Powtoons First Day Assignment

Since Powtoons was offering a free trial, I made my first video today. I had to watch a short tutorial to figure out how to add additional text boxes and order the appearance of the objects/text on my page, but once you understand the concept, it is easy to create your own cartoon videos. I would use this to gather some insight into my remote students and to ensure that all can access the email feature on Google Classroom to contact me for help. Here is my "Mission Impossible" introductory Powtoons:

Create an Animated Google Classroom Header

Making an animated Google Classroom header is a a fairly simple task. You will need a Bitmoji, Google Slides set to 1000 x 250 pixels as the page size, and the Google Slides add-on called Creator Studio. Here is a header that I created for a technology workshop and a tutorial from one I made for my son who is a track coach and science teacher. Enjoy!

Here is a short tutorial to help you get started adding personality to your Google Classroom. A single slide from the presentation can also be used as a header on Google Forms if you save the slide as a png image. Enjoy!