We want the book to scroll off the page, so move it just off the black rectangle.ġ4) Copy and paste a second book cover, placed next to the first.ġ5) Select the book and select “Animations”, “Add Animation”, then scroll down to and select “Lines”.ġ6) Change the “start” (top right) to “with previous”.ġ7) Change the movement path so that the book will move to where the first book was located.ġ8) Now would be a good time to check that your file is working correctly. This changes the path that the book cover will travel on. (Be sure that your google search is set to “labelled for reuse” to avoid pesky lawsuits.)ġ1) Click on the book cover, then select ‘Animations’.Ĭlick ‘Add animation’, then scroll down and select ‘Lines’.Ī quick animation will play, showing the book moving downwards.ġ2) Change the ‘start’ (Right hand corner) to “with previous” and the ‘Delay’ time to five seconds.ġ3) Now, move the red circle from below the book, to the left of the book.
Write “Trending Now” and position below ‘Bookflix’.ĩ) Repeat this step for “Top Picks For You” and “New Releases”.ġ0) Visit google, then copy and paste a book cover of your choice. Set the text colour to white, the font to Calibri (body) and font size to 20.ħ) Visit, Copy and paste the image and position/resize the image next to ‘search’.Ĩ) Create a text box, set the font colour to white, the font type to Calibri (Body), font size to 18 and select ‘bold’. Ħ) Using the text box tool, create a text box in the top right of the page. If the shape is too small to be moved accurately, zoom in using the zoom tool at the bottom right of the page. Type “Browse” and check the positioning of your writing.ĥ) Using the shape tool, create a small triangle next to your browse text. You should now have an entirely black screen to serve as a background.ģ) Using, create a logo with the text ‘bookflix’.Ĭopy and paste the logo onto the black PowerPoint slide, positioning it in the top left corner.Ĥ) Insert a text box next to the ‘bookflix’ logo.Ĭhange to text colour to red, font to Calibri (Body) and font size to 20. Use ‘f5’ if you are unsure that you have completed this step correctly. This will serve as your homepage for your Bookflix file.Ģ) Go to “Design”, “Format background”, “Colour” and set the colour to black. Go to ‘Slide show’, select ‘set up slide show’ and select ‘Loop continuously until ‘Esc’’.įinally, select ‘Rehearse Timings’, wait until the timer reads 0:00:46 and press ‘Esc’, then select ‘Yes’. Now, go to ‘Transitions’ and make sure that ‘On Mouse Click’ is not selected. Remember, if you create ‘Bookflix’ at home, you will need to change any hyperlinks in order to make the PowerPoint work at school. Ensure that the file is saved on your school server, otherwise you will only be able to access the file on one PC.
There is a template at the bottom of this page, should you wish to use it.ġ) Create a blank PowerPoint slide, save this file as ‘Bookflix’.
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If you have any questions, I am always available – however, if you follow the steps and don’t cut corners, you should have a working resource with none of the trial and error I “enjoyed” during my half term. Be thankful – it’s 129 less than in Whitby. It was rather complicated, but I have broken it down into steps. qvfT9brXPjĪ number of EduTwitter users asked me to explain how I created my version, especially as you can select the books to find additional information. Jumped on the hype train for Bookflix, going to introduce it in my class during reading time, to help my children select new books, then create a version for the school library. Inspired, I set out to use what I knew about PowerPoint and simple animation to create my own version. Kings Langley School Library February 15, 2019 Our version of #Bookflix is live! Thanks to lots of other #GreatSchoolLibraries for the idea! ?? /m2FHwm77Ze A school library, inspired by a number of other schools with Netflix displays, had created a visual for their school library. Earlier this week I stumbled upon a video which was doing the rounds on EduTwitter.