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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.