I want Smore!
Smore eCourse for BISD CoffeeBreak with Technology
What is Smore?
Are you looking for an easy-to-use presentation tool to deliver content to your students? Smore is an awesome tool that is FREE and easy to use. This tool produces a beautiful "online flyer" that you can easily publish and share online. This is a tool your students might enjoy using, too!
Getting Started with Smore
How do I create an account?
- Go to www.smore.com
- Click on "Try it now"
- I recommend signing up WITHOUT Facebook and I also recommend using your @brenhamk-12.net account.
- That's it! You're in!
How do I create a flyer?
Choose a template (I usually use informational) or you can start with a blank page. You will be taken right into your new Smore flyer and asked to begin inserting information, like a title.
Navigating the Tool
Personalizing Your Design
In the right sidebar, you can change the overall look of your Smore flyer with different designs.
Changing Your Background
Each design scheme has it's own set of background images. Go "shopping" to find one that suits you.
Colors and Fonts
While the colors stay the same for each theme, the fonts may change. Look at all of your options before you make a decision!
Adding Content to Your Flyer
Adding content is easy!
Scroll to the bottom of your flyer and look for the big, green + Add Content button. Click it!
What are your options?
You can add anything from text to titles to audio files to picture galleries. Click around! Don't worry - mouse over any element and click the "x" to delete.
Inserting Videos
Adding videos to your presentations has never been easier. Simply copy and paste a YouTube URL and Smore will embed the video into your flyer!
Save, Publish and Share Your Flyer
Auto Save!
Every time you update your Smore flyer, Smore automatically saves your work. Isn't that nice?!
One-click Publishing
When your Smore flyer is perfect and ready to publish, click Done Editing and you're all set!
Share it with the WORLD!
You can either share your flyer via Facebook, Tweet it, or just share the link with parents, colleagues or students.
More Options
Edit, Preview and Print
At any time you can go back and make changes to your Smore flyer. Click on Preview to see it how the public will see it. You can even print it out!
Change Privacy Settings
You have options in terms of privacy. You can set your flyer to "unlisted" if you want your flyer to be hidden so it's not publicly listed or featured.
Track Your Visitors!
Want to know how many people have visited your flyer, where they're from and how they found you? Click on "Show Analytics."
How can YOU use Smore?!
Jessica Johnston
Email: jjohnston@brenhamk-12.net
Website: www.edtechchic.com
Location: Brenham, TX
Phone: (979) 277-3760
Facebook: facebook.com/EdTechChic
Twitter: @EdTechChic