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Digital Skills : 3rd Grade : Topic 4

Google Slides Skills

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Student Skills

  • I know what Google Slides is, and I can navigate to it.

  • I understand the Google Slides interface.

  • I can type in Google Slides, move the cursor, create a new line, delete and insert text.

  • I can select text and format it.

  • I can insert an image using a web search or the camera.


Report card standard: TECH 3.2 Uses a program such as Google Slides to create multimedia slideshows. 

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This topic is good for the middle or end of the school year, and it directly addresses the 3rd grade report standard TECH 3.2 Uses a program such as Google Slides to create multimedia slideshows. The first two lessons cover basic Google Slides skils. The practice decks provide opportunities for students to use and refine their skills. Lesson 3 covers online research, so that students can begin to find and document information about an animal they choose. Lesson 4 covers the Topic Task of creating an Animal Presentation in Google Slides.


  • Lesson 1: Intro to Google Slides

  • Lesson 2: Google Slides - How to Add Styles and Images 

  • Lesson 3: Online Research for 3rd Graders

  • Lesson 4: Topic Task - Animal Presenation

Lesson 1: Intro to Google Slides

Lesson Notes

  • Explanation of Google Slides

  • How to create new slides, change text, insert shapes.


The video can be played whole class, then students can practice skills using the "Intro to Google Slides" practice deck.

Resources

Google Slides Practice #1

Google Slides Practice #1

Lesson 2: Google Slides - How to Add Styles and Images

Lesson Notes

  • How to change fonts, font colors

  • How to insert images


The video can be played whole class, then students can practice skills using the "Intro to Google Slides" practice document.

Resources

Google Slides Practice #2

Google Slides Practice #2

Lesson 3: Online Research

G3:T4:L3 Online Research

Lesson Notes

  • Basics of online research

  • How to list sources


This lesson covers basics of online research, with practice tasks that will provide content for their Animal Presentation in the next lesson. Students can use the Google Slides template to document research. info, or they can use the Google Doc Research Organizer.

Resources

Animal Presentation Research Organizer (Online Version)

Animal Presentation Research Organizer (Google Docs)

Animal Presentation - Student Template

Animal Presentation Student Template (Google Slides)

Lesson 4: Topic Task

G3:T4:L4 Topic Task - Animal Presentation

Lesson Notes

  • How to Google Slides skills to create a finished presentation with text and images

  • How to provide a list of sources


If students used the Google Slides template in the previous lesson, they can work on developing their slide deck into a finished presentation, with formatting and images. If they used the Google Docs Research Organizer, they can copy information into the the Google Slide template. 

Resources

Animal Presentation - Student Example

Animal Presentation Student Example (Google Slides)

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