Critical Thinking Cubes allow students to explore topics in depth with a fun twist. Students cut out the cube template along the solid lines and fold & tuck along the dashed lines. Glue may be necessary if using standard copy paper. In pairs or groups, students roll the cube and respond to the face-up prompt as it relates to the topic of study. 

Students and teachers can now add annotations to their Google Slideshows! Task students with teaching their partner by explaining and annotating Google Slide content. After starting a Slideshow, click on the three dot menu in the bottom left of the screen. Select "Turn on the pen." The pen can be red, black, blue, or green. "Erase all" is currently the only eraser option . The pen tool will continue to remain enabled until "Turn off the pen" is selected from the bottom three dot menu. 

Live pointers are a new feature in Google Slides that allow students to see each other's mouse pointer in real time. When multiple people are editing a file at the same time, users will be able to see "where" in the file others are working. This feature is OFF by default. To activate live pointers, go to View > Live pointers > show my pointer. Live pointers will remain visible across all slides until you turn them OFF.