Create Presentations

Strategy 4: Create Presentations

Use a presentation tool to share slides, text, videos, and more then link it in Canvas or Google Classroom. Presentations are more than tools for the face-to-face classroom. They also provide unique and flexible spaces for sharing content online. Presentations help with efficient content delivery and also support self-guided student learning.

Here are a few choices to get you started:

Need to get started quickly? Try Google Slides first:

Google Slides:

Google Slides is a simple presentation tool that supports consistent design while enhancing content delivery. Google Slides integrates easily into both Canvas and Google Classroom and is viewable on any internet-connected device to which students have access.

To get started...

Step 1: Create a presentation

To create a new presentation:

  1. Open the Slides home screen at slides.google.com.

  2. In the top left, under "Start a new presentation," click New . This will create and open your new presentation.

You can also create new presentations from the URL slides.new.

Step 2: Edit and format a presentation

You can add, edit, or format text, images, or videos in a presentation.

Step 3: Share & work with others

You can share files and folders with people and choose whether they can view, edit, or comment on them.

Additional Support

Google Slides

Want to elevate your presentations? Try Nearpod.

Nearpod:

Nearpod is a student engagement platform built to make teaching with technology easy while embedding formative assessment. It’s designed to work with any technology, from iPads and iPhones to Macs and Chromebooks. With Nearpod you can control what your students see and get feedback in real-time.

Please review the front/back document to the right for Nearpod's quick suggestions for distance learning and why you might want to use this during the dismissal period.

Already have a Google Slides presentation? Try uploading your slides to Nearpod to add interactivity.

Nearpod Website


Want to dive deeper into Nearpod? We have a Canvas course with more resources to show you how to use the interactive presentation tool.

OSD Nearpod Canvas Course

Nearpod for Distance Learning & Remote Classrooms-Allen

To get started, please sign in to Nearpod using your Google account then view the steps to the right. We also have access to several supplemental resources packs which can be found here.

Email-1-Announcing Nearpod to teachers.pdf

Nearpod Integration with Canvas

You can embed any Nearpod lesson into Canvas so the students can easily obtain it. Students can spend more energy learning the concepts and content rather than tracking down assignments and idea on multiple websites. Good-bye multi-tab teaching!

Please review the document to right, which explains how to create Nearpod assignments in Canvas.

How to Create a Nearpod Assignment in Canvas

How to add a Nearpod assignment to Canvas

  • Click plus symbol in the module section

  • Add new assignment and name it

  • Open the assignment and click edit

  • Change “submission type” to external tool

  • Click “find” and choose Nearpod.

  • Select your desired lesson.

The LTI adds the participation report to Canvas

  • Teachers can see data and grade through Speedgrader (Canvas feature)

  • In Canvas, students have the ability to see their own reports in “Submission Details”


For more details check out this video or this Quick Start Guide.

Get Started with Nearpod (Click the Images Below)

Nearpod is also providing these supports for teachers just getting started: