyourprojectorpresentationtitle.

Then,clickatthe‘Continue’button.

Tocreateapresentation,clickatthe

‘Presentation’icon.

Then,chooseatemplategiventhatyoulike.

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Visme Tools

(a) Insert tools

Settingmenu

Inserttools

Basictools

Manageslides

STEP 4

Typeyourprojecthere.

Youcanclickat‘Save’tosaveyourfile.

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(b) Manage slide

Creating Visme

(a) Editing/Inserting Backgrounds

Toaddslide,clickthisbutton. Toinsertoredit

transitionbetweenslides,clickatthisbutton.

STEP 5

Toeditorinsertbackground,click

atthisicon.

Then,selectthebackgroundyou

like.

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(b) Editing and Inserting Texts

Toeditthetext,clickdirectlythis

text.

Thisistexteditingtools.

Toinserttextanimationortextwidget,clickatthis

icon.

Thesearetextanimations.

Thesearetextwidgets.

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(c) Adding a new slide

Toaddnewslide,clickatthe‘+Slides’

button.

Selectthelayoutofyournewslide.

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(d) Transition between slides

(e) Insert images

Toaddorchangetransitionbetween

slides,clickatthisicon.

Editthesettingoftheslidetransition.

Toinsertanimage,clickat

thisicon.

Uploadanimagemanuallybydragand

droptheimagehere.

Or,insertanimageby

searchingtheimagebykeywordshere.

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(f) Insert Charts

Thisisanexampleoftheimageinserted.

Thisistheimageediting

tools.

Addnewslide.

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Choosethistypeoflayout.

Thisisanexampleofa

chart.

Toeditthechart,clickatthisicon.

Editthedatahere.

Or,youcanimportthedatafromotherfiles.

Selectyourcharttypehere.

Then,clickatthe‘Insert’button.

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Clickatthisicon.

Youcaninsert‘Infographwidget’intoyourslide.

Youalsocaninsertthecharttotheslidebyclickingthisbutton.

Thisisanexampleofaninforgraph.

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(g) Inserting Shape & Objects

Toinsertashapeoran

object,clickatthisicon.

Thisistheexampleofthe

iconsforscienceandtechnology.

Selecttheobjectthemeyoulike.

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(h) Adding Videos

Addnewslide.

Choosethistypeoflayout.

Or,clickthisicontoinsertvideointoyou

slide.

Then,clickthisvideo

placeholder.

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(i) Insert audios

InserttheYoutubeorVimeolink

here.

Then,clickatthe‘Done’button.

Thisisanexampleofavideointhe

slide.

Toinsertaudio,clickatthisicon.

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Preview Presentations

Then,clickatthe‘Done’button.Insertyour

audioURLhere.

Thisistheiconfortheaudiothathasinsertedin

theslide.

STEP 5

Clickatthe‘Preview’button.

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Publishing Slides

(a) Share

Thisisthepreviewoftheslidecreated.

STEP 5

Clickat‘SharethisWork’.

Usethislinktopublishyour

work.

Or,youcanshareusingsocialmedia.

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(b) Embed

(c) Download

Clickat‘EmbedtoaSiteor

Blog’.

Usethisembedcodetoembed

yourpresentationintheblog.

Selectthetypesofdownloadyoulike.

Clickat‘DownloadWork’.

84 Chapter6:Visme

REFERENCES

http://www.visme.co/

https://edshelf.com/tool/visme

http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=15508

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WHAT IS SPARKOL?

Sparkol is video software for users to make their own whiteboard video

animations with VideoScribe. (Source: http://www.sparkol.com/)

BENEFITS OF SPARKOL FOR LEARNING

The following are some benefits of using Sparkol for learning:

1. It is a perfect tool for learning. Teachers and students can use the

software to teach and learn.

2. It is a very powerful tool. Engaging the complex theories and concepts in

a visual way can make the learning fun and easy to understand.

3. Students can look at the videos in their own time and pick up on things

they may have missed in class since the video can share in social

networking.

4. Students love using video as their learning source because they can watch

in their own time, rewind and review them over and over that the highly

visual aspect helps their understanding.

