Explain Everything - Adding Text

We are learning to add text to our projects on Explain Everything in different ways.

learn / ako

Today we are going to add some text to a project in two different ways! Let's practise both ways by writing our names.

Name it 'maths'

Draw Tool

Select the draw tool.

Try some different line widths.

Try some different colours.


Erase anything you don't want (or use undo).

Text Tool

Select the text tool.

Start with a capital letter.

Move your text box.

Click on what you want to delete and select the red "X" icon.

create / hanga

Let's make a project to show what we've been learning in maths.


Take a photo of yourself and lasso it.

Take a photo of your maths materials and lasso it.


Draw a speech bubble with the draw tool then type your idea with the text tool.


Challenge: Record your voice explaining your answer.

share / tohatoha

Let's all export our projects together.

Now let's all go back to the Explain Everything home page. 

Why do you think we have to do this?

Let's share some of our projects SO FAR. We could share by...