{"id":7076,"date":"2022-12-08T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=7076"},"modified":"2022-12-08T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T18:41:33","slug":"tech-tool-of-the-month-phrase-it-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/tech-tool-of-the-month-phrase-it-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tool of the Month: Phrase.It \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/tech-tool-of-the-month-phrase-it-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1<\/a> of this blog post, we introduced you to <a href=\"https:\/\/phraseit.net\/\">Phrase.It<\/a>\u2014a simple website that allows you to add cartoon speech bubbles to any photo\u2014and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework to using Phrase.It in your instruction. Today&#8217;s post offers detailed instructions for using this tool and shares classroom ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Phrase.It:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you first arrive at the site, click <strong>Upload Photo From Your Device<\/strong> or <strong>Use Random Stock Photo<\/strong> (images available through the site) to select the photo you want to manipulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.44.31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.44.31-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7077\" width=\"568\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.44.31-PM.png 774w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.44.31-PM-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.44.31-PM-768x879.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you&#8217;ve selected your photo, you&#8217;ll see the screen below. Click <strong>Images<\/strong> to add additional photos or change stock images. Click <strong>Bubbles<\/strong> to view the five different types of speech bubbles you can add to your image. When you find the bubble you prefer, click and drag it onto the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.45.44-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.45.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.45.44-PM.png 940w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.45.44-PM-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.45.44-PM-768x394.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <strong>Drama<\/strong> to change your image&#8217;s background and look. There are five options available in the Drama section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.46.54-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.46.54-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.46.54-PM.png 930w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.46.54-PM-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.46.54-PM-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the speech bubble loads, type your text. You can click the text icon (<strong>Aa<\/strong>) to change the style of the text to one of four different font options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.48.18-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.48.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.48.18-PM.png 938w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.48.18-PM-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.48.18-PM-768x377.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you finish your image and cartoon bubble, click <strong>Preview &amp; Save<\/strong>. You can now decide if you want to keep the photo private or make it public and add your email address if you would like a link to the image sent to your email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.49.13-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.49.13-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.49.13-PM.png 930w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.49.13-PM-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.49.13-PM-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once all of these steps are completed, you will be able to download and save your image by clicking <strong>Download<\/strong> or <strong>Send by email.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.50.34-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.50.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.50.34-PM.png 940w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.50.34-PM-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-7.50.34-PM-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Phrase.It Classroom Ideas:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022_DEC_TTOTM_PhraseIt_Pt2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022_DEC_TTOTM_PhraseIt_Pt2-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022_DEC_TTOTM_PhraseIt_Pt2-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022_DEC_TTOTM_PhraseIt_Pt2-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022_DEC_TTOTM_PhraseIt_Pt2.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phraseit.net\/\">Phrase.It<\/a> allows you to easily add cartoon speech bubbles to any photo in seconds. Use Phrase.It as a creative way to share content or formatively assess students&#8217; knowledge of a topic. This site would be ideal for BYOD or 1-1 classrooms, but is also suitable for blended and distance learning, as the images are easy to share. Below, we provide suggestions for using Phrase.It in several subject areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use Phrase.It to create an image about\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social Studies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Any historical figure (with words describing their legacy).<\/li><li>Historical events from the Civil Rights movement.<\/li><li>Election candidates, using the text to include basic platform information.<\/li><li>Famous buildings in Washington, D.C.<\/li><li>Generals from World War II.<\/li><li>Landmarks in Europe.<\/li><li>The Constitution.<\/li><li>The three branches of government.<\/li><li>Flags from other countries, using the text to share what the flag symbolizes.<\/li><li>Presidents, including a famous quote or what the student imagines the president would say about an issue.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Science:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Biomes of the world.<\/li><li>The Ring of Fire.<\/li><li>Parts of an animal cell.<\/li><li>The butterfly&#8217;s life cycle, using the speech bubbles to provide descriptions.<\/li><li>Phases of the moon, including descriptive words.<\/li><li>Causes and effects of hurricanes.<\/li><li>Equipment from the science lab.<\/li><li>Elements on the Periodic Table.<\/li><li>Any animal, using the speech bubbles as a description.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Math:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The steps for a math problem.<\/li><li>A word problem, using an image to explain the scenario.<\/li><li>Shapes in geometry.<\/li><li>Budgeting and personal finance.<\/li><li>Vocabulary words in calculus.<\/li><li>How to find area and perimeter.<\/li><li>The correct order of PEMDAS in a math problem.<\/li><li>The difference between a line and a line segment.<\/li><li>The difference between range and domain, showing each in images.<\/li><li>Estimating how many of something is in a photo (such as a candy jar or gum machine).<\/li><li>The difference between median, mean, and mode.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Language Arts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Parts of speech, annotating a random photo with adjectives, adverbs, and more.<\/li><li>Characters from a book. Use the speech bubbles to have them &#8220;talk&#8221; about a story&#8217;s ending or climax.<\/li><li>Visual vocabulary\/terminology, combining new words with appropriate images.<\/li><li>The main characters from a story where each shares a short description of themselves.<\/li><li>Pivotal events in a story.<\/li><li>The difference between two, too, and to.<\/li><li>Figurative language. For example, find an image representing an oxymoron, such as &#8220;organized chaos.&#8221;<\/li><li>A poem, aligning evocative lines with images.<\/li><li>A related simile.<\/li><li>Current events. Take a photo from the news and add text explaining the event.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arts &amp; Humanities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Famous places to visit in Spain (in Spanish class).<\/li><li>Vocabulary words in world language class. Use random stock images and create captions in the new language.<\/li><li>Instruments from the band with a short description.<\/li><li>Any famous singer with information about their life.<\/li><li>A famous artwork with a description of who created it and when.<\/li><li>Student-created artwork, uploaded and including text.<\/li><li>A renowned artist from the 19th Century.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><br>Additional Video Tutorials and Review:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>TeachersFirst Review: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=14479\">Phrase.It<\/a><\/li><li>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/phraseit.net\/blog\/\">Phrase.It Blog<\/a><\/li><li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6392aI1YUUY\">Phrase.It Tutorial<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you used Phrase.It? Share your activities and takeaways in the comments below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Part 1 of this blog post, we introduced you to Phrase.It\u2014a simple website that allows you to add cartoon speech bubbles to any photo\u2014and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework to using Phrase.It in your instruction. Today&#8217;s post offers detailed instructions for using this tool and shares classroom ideas. Phrase.It: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/tech-tool-of-the-month-phrase-it-part-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[73,70,11,42],"class_list":["post-7076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-tool-of-month","tag-images","tag-tech-tools","tag-technology-implementation","tag-tutorial"],"modified_by":"Melissa Henning","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7076"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7106,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7076\/revisions\/7106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}