5. Teacher can be creative in their approach to delivering what can

sometimes be bored material. Teacher will having fun putting together

resources that the students like to use.

6. Can assign students to make their own videos as part of their

assessment, giving them a fun alternative in writing reports.

(Source: http://www.sparkol.com/blog/case-study-videoscribe-in-schools/)

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GET STARTED WITH SPARKOL

Go to: http://www.sparkol.com/

Installing Sparkol

STEP 1

STEP 2

Firstly,clickatthe‘TAKETHEFREETRIAL’button.

Chapter7:Sparkol 87

Or,youcansignupusingyourfacebookor

googleaccount.

Then,clickatthe‘STARTFREETRIAL’button.

Clickatthe‘SIGNUP’button.

Fillintherequired

information.

88 Chapter7:Sparkol

Sparkolwillsendaconfirmationemailtoyourregisteredemail

address.

OpentheemailsentbySparkol.Then,youneedto

clickatthe‘CONFIRMNOW’buttonoratthelink

given.Then,theVideoScribewillbe

downloadedautomaticallyontoyourcomputer.

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SaveoropentheSparkols’Windowsinstallerpackage.

Then,clickatthe‘Next>’button.

Clickatthe‘Next>’buttonagain.

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Clickatthe‘Install’button.

Oncetheinstallationis

completed,clickatthe‘Next’button.

Finally,clickatthe‘Finish’button.

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Run VideoScribe

STEP 3

TorunorstartusingSparkolVideoScribe,doubleclickthisicon

onyourscreen.

WaitforVideoScribetocheckthecontents.

Insertagainyourregisteredemailand

password.

Then,clickat‘LOGIN’button.

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Youwillbeshownthe

videotutorialsbeforeyoustart

usingit.

Clickthisicontoagreeusingthetriallicenceagreement.

Clickthisicontoskipthe

videotutorial.

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Createnewscribe

Onlinestorage

Examplescribe

ThisisyourVideoScribemainmenu

94 Chapter7:Sparkol

VideoScribe Tools

(a) Basic tools

STEP 4

BasictoolsPlay/Previewand

publishScribetools.

Elements

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(b) Play/Preview and Publish Scribe Tools

Creating a VideoScribe

(a) Adding Texts

Changeorimportnew

font.

Changethefontcolor.

Inserttocanvas.

Cancel

Typeyourtexthere.

Clickatthisicontoadd

text.

STEP 4

96 Chapter7:Sparkol

Thisisanexampleofatextaddedonthecanvas

(b) Inserting Images

Clickatthisicontoaddanimage.

ImportSVG,Bitmap

images,orZipfilefrom

yourcomputer. EnterwebURLto

downloadaSVGorbitmapimage.

Insertakeywordheretosearchforanimage.

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(c) Inserting Music or Audio

Anexampleofanimageinsertedonthecanvas.

Clickatthisicontoadd/insertmusic/audio.

Selectthemusicgiven

here.

Or,importtheMP3audiofromthecomputer. Or,enter

webURLtodownloadmp3audio.

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(d) Inserting a Voice

(e) Background Color

ImportanMP3soundfromyourcomputer.

Enterweburlto

downloadmp3.

Clickatthe‘RECORD’

buttontostartrecordingyour

voice.

Clickatthisicontoinsertyour

voice.

Clickatthisicontochangeyourcanvasbackground.

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This is an example of a changed background

(f) Base hand

Selectthetextureofyourbackground.

Selectthecolorofthe

background.

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This is an example of a new base hand used in VideoScribe

Clickatthisicontochangeyourcanvasbackground.

SelectthebasehandforyourVideoScribe.

Or,youcancreatedoraddyourownbase

hand.

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(g) Editing the Elements

Play/Preview & Publish

(a) Play & Preview the VideoScribe

Then,clickhereto

changethepropertiesoftheelement.

Clickonceatanyelementyoulike

toedit.

Thisisanexampleof

thepropertiesofthe

elements.

STEP 5

Clickatthisiconto

preview/playyour

VideoScribe.

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This is an example of a preview

(b) Publish or Render

Clickatthisicontopublish

yourVideoScribe.

Clickatthisiconto

downloadinpptformat.

