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@stella_pollard

Chief Information Officer

Franklin County Schools

Previously:

DLC | Science/Math Teacher | Instructional Aide

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What comes to mind when you think of GIFs?

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What the HECK is a GIF?

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  • GIF standards for Graphic Interchange Format.

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  • GIFs have been around since 1987

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Random knowledge…

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Um… But Why?

And it gives us a chance to use images of Channing Tatum...

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GIFs in the Classroom?

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Let’s explore the how!

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  1. Drive Discourse

Find pre-made GIFs and use them for discussion.

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Discussion

Padlet Discussion Boards!?

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How?

  1. Go to www.giphy.com
  2. Find and click on a GIF
  3. Click share
  4. Copy GIF Link
  5. Go to *insert* on a Google Slide menu
  6. Go to *image*
  7. Select *URL*
  8. Insert link and BOOM there it is!

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Make your background a GIF?

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DIY GIF

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Create your own GIFs or have students create them. Tap into creativity.

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Turn any Google Slides presentation into a GIF using Tall Tweets.

You do not have to Tweet it!

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Equations

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WHAT!? How?

  • Create the Google Slides that you would like to use
    • (click here for a copy to practice with)
  • Go to www.talltweets.com
  • Select Presentation
  • Set the image with (I always use 1200) and the slide duration.
  • Create
  • Download it or Tweet it

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GIFs with Screencastify

Creating your own GIFs with Screencastify is easy!

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Create screencast and then export the video as a GIF!

Are you new to Screencastify and need to know how to get it / use it? Click here for my tutorial on how to get started!

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Turn your data into GIFs

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DIY GIF with GIPHY

Creating your own GIFs is super easy with GIPHY.

www.giphy.com

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Is it ironic that I made this for a Google Slides Presentation?

How to do this

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Getting Giffy with a HACK!

Find a video, embed it, and then use the video formatting to only show the clip that you want!

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Mute the video and add a textbox to make it “super giffy”

When your teacher is a boss!!!

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Get the extension!

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Try it Out!

Using one of the options from this session, make your own GIF(s). Then click here to go to a collaborative Google Slides presentation to share your creation!

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Questions?

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Thank you for learning with us!

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Let’s Get Connected:

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Twitter: @stella_pollard

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Email: stella.pollard@franklin.kyschools.us

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