Cool Tool Alert -- Cleanup.pictures

 I've got a great tool for you and your students to use today for super easy photo editing! Check out Cleanup.pictures (yep, that's the address for the website!) -- you will be impressed at how easy it is to use!

Simply upload a photo, then adjust your brush size, and drag over what you want removed. You might need to go over something larger or darker more than once, and it might not always be a prefect removal, but it will get the job done! Check out the before and after pictures of me and my daughter, Becky!

Before

After

Please note that you should NOT edit images that you do not have permission to edit! That means if you find a picture on the internet (aka Google image search), you need to make sure you found a picture that allows editing/modification. If you're not sure, don't edit the picture!

Want to see Cleanup.pictures in action? Check out this demo video!

Cool Tool Alert -- Grackle Docs/Slides/Sheets

 Today I want to share a cool tool with you that has the potential to be especially helpful for students who may need documents or files converted to PDF form so they can used by a screen reader or for other accessibility options. Some students may need documents that are accessible for various reasons, but how can you know if your Google Docs, Slides, and/or Spreadsheets will convert well to PDF so they can be used effectively by the student? That's where Grackle comes in.

Grackle is a suite of add-ons: one each for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Once the add-ons are installed, you can open up one of your files and scan the file with the add-on. It will check for numerous accessibility features, like headings, photo text, and font readability among numerous other things. It will show exactly where issues are and offer suggestions for how to fix them so that your file and a resulting PDF of the file are useable by all students, but especially by students who may need those accessibility features.

Watch this short video to get to know Grackle a little bit better. Let me know if you try it or if you'd like some help with it!