Youcanshareyourvideo

usingYouTubeabdFacebook.

Chapter7:Sparkol 103

REFERENCES

http://www.sparkol.com/

http://www.sparkol.com/blog/case-study-videoscribe-in-schools/

104 Chapter8:GoAnimate

WHAT IS GOANIMATE?

GoAnimate is an online platform where users are allowed to create

animations without the needs of background in graphics. GoAnimate provide

with interesting and fun features for users who like to create simple and

interactive infographic video. Each theme in GoAnimete is equipped with

backgrounds, characters and props that you can combine to make your

infographic video. In addition, you can start from scratch, or you can use

predesigned template to save time and effort.

(Source: https://sites.google.com/site/pek110015goanimate/the-use-of-go-

animate-ineducation/what-s-go-animate)

ADVANTAGES OF GOANIMATE

The following are some advantages of using GoAnimate:

1. No download and installation is needed to use GoAnimate.

2. The user can select the template, character features and add their

own scripts or voice to the animation. Creating a rich infographic

animation video is as simple as that.

3. It acts as a storytelling platform to promote literary devices.

4. Outlet for self-expression and creativity.

(Source: http://www.smallbusinessideasblog.com/goanimate-review)

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USING GOANIMATE IN EDUCATION

The following are several usages of GoAnimate that can be implemented in

education (Perez 2011):

1. It offers an alternative approach for teaching and learning compared

to traditional learning and teaching.

2. It can be used as a tool to promote collaboration and exchange

lessons learned among students and also educators.

3. It acts as a tool to share researched information about specific topics.

4. It promotes creativity not only of the students but also the educator

to build interest in learning and teaching.

5. Students can use GoAnimate to create infographic video for

presentation instead of using the traditional ways of presenting.

6. It makes lessons more engaging and interesting to students.


GET STARTED WITH GOANIMATE

Go to: https://goanimate.com/


STEP 1

STEP 2

Clickatthe‘SIGNUPFORFREETRIAL’button.

Fillintherequired

information.

Anactivationemailwillbesenttoyourregistered

emailaddress.


Making an Infographic Video

Select theme

STEP 3

Openyouremailandclickatthe‘ACTIVATENOW’

link.

Clickatthe‘MAKEAVIDEO’button.

Clickatthe‘SELECT’buttontoselectavideoinfographic

theme.


(a) Inserting texts

Canvastoedittheinfographic.

Thisisthetimeline.

Toaddsceneinyourinfographic,clickatthe‘ADDSCENE’button.

Videoinfographic

tools.

Gotothe‘Template’

icon.

Clickatthe‘Text’

template.

Orclickattheexisting‘Text’

onthecanvastoeditthetext.

Usethetextsettingtoolstoeditthetext.


(b) Adding templates

Then,clickatthisicon.

Clickatthe‘ADDSCENE’button.

Selectthecategoriesofthetemplateyouwant

toaddinyourinfographicvideo.


(c) Importing media

Clickatthisicon.

Thisisanexampleofthe

templateinsertedona

canvas.


Clickatthe‘SELECTFILES’buttontoaddthemedia.

Or,youcandragthemediafiles

here.

Thisisanexampleofthemediaadded.

Dragthemediaontothecanvas.

Gotothe‘NARRATION’tabtoinsertthevoice.

Gotothe‘EFFECT’tabto

inserttheeffectforyour

media.


(d) Inserting characters

Clickatthisicontoinserta

characteronyourcanvas.

Toeditthecharacter,clickatthecharacteronthecanvas.

Selectacharacter.

Then,selecttheactionofthecharacteryou

want.


(e) Inserting props

(f) Inserting widgets

Clickatthisicontoinserttheproponyour

canvas.

Then,selecttheprop.

Searchthetypeofprop.

Then,selectthewidget.

Clickatthisicontoinsertthe

widgetonyourcanvas.


(g) Inserting sounds

Anexampleofthewidget

onthecanvas.

Clickatthisicontoinsertthesoundinyourinfographic.

Searchthemusicorthesoundeffect.

Selectthemusicorthesound

effect.


Previewing the Infographic Video

Then,dragthemusicorthe

soundeffectatthetimeline.

