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Lesson 10Lesson 10

ObjectiveObjective• Make a custom graphic to use in other

software packages, electronic scrapbooks, videos, photo stories, worksheets, tests, quizzes, web sites, etc.

STEP 1STEP 1

Choose your items (text and/or

graphics/photos) and place them on a page in

your interactive whiteboard software.

STEP 2STEP 2

Arrange them on the page and group them together with your group tool.

STEP 3 - 6STEP 3 - 6Take a snapshot with your camera tool.

Highlight the snapshot and “copy it”.

Open PowerPoint and “paste” it on a blank slide.

Crop it as necessary.

STEP 7STEP 7Right click (pc) or hold the mouse down (mac) and choose “save picture as”. Choose a name for your graphic and .jpg from the “Save as type:”

STEP 8STEP 8You can now use your new graphic in other programs.

– The graphics you see on my wikis – http://activinspireadventures.wikispaces.com and http://resourcegarden.wikispaces.com were made this way.

– Make graphics for introductions to new sections of videos.– Make digital scrapbook pages by grouping pictures,

captions, and journal entries.– Coordinate lessons, worksheets, tests, and quizzes.– Let students make logos for their clubs and classes.– Covers for projects can be created by students.