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Thing 24: Google Drawings

I had a lot of fun playing around with Google Drawings. At first I went through a couple of the examples and tried my hand and creating a planet of my own after watching an instructional video. Afterwards I played around a little bit and tried looking at ways I could use this in my classroom. I found that this tool would be an excellent beginning of the year activity for students to introduce themselves. The ability to search the web for countless images to add to you drawing would be great for an electronic collage. I especially liked the transparency features that allow you to drag and place items over a background. It made the drawing more crisp and professional looking.

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  1. Fun idea to use it as a 'getting to know you' activity.

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