Today's T3 or Todd's Tuesday Tech Tip is one for those of you who enjoy being inspired by the words of others.
I often see quotes used in presentations, for interior decorating and in many unexpected places as little pots of happiness. Today's tip takes ordinary quotations and turns them into works of art in a very simple way.
The first thing you need to do is go to www.quotescover.com
Once you get there you will be brought to a home screen that shows off some of the possibilities of using this new tool. It is billed as allowing you to make prints, posters, Facebook and other social media posts. As an educator, I could imagine making these with quotes from students. Formalizing their words in such a stunning way could show them how important their words are.
I found this quote by Bill Gates about technology that I thought was especially appropriate given the hiccups we experience at the beginning of every school year with new tech.
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important."
Bill Gates
Once you have the quote ready, just enter it into the box and click.
You are then presented with multiple options for the final output. For this example I just chose a square e-card format.
Now the fun begins. I can start clicking through the various fonts, and colors until I find one that I like. If you go past one that you like, you can go backwards with both color and font.
Find the right combination for your use and then when you are done, click save to your desktop.
I really like the color combination above. If you want to, you can access even more tools on the left hand side to draw and paint your own image. Or, you can add a background image as well using the tools on the right hand side.
Here is the final result. I think it looks pretty spectacular!
What do you think? How might you use this in your instruction?
