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Joyful lessons and resources to develop digital drawing abilities, increase technology skills, and cultivate a growth mindset from @tonyvincent.bsky.social
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Using the arrow keys on your keyboard is KEY to perfect positioning in Google Slides.

#EduSky #EdTech #GaETC25 #GoogleEdu
Here is the alt text for the image: An poster from Shapegrams titled "Nudge with Arrow Keys." The text provides two keyboard tips. First: "With an object selected, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to nudge it up, down, left or right," illustrated by icons of the four arrow keys. Second, inside a blue box: "To make larger moves, hold down Shift and press an arrow key," illustrated by icons of the Shift key and the arrow keys.
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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BONE up on your digital drawing skills with Shapegrams! They work great as whole class, station rotation, extra time, and club activities. #EduSky #Teaching #GoogleSlides

Many of them are free!
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shapegrams.com/free
Shapegrams logo made from bones
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Tony is tech support for Halloween! 👨💻

Check out the shapes and word art used to draw this comic in #GoogleSlides. 👀 #

EduSky #EdTech #DigitalArt
Outlined shapes used to make the comic Comic of Tony looking at a computer screen with a blurry ghost. He says, “It looks like you’re glitching. Have you tried re-BOO-ting?”
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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A WITCH is best at WHICH subject? Spelling, of course!

This pair of homophone Zippers invites learners to recreate illustrations, and in the process, it might help with their spelling (but that might be WITCHful thinking). #EduSky #Education

shapegrams.com/witch
shapegrams.com/which
Witch icon Icon illustrating "which"
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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These pictures are too cute to spook! #EduSky #EdTech #GoogleEdu

Learn how to draw a back cat, ghost, jack-o'-lantern, and bats in the Spooky Things Lesson: shapegrams.com/spooky
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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It's PUNS of a fun to turn on the captions while viewing a Shapegrams video.

#EdTech #Teaching #GoogleSlides #EduSky
A screenshot from a Shapegrams YouTube video. A man wearing a "SHAPEGRAMS" t-shirt stands on the left, looking at a cartoon skeleton on the right. The skeleton holds a smartphone with a skull on the case and poses with one hand on its hip. Subtitles at the bottom read, "Hey, did you get a new SKELphone?"
October 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Tony makes it look easy to draw and pose a skeleton. The truth is that he wasn't BONE with this talent. It takes skeleTONS of practice TIBIA a whiz at anything, especially drawing.

#MondayMotivation #GrowthMindset #EduSky
A cartoon of a skeleton holding a sign that says, "It takes skeleTONS of practice TIBIA whiz"
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Learn about black widow spiders and how to draw them with shapes and the Polyline tool: shapegrams.com/spider-web

Play the 22 second video to see a preview of the tutorial video. #EduSky #EdTech
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Funny Friday!

Some people actually like my puns. So I've been TOAD.
Comic of Tony looking unhappy at a note in his hands. He’s standing next to a sign that says, “Reserved Parking. Witches Only.” Tony’s speech bubbles read, “I accidentally parked in a witch’s parking spot. When I returned to my car, there was a note that read, ‘You will be toad.;”
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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The Google Slides template for the new Glitchy Ghost Shapegram has helpful animated GIFs that show how to duplicate, color, and layer shapes into a malfunctioning monster. #EduSky #EdTech

shapegrams.com/ghost

Skill Level = Poltergeist Purple
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October 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Grouping shapes can be super helpful. When you click one shape in a group, they are all selected. Then you can move and format them at the same time. #EduSky #EdTech #GoogleSlides
An infographic titled "Group Shapes" with three steps showing how to group multiple shapes in a design application. Step 1: Select multiple shapes (holding Shift or dragging the mouse). Step 2: Click the Arrange menu and choose Group. Step 3: A list of actions that can be done with the grouped shapes, like Move, Resize, and Rotate.
October 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Our newest Shapegram is on the fritz! It's a Glitchy Ghost! Raise your students’ spirits by offering them this digital art challenge in Google Slides. #EduSky #EdTech

shapegrams.com/ghost

Skill Level = Poltergeist Purple
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Shapegrams logo with a digital drawing of a ghost with a colorful glitch effect
October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Funny Friday!

Q: What do you make a witch itch?

A: Take away the w!

P.S. Draw a witch's hat in this Zipper: shapegrams.com/witchhat
Comic of Tony holding a witch’s hate. He says, “Why don’t witches wear flat hats? Because there’s no point!” Black and white image outline the shapes used in the comic
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Our friends have scared up some wonderFALL digital Halloween activities. Thanks Eric Curts, ShakeUpLearning, and BreakoutEDU!

shapegrams.com/october/#more
Magnetic Poetry Digital Escape Rooms Build a Jack-O-Lantern Drag and Drop
October 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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A new Halloween-themed Zipper is under wraps until next week! As a clue, here are the shapes that make up the picture. Summon your guesses! What might it be?

#EduSky #EdTech #GoogleEdu
Assortment of black shapes on a white background
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Shapegrams are a wicked way to get students designing, thinking, and persevering! #EduSky

Browse Lessons and Zippers and you'll find several that could haunt your lesson plans! Super low prep: just send students a link to make a copy in Google Slides!

shapegrams.com/lessons
7 spooky Shapegrams pictures
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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October 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Oh, deer! These are are coming along really whale! 🤩
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Funny Friday!

No yolk... This egg-cellent comic was drawn with shapes in Google Slides!

Get the Barn Shapegrams template: shapegrams.com/barn

Level = Growing Green
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Comic of Tony looking at an egg on apex of a barn’s roof. He says, “A rooster lays an egg on a barn roof. Which way does it roll?” “Roosters don’t lay eggs. Hens do!” Shapes outlined and shaded for the comic of Tony looking at an egg on apex of a barn’s roof.
September 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The picture in the Ice Cream Cone Lesson is made with 35 shapes. #EduSky

Duplicating shapes saves a whole lot of time and keeps the sizes consistent.

🆓→ shapegrams.com/icecream
September 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Kandi posted something very sweet about Shapegrams. Our digital art lessons and challenges are great for libraries, maker spaces, and classrooms!

#TLchat #futurereadylibs #STEAM #makered #EduSky
Shapegrams has been my favorite lesson to include in the library this year! The kids are challenged and having fun while learning some much needed skills!
September 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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It might seem jarring to use 35 shapes to draw a picture. But the pickle can be made by grouping and duplicating lots of block arcs and circles.

Get the Dill Pickle template in Google Slides: shapegrams.com/pickle
September 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Teachers can RELISH that when students copy the Pickle Zipper template, they get everything they need in one file, including animations and space to draw their own pickle. #EduSky #GoogleSlides

shapegrams.com/pickle
Annotated screenshot of the Pickle Zipper in Google Slides showing 4 animated GIFs and space to draw a pickle
September 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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We've got 3 digital art challenges that are fabulous for fall.

Barn ⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
shapegrams.com/barn

Sunflower ⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
shapegrams.com/sunflower

Maple Leaf ⬜️⬜️🟪⬜️⬜️
shapegrams.com/leaf
Digital drawings of a barn, maple leaf, and sunflower
September 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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The Backpack Shapegram introduces learners to the small and mighty adjustment handle. Tony shows how sliding the little yellow diamond changes a shape's feature. #EdTech

shapegrams.com/backpack

Level = Beginning Blue
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Photo of Tony looking at a digital drawing of a blue and yellow backpack
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM