In June 2017 I wanted to make a way for educators in my Classy Graphics workshop to practice using the tools in Google Drawings. I made some simple pictures for them to reproduce. The pictures became a little more challenging each week, while introducing different drawing tools and skills. I came up with the name …
In order for a student to recreate the picture in a Shapegram, they need a Chromebook, Windows, or Mac computer and their own Google account. They also need their own copy of a Shapegram’s Google Drawings or Google Slides document. There are several ways a teacher can get the document to students. First, you need …
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Students in second grade and up are having a blast learning computer and drawing skills through Shapegrams! In fact, many teachers are tweeting photos of students working on recreating the house in Shapegrams 01. Check out tweets of students raising the roof with Shapegrams! @tonyvincent My 4th grade Ss did their first Shapegrams today. They LOVED …
“Savvy students share sensational Shapegrams!” Say that five times fast. Shapegrams 02 features a winking face with a tongue sticking out. It makes us smile to see the photos and videos on Twitter. @shapegrams Triplets!! Super cool! #iteach pic.twitter.com/hhYWODTHJ8 — Heather Hutchison (@Hutchison4th) September 13, 2019 We are pushing our #GoogleDrawings skills to the next …
Shapegrams encourages students to recreate existing pictures. You might be thinking, “Why limit a student’s creativity?” and “Do we really want cookie cutter drawings?”
Mrs. Debra Segiet tells us about why her 6th graders love Shapegrams!
Paula Frank’s second and third graders designed a bulletin board with an inspiring message.
See what skills are introduced, practiced, and mastered in the Shapegrams scope and sequence chart.
Read how a Shapegrams membership is similar to a Netflix subscription.
Wouldn’t it be awesome to have Shapegrams tips and puns posted on your classroom wall? Of course it would be!
There is an avenue for public school teachers to get funding for Shapegrams memberships: DonorsChoose.
Teachers wrote some kind words about Shapegrams. We appreciate the affection, and we love you too!
I want you to know that the picture in each Shapegram is not something that I get right the first time. Creative work involves multiple iterations to construct something better.
Emma is a sixth grader in Garden City, New York. Emma has always enjoyed expressing herself through creating art, specifically digital art.
Dr. Juli Lorton tells us how she’s been using Shapegrams in her computer science lessons with fourth graders. Check out the examples!
October really is a GOURD month for drawing with shapes. We’ve got four Shapegrams that are faBOOlous any time of year, especially in October.
Download a PDF or view slides with all 60+ silly growth encouragement messages. You will have “groan” after viewing these posters.
The International Society for Technology in Education’s standards provide a roadmap for effective use of technology in schools. Shapegrams help meets the standards.
