Student Artwork in Slides

A shared Google Slideshow is a great first step for younger students, but also has application to older students. A collaborative class Google Slideshow (or even an individual project) really comes alive when it includes the student’s own artwork.

Keep in mind that any Google project has the ability to be published and shared. This is a great way to communicate learning to fellow classmates as well as to parents.

Exhibition Art Portfolio

This project was created by 2nd graders at Chapman Elementary. The students researched weather, then drew pictures. The teacher created a slideshow, inserted photos of the kids' drawings, and shared it with students. Parents helped students type their research into the slideshow.

Weather by ACES 2nd Grade

This book was created by a 7th grader at Karrer Middle School. It was so beautiful that we wanted to be able to share it with a bigger audience.

The drawings were captured with an iPhone camera, cropped, then uploaded to Google Drive. Each picture was dropped into a new slide, and the author used Screencastify to create voiceover buttons. The arrows make it easier for students to navigate to the next page.

Be a Friend - A Student's Story

This example was created by a 3rd grade teacher at Riverside Elementary. The students drew pictures and wrote 10-word summaries to learn the safety rules at school.

We Are Safe Slideshow

Make a Google Slideshow with Your Own Drawings

Ready to Publish/Share your work?

Day of the Dead Slideshow - Google Slides.webm

When Sharing a Google Project, you'll want to do 2 things.

Go to the File menu and select Publish to the Web. When the dialog box pops up, click on the Publish button. You'll be asked if you're sure you want to publish this selection - just click OK. Once you do that, you'll have an opportunity to copy the link. The link will go to your project in presentation mode so it'll look good and navigate correctly. Use that link as a way to show your project to others. (email it to someone, add it to a discussion post, put it in a Doc or Spreadsheet, add it to a Google Form...)
Use the Share button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, and type your teacher's name into the box provided. This will allow your teacher to collaborate with you and give you feedback.

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