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How to Take Screenshots

Jill — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:19:19 +0000

Here’s a quick way to do a screen shot from your computer to put it into a document.

To put an image in the clipboard if you don’t need to save the image:

Control Shift Command 4. (Use left hand for Control Shift Command and the right hand for 4.)
You will see crosshairs with a circle in the middle. Move the crosshairs to the area you want to capture. Hold down the mouse and drag it. When you’ve selected the area you want to copy, release the mouse.
You will hear a camera click and the image will go to the clipboard.
Just paste it into your document.
The clipboard is the place where a item goes when you copy or cut something and then paste it.
The clipboard can only hold one item at a time. Whatever you put on your clipboard will stay there until you replace it with something or exit.

To put an image on your desktop. This allows you to save it:

This takes fewer fingers but it can clutter your desktop.
Press Shift Command 4. Release the keys. Your cursor will turn into crosshairs.
Move your cursor to the area you want to capture. Hold down the mouse and drag it. When you’ve selected the area you want to copy, release the mouse.
You will hear a camera click and the image will go to the clipboard. Just paste it into your document

Directions for Flickr Creative Commons Search

eric — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:14:56 +0000

The Stars of Niagara Falls (Explored) - Photo used under Creative Commons Licensed from John A. Ryan

Flickr.com is one of the best resources on the internet for easy access to a wide variety of photographs, but many of those photographs may be protected under personal or commercial copyrights. Photographs licensed under the Creative Commons License can be used without needing to apply the Fair Use Test talked about at the beginning of the year institute day.

Flickr offers an easy way to ensure that the searches you do only return Creative Commons licensed content. Theresa McGee, 32&U Member from Monroe, has created an easy to follow handout for doing these searches. The handout is attached below, and is available in the copyright resources section of the Resources tab.

Flickr Creative Commons Search Handout

AutoMotivator: Quick and Easy Motivational Posters

eric — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:53:15 +0000

Long a staple of office buildings everywhere, motivational posters are a fun way to inspire success or display a concept. AutoMotivator is a very quick and easy way for students or teachers to create these images.

AutoMotivator allows you to choose from a pre-selected group of photos, photos from around the web, or photos located on your computer and lets you set the motivational text. From there, AutoMotivator formats the picture and allows you to download it directly onto you computer. Print quality is governed by the original picture source, but as long as your picture is a high quality printing should be as well.

AutoMotivator

Shout out to the NCS-Tech Blog for Northfield School District in New Jersey for pointing out this tool. Cat Photo used under Creative Commons from The Toad on Flickr.