STEP 4

Clickatthe‘PREVIEW’button.


Saving the Infographic Video

Then,clickatthe‘BACKTOEDITING’buttonifyouwant

toedityourinfographic.

STEP 5

Clickatthe‘SAVE’button.


This is an example of a GoAnimate infographic video

Inserttheinformationofyourinfographic

video.

Then,clickatthe‘SAVEONLY’button.


Sharing the Infographic Video

STEP 6

Selectthesharingtype. Youcanusetheurl

addresstoshareyourinfographicorshareusingyoursocialmediaaccount.


REFERENCES

https://sites.google.com/site/pek110015goanimate/the-use-of-go-animate-

ineducation/what-s-go-animate

http://www.smallbusinessideasblog.com/goanimate-review

120 Chapter9:Biteable

WHAT IS BITEABLE?

Biteableisaweb-basedtoolthatallowsuserstocreatebeautifulinfographic

videos to share with students. Infographic are short animated clips that

make use of a wide variety of visuals and multimedia materials to

communicateamessageinaconciseandcomprehensibleway.

(Source: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/09/create-animated-

videos-for-class-using-biteable.html).

ADVANTAGES OF BITEABLE

The following are some advantages of the Biteable:

1. Teachers can create infographic videos to explain key concepts, create

instructionalguidesandtutorialstosharewithstudents.

2. Teachersandstudentsdonotneedadvancedvideoeditingskills touse

Biteable.Itissimpleandeasy.Theycansimplyselectananimationstyle

from Biteable’s template gallery, edit the text and colours, then add

photosandmusic.

3. Aftereditingtheinfographicvideo,itwillreadytopublishinaminutes.

(Source: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/09/create-animated-

videos-for-class-using-biteable.html)

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GET STARTED WITH BITEABLE

Go to: https://biteable.com/


STEP 1

STEP 2

Clickatthe‘GETSTARTED-

IT’SFREE’button.


Create an Infographic Video

STEP 3

Choosethetypeofthevideoyouwanttomake.

Then,clickatthe‘CREATEMYFREE

ACCOUNT’.

Fillintherequire

information.

Or,youcansignupusingyour

Facebook/Googleaccount.

Clickatthe‘Select’button.

Or,youcanclickheretostartavideo

fromscratch.


(a) Inserting texts

(b) Adding scenes

Toaddanewscene,clickthesceneatthetimeline.

Typethetexthere.

Clickthisbuttonifyouwanttopreviewthe

scene.


(c) Changing colors

(d) Editing audios

Clickatthe‘NextPickColors>’

button.

Choosethecolorpalettesor

customcolors.

Clickatthe‘NextEditAudio>’

button.

Thisisthepreviewofthecoloryouhave

picked.


(e) Previewing videos

Goto‘SELECTTRACK’.

Selectthetrackyoulike.

Youcanclickattheplaybuttontopreviewthetrack.

Clickatthe‘SELECT’buttontoselectthetrack.

Ifyouwanttouploadyourown

track.Goto‘UPLOADTRACK’.

Then,draganddropthefilehere.

Topreviewyourvideo,clickatthe‘NextPreviewvideo>’button.


Waityourvideotofinishrendering.

Thisisanexampleofavideo.Clicktoplaybuttonto

previewyourvideo.


Publishing an Infographic Video

Clickatthe‘PUBLISHTHISVIDEO’button.

STEP 4

Inserttheinformationofyour

video.


Selecttheprivacyformatofyourvideo.

Gettheembedcodeifyouwanttoembedyourvideoinyourwebsiteorblog.

Or,youcanshareyourvideoinyoursocialmediaaccountor

youtube.


REFERENCES

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/09/create-animated-videos-

for-class-using-biteable.html

130 Chapter10:Powtoon

WHAT IS POWTOON?

PowToon is web-based animation software that allows users to create

animated presentations by manipulating pre-created objects, imported

images, provided music and user created voice-overs. Powtoon can be

played in the Powtoon online viewer and it can exported to YouTube or

downloaded as an MP4 file.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowToon)

WAYS TO USE POWTOON IN THE CLASSROOM

The following are some ways how Powtoon can be used to integrate

technology in the classroom:

1. Teacher Introduction Template – the coolest way to introduce self to

a new class.

