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How to Make Screenshots Look Great In Your Next PowerPoint

How to Make Screenshots Look Great In Your Next PowerPoint | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Rather than adding "plain" screenshots to your PowerPoint presentation like 99% of people do (yawn!) follow these simple tips to make your screenshots stand out
G's curator insight, November 2, 2016 6:46 AM
Great tips!
Trevor Corso's curator insight, November 2, 2016 9:20 AM
Very good tips!  I will definitely start using some of these in my presentations to make my screenshots stand out.
AvizorMedia's curator insight, November 13, 2016 2:26 PM
Cómo conseguir capturas de pantalla atractivas para tu próxima presentación en Power Point. 
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WebSnaps.co - Website Screenshot Capture | URL Thumbnail Generator

WebSnaps.co - Website Screenshot Capture | URL Thumbnail Generator | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

WebSnaps.co is a thumbnail generator that allows you to capture, store, and display screenshots of any URL. URLs are easily turned into useable images for your own online application, or to simply store as records in your online account. Display your URL screenshots online with simple HTML that can be inserted into any website, or maintain a library of captured images. Other terms for websnaps include: thumbnails, thumbnail generator, web thumbs, website snapshots, screen grabs, URL snapshots.

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WebSnaps produces a screenshot of any webpage in no time. Just copy and paste URL and get your screenshot instantly for further use in presentations or on your website.

Basic free account is sufficient for educational use.

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, May 6, 2013 5:20 AM

Great for screenshots of sites you want to share or present on.

Portia Chandler's curator insight, May 9, 2013 9:52 AM

Seems extremely useful sd well as cool for web developers, designers, and graphic artist. Can't wait to try it out.

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Improve Your Screenshots by Framing Your Image

Improve Your Screenshots by Framing Your Image | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Some images have a natural border, while others require you to decide where an image begins and ends. For instance, if you use Window capture, the captured window...

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Think about what your audience will see and what you want them to see by framing your screenshot wisely. The examples demonstrate the striking difference between the three images, each framed in a different way. Backgrounds are important too.

 

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Screenshoter - Capture your screen with a single mouse-click

Screenshoter - Capture your screen with a single mouse-click | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Every unnecessary feature has been kept out without exception. Click on the button or push the “Print Screen” key on your keyboard and the screen will be directly saved as an image — Done!
It’s still possible to customize all settings: Capture just a certain area of the screen or the currently active window, display the mouse cursor or set the saving image format (JPG, PNG or BMP). Other features...

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Screenshoter has 2 great features - it is free and it supports eight languages.

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snag.gy - paste and share images!

snag.gy - paste and share images! | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Snag.gy is an image hosting service that lets you paste images from your clipboard directly online.

Any kind of image, from raw data to URL paths, can be pasted in one step. Snaggy also has a simple built-in editor you can use before you share your image.

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A user-friendly tool for sharing your screenshots online. Can be easily used in education to produce a visual enhancement of talks, presentations or discussions.

 

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Collection Of Free Screen Capture Tools And Techniques

Collection Of Free Screen Capture Tools And Techniques | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Today, we present an interesting showcase of screen capture tools that demonstrate effective and competent screen capturing.
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A comprehensive list of screen capture tools that will satisfy the pickiest users. My favourite tools that I use daily are Snipping Tool (Windows), Screenr and Awesome Screenshot. 

Roger L. Gill's curator insight, December 24, 2013 8:00 AM

Grab that meme or that section of web info--these are great tools that we use everyday.

Bart van Maanen's curator insight, December 25, 2013 10:20 AM

Voor Nederlandse gebruikers een wat ongelukkige naam, maar WebKut is een manier om screenshots te maken. Hier een lijstje met nog andere programma's.

Ali Anani's curator insight, December 27, 2013 12:10 AM

Tools to capture your interests

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Gyazo : Seriously Instant Screen-Grabbing

Gyazo : Seriously Instant Screen-Grabbing | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Gyazo lets you instantly grab the screen and upload the image to the web. You can easily share them on Chat, Twitter, Blog, Tumblr, etc.

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Baiba Svenca's insight:

Gyazo has been in existence for quite a while but I came across the site only now. It is a free program for making screenshots and sharing them on social sites, via email or by URL. Looks easy and neat.

 

John Rudkin's comment, March 4, 2013 5:16 PM
Grab on the Mac OSX is very useful and very quick. Free as well.
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Clipular - Snap, share and save the web

Clipular - Snap, share and save the web | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Snapshot the web - catalog, search and view your shots beautifully. 

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An easy and quick tool for taking a screenshot of a web page. Choose between cutting a section or taking a shot of the page, then use your snapshots as necessary.

Sign in with Facebook or Gmail.

 

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Explain and Send Screenshots

Explain and Send Screenshots | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Capture a webpage, write text, arrows and circles on it and share it with a direct link to the screenshot without a frame!

Why choose this one over the others?

• Quick and clear interface

• Copy/paste works with Google Docs (Apps)

• No extra plugins required = lower/safer permissions

• Share direct links to screenshots with no frames!

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Works on Google Chrome. Captures a part of or full page. You can edit your screenshots - add text, arrows, draw shapes, erase or delete selections. Download the snapshot or get a direct link to share on the web.

Gumersindo Fernández's curator insight, December 28, 2012 7:08 AM

Extensión para Google Chrome, de lo más útil para capturar imágenes de páginas web y editarlas. 

Max Stone's curator insight, February 11, 2013 12:41 PM

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