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When making buttons in Storyline, I often make the hover standard 10% lighter than the normal state color. I make the down or visited state 10% darker than the normal state color. To help find the right heximal decimal codes for the lighter and darker versions of the color, I use a tool from CSS Font Stack. https://www.cssfontstack.com/oldsites/hexcolortool/ 
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Need to use Lorem Ipsum text for a mockup? Here is my favorite Lorem Ipsum Generator. www.loremipsum.io  Instructional design is a unique meta-field with a rich history. I created a timeline that describes major milestones in the field's history. tinyurl.com/idhistory  Graphic River, a part of Envato Market, is a great source of paid PowerPoint templates. Here are a few of my favorites. Verzus 2.0     Beautiful animations are an effective way to make your presentations stand out. Take a look at One Skill PowerPoint Tutorials. My favorites: www.youtube.com/user/1OneSkill  Another impressive PowerPoint Tutorial account on YouTube is PowerPoint Pro. Here are some tutorials that stand out: www.youtube.com/channel/UC41u3UM1Sm6Jm_ptXpHQi2A  Want to make ensure your projects are using your client's fonts? Try Fount, a button that you add to your Google Chrome bookmark bar. Then, when you're on a website, select any text to find out the font name, size, weight, and style. fount.artequalswork.com/  What small group activities can instructional designers and teachers use to generate ideas and promote participation? The University of Waterloo's Centre for Teaching Excellence suggests seven small-group activities:
uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/developing-assignments/group-work/group-work-classroom-types-small-groups  In addition, post-it notes are a helpful tool to promote idea generation. Post-It.com offers some creative suggestions. https://www.post-it.com/3M/en_US/post-it/ideas/teamwork-solutions/  Once ideas have been created and organized, groups have to work together to reach a consensus on the best idea. One method to accomplish this objective is Dot Voting, also known as Sticker Voting. https://methods.18f.gov/discover/feature-dot-voting/  Having a hard time writing clear, action-oriented learning objectives? Check out Minnesota State University's "Action Verbs for Student Learning Objectives" chart. www.mnstate.edu/assess/poa/actionverbs.aspx  Want to bring your PowerPoints to the next level? Check out Stinson Design's blog post "Our top 5 favourite animations." www.stinsondesign.com/posts/our-top-five-favourite-animations  Need to create software training videos or software simulations? (Think Camtasia.) Take a look at instructional designer Ant Hugh's company VideoBites for inspiration. www.videobites.co  Ant Pugh also claims the unique title of Instructional Design Vlogger. You can access all of his videos from his website. www.antpugh.com  |