2. Mission impossible Template – Top Secret entry and Spy Music make

every lesson a whole lot cooler.

3. Five Facts – The most popular template for learning a new subject.

4. School Rules Template – Lay down classroom rules in an

unforgettable way.

5. Memorial day Lesson Plan – Make a soldier or veteran smile by

sending an Appreciative Video.

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6. Book Report – Typing up a book report is lame, becoming a

storyteller and movie producer is in.

7. Mini Me Templates – Students or educators can upload photos and

create cartoon versions of themselves.

8. School Syllabus Template – Ease tensions and peak interest by

introducing course syllabus in animation.

9. Summarize a Topic

10. Lesson Overview – Summarize key points with a movie.

(Source: https://www.powtoon.com/blog/11-ways-to-use-powtoon-in-your-

classroom/)


GET STARTED WITH POWTOON

Go to: https://www.powtoon.com/

Signing Up

STEP 1

STEP 2

Clickatthe‘STARTNOW’

button.


Then,clickatthe‘Signmeup’button.

Fillintherequired

information.


Facebook/Google/Linkedinaccount

account.

Aconfirmationemailwillbesenttoyourregistered

email.

Checkyouremail,thenclickatthe‘Confirmandcontinue’link.


Creating a Powtoon

STEP 3

SelectthetypeofPowtoonyouwant

tocreate.

Or,clickheretoskip.

Selectthereadymadetemplate.

Or,youcanstartfromscratch.

Choosethetheme


(a) Editing texts

Powtooncanvas

Powtoontools

Goto‘Text’.

Or,clickatthetextoncanvas.

Selectthetypeoftext.

Usethistexttooltoedityourtext.

Toinserttheeffectofyourtextclickatthis

icon.


(b) Editing backgrounds

Selectthetexteffectyouwant.

Then,clickatthe‘Apply’button.

Goto‘Background’.

Youcanuploadyourownbackgroundoryoucanusethecolorforyourbackground.

Or,youcanselectyourbackgroundstylehere.


This is an example of edited text and background

(c) Inserting objects from the library

Gotothe‘Library’.

Insertakeywordheretosearchforanobject.

Then,selecttheobjectyouwanttoaddinyourcanvas.


This is an example of an object added on the canvas

(d) Inserting images

Goto‘Images’.

Youcansearchoruploadyourownimage.

Then,selecttheimageyouwanttoaddinyourcanvas.


(i) Uploading images

Selectyourimageandclickthe

‘Open’button.

Touploadyourownimageclick

here.

Then,click‘Upload’.

Thisisanexampleofanimage

uploadedonthecanvas.


(ii) Searching images

(e) Inserting graphs

Clickatthisicon.

Then,goto‘ImageSearch’.

Insertthekeywordhere,

andclicksearchicon.

Selecttheimageyouwant.

Goto‘Graphs’.

Then,selectthegraphyouwanttoaddinyourcanvas.


Editthedataofyourgraph.

Selectthetypeofchart.

Then,clickatthe‘Save’button.

Thisisanexampleofagraphonthe

canvas.


(f) Inserting audios

Editing Characters

(i) Changing characters

STEP 4

Clickatthecharacter.


Selectthetypeofposeyouwanttouse.

Goto‘Sound’.

Youcanusetheexistingtrackoryoucanrecordanduploadyourownaudio/voice.


(ii) Swaping characters

Saving a Powtoon

Clickatthecharacter.


Chooseacharacterorpropfromthelibrary

toreplacewithexistingcharacteron

canvas.

STEP 5

Then,click‘SAVE’tosaveyourPowtoon,

TypethetitleofyourPowtoon.


Previewing a Powtoon

This is an example of your Powtoons’ preview

STEP 6

TopreviewyourPowtoon,click

thisicon.

Then,clickhereifyouwantto

continuetoeditagain.


Exporting a Powtoon

STEP 7

Clickatthisbutton.

Selectthetypeoftheformatyouwanttopublish,upload,

downloadorshare.


REFERENCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowToon

https://www.powtoon.com/blog/11-ways-to-use-powtoon-in-your-classroom/