President's Day Resources and More

 

With Auguration Day in the rearview mirror it's time to focus on the next month's coming events. With both Abraham Lincoln and George Washington's birthdays coming up, it felt timely to share this cool Wakelet that I've created to link my teachers and students to the many resources available with a Social Science focus. 

This Wakelet features the digitized collection from the Library of Congress of our early Presidents' writings. I came across the copybook from George Washington's school days (pictured above)-- there are so many primary resources! I noticed one of Abraham Lincoln's early drafts of the Emancipation Proclamation is there, plus his first Inaugural address. Honestly, the Library of Congress is my go-to for so many resources. They have more than you can imagine. Check it out!

Google Slides - but with better designs

In my GAFE summit this past summer,  I just about fell off my chair  when the presenter said that Google Slides is his go-to as opposed to Docs. His point was that Slides provides users with a great foundation for creating innovative and engaging documents. Then, he told us about Slides Carnival!!!
What is Slides Carnival, you ask? Well, Slides Carnival is a company based in Spain and has a wide array of slide templates to make presentations and documents infinitely better. The Templates are gorgeous and appropriate for a multitude of uses.
Like any librarian, I love when a system is in place for searching uniquely. The people at Slides Carnival do a great service by categorizing the templates by type. (Formal, Inspirational, Creative, Simple, Startup, Elegant, Playful, and Business)

The slides are designed with multiple formats. You should scroll through and see if it will fill your needs. Customization is easy. 

 It is a great practice to keep a master copy of your Google Slides; I've had a few situations where I've shared it and people didn't think and made big changes. So, now I just keep a copy of my templates in a separate folder. 

 What the what? The icons are editable!  

 Each template has a short description of it's features- the Dolabella (above) has 25 different slides, it features Leonardo daVinci's drawings, and is fully customizable. The Slides Carnival designers are very thoughtful and include a 26th slide on this one that includes the typography and where to download. 

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Well, that's all I've got time for today (it's a good thing I started this post a week ago). I'm in jury duty every week Monday-Wednesday. The two days I have left are jammed!. I'm hoping to put out another post next week with the extra time off. 

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours- 

Joy