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Teaching Toolbox: Drawing Applications

Teaching Toolbox: Drawing Applications

Touch-screen Chromebooks have come a long way. Today, there is a wide range of drawing applications you can use to annotate, take notes, and record a lesson.

Here are my favorite tools for drawing, sketching, and doodling on your Chromebook.

This episode kicks off my 2022 “toolbox” series of episodes where I will be sharing my favorite classroom tools to help you prepare for the 2022-23 school year. 

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Related: This class is creating digital art with Chromebooks!

Annotations

  • Gallery app – great for annotating images and PDFs (built in to every Chromebook)
  • Chrome Canvas – great for annotating images and screenshots. (free)
  • Kami – my recommendation for annotating PDFs (freemium)
  • Paint Online – a Chrome extension that lets you write on any web page (even Google Slides).

Video Annotations

  • Screencastify – a classic tool I have been using for years! (freemium)
  • Screencast – the latest addition to your Chromebook (free)
  • ScreenPal – a Chrome extension that lets you add videos to any text field (free)

Hand-written notes

  • Google Keep – yep, it has handwriting as well! (free)
  • Google Classroom – annotation is available when using the Android app on your Chromebook. (free)
  • Cursive – a note-taking app exclusively for Chromebooks (free)
  • Squid – a very popular Android application (freemium)

Just for fun

  • Auto-draw – drawing for people who suck at drawing (free)
  • Jamboard – collaborative brainstorming (free)
  • Quickdraw – pictionary with Google (free)
  • Sketchbook – an Android app that features professional-level tools for creating digital art (freemium)
  • Flashcard Factory – create your own flashcards with Pear Deck (freemium)

Related post: Create sketchnotes with a Chromebook!

What drawing application did I miss?

There are dozens of great drawing applications, which one didn’t may my list! Send me a tweet (@jrsowash) or leave a comment on this post and share your favorite tool for annotating, taking notes, and creating digital art.

Connect with John!

  • Former HS science teacher and principal
  • Author The Chromebook Classroom
  • Twitter: @jrsowash
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Additional Resources and links:

  • Clear the Clutter (5 tips for closing out the school year)
  • Google Classroom Course Archive
  • 10 tips for organizing Google drive
  • Organize Google with Color!

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