GAIN Drawing

Today for class i looked in to Google drawing. Google drawing is really quite simple to use. One of the features that i really liked about Google drawing was how easy it is to copy shapes and images. Instead of having to copy and paste, like in many drawing programs, you can simply hover over the image and hit control on a PC or command on a mac and then click and drag and it will duplicate the image. You can also easily align images so that they are perfectly in line by simple clicking arrange and then either arrange horizontally or vertically. you can even choose whether to align them on the top left, right, or center horizontally, or top, bottom or center vertically. You can also add text to a shape by simply double clicking on it. Changing the color is simply as well, you simply select the image and click the pain icon and the color you want. Users even have the option to change the language in which they type in. Over all, this program would be great for students to create a creative presentation of a book, or even data they have collected.
Users can download the image they created to their computes in one of four formats that include (.pdf), (.svg), (.png), and (.jpg).
Again, one of the most positive aspects of Google drawing is the ability to share it with other easily, as well as have more than one person contributing to the project at one time.

I looked at a lesson plan that used google drawing. It was directed toward first grader. The students were asked to sketch a setting for a story, and then develop a story for that setting. Students, with the help of an older book buddy would then use google drawing to create their story. These drawing were then put into a google presentation, to create a book of short stories that could be printed. This allowed students to be creative, both in drawing and story telling, and then by doing it through google drawing and presentation the teacher was able to print enough books for each child to have one, instead of having only one book if were done by hand.