{"id":1637,"date":"2026-07-09T09:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:58:12","slug":"a-fun-history-game-and-how-to-change-the-size-and-colour-of-your-mouse-cursor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/2026\/07\/09\/a-fun-history-game-and-how-to-change-the-size-and-colour-of-your-mouse-cursor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fun History Game and How to Change the Size and Colour of Your Mouse Cursor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I can’t resist sharing the history game I found.\u00a0 History buffs and history teachers will love\u00a0timeguessr.com<\/a>\u00a0where you are given\u00a0a picture,\u00a0and you\u00a0try to\u00a0guess the location and year it was taken.<\/p>\n

Jane Rondow, our wonderful\u00a0SD 71 District Inclusion Teacher\u00a0(Assistive Technology), has written this week’s text tip on how to change your cursor and the size of your mouse pointer.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n

Are you using your computer to present, show people how to do things, point out things on websites, do an online meeting or make a how-to video? Draw attention to the things you are showing by enlarging your mouse cursor.\u00a0\u00a0This can also be helpful for people with visual Impairments, processing needs or\u00a0anyone\u00a0really.<\/p>\n

Windows Computer<\/strong><\/b><\/span>\u00a0:<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Tap the Windows key\u00a0<\/span>\u200b\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Type \u201cEase of Access Settings<\/strong><\/b>\u201d select this menu option.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0<\/span>Select\u00a0Mouse Pointer\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>from the menu on the left.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0<\/span>Slide the change pointer size slider to the right to make it bigger, to the left to make it smaller.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0Select the\u00a0pointer<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>colou<\/strong><\/b>r<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0and contrast\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6. If you select the\u00a0far-right\u00a0colourful\u00a0option, you can choose any\u00a0colour, + Pick a custom pointer\u00a0colour<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Selecting a High Contrast option like yellow (with a black outline) or black makes the cursor easier for people with low\u00a0vision\u00a0needs\u00a0to see the cursor. Doing small circles with the cursor around or near the area you would like people to focus on helps to gain attention to that area.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

LINK\u00a0 Windows\u00a0<\/span>Make your Mouse, Keyboard or Other Input Devices Easier to Use<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

LINK Mac Computer\u00a0<\/span>Make the Pointer Easier to see on a Mac<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Today I can’t resist sharing the history game I found.\u00a0 History buffs and history teachers will love\u00a0timeguessr.com\u00a0where you are given\u00a0a picture,\u00a0and you\u00a0try to\u00a0guess the location and year it was taken. Jane Rondow, our wonderful\u00a0SD 71 District Inclusion Teacher\u00a0(Assistive Technology), has written this week’s text tip on how to change your cursor and the size of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1637"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1641,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1637\/revisions\/1641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}