Skilled communication is an extremely important skill to develop in children. Accurate assessment of learning and for learning isn't always possible through written tasks, questioning or oral feedback.Â
Creating a Google slide requires the child to partake in extended communication as it requires a number of different aspects, fro example a written article, a vlog, a voice recording, or the use of graphs and images. These need to be developed and collated over time. This allows the child to be self critical and to review their work as they develop their site.
Using a multi modal approach allows a child to showcase their learning in ways they may be more comfortable with. For example, a presentation may cause anxiety as the student is not comfortable speaking live to an audience. A pre recorded presentation can allow the student to showcase their knowledge, while allowing them to stay calm and concise. Graphs and images can be much more effective than written pieces.
Supporting evidence can easily be provided using sites. For example graphs from a google form or links to supporting websites are easily presented here.
Finally the site can be formatted to target a specific audience. Imagery, vlogs, videos, voice recordings and graphs can all target different types of letters. The layout or design may be of itnerest to certain students, thus motivating them to invest more time and effort into their site.