02.14.20

Powerful Presentations

"Are there any resources I can use to help me improve the presentation of the Slides I share with students and my colleagues?"

Yes! We know presentation matters. When information is presented in a visually appealing way, we are much more inclined to read it and can more easily understand its content. Use the resources below to help improve your visual presentations.

Slide Mania

Slide Mania has a lot of free templates and themes for Google Slides and Powerpoint. The presentations are simple, eye-catching, and vibrant.

Slide Carnival

Slide Carnival has a range of free PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Canva templates for your presentations. They are easy to customize and beautifully designed.

Google Explore

Find and add suggested content based on what's in your presentation in Google Slides.

  1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
  2. At the bottom right, click Explore .
  3. In most cases, you’ll see suggestions for layouts to help finish your work. Click the one you want.

PowerPoint Design Ideas

The Design Ideas feature in Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (and Office 365) examines the content of a selected slide and offers you a variety of design choices based on what it finds. To use this feature, simply select a slide that you think needs some improvement and click the Design Ideas button in the Design tab.

Make interactive with Nearpod

Once you have created eye-catching slides, import them into Nearpod and make them interactive! Use Nearpod to include polls, quizzes, games, open-ended questions, collaboration boards, and more.


Has there been a change to the default Chrome homepage?

Yes. The default homepage for Chrome and all other browsers has now been set to the WakeID Portal Login page. School webpage links can be found in the WakeID portal for schools or by linking from www.wcpss.net.

FAQs

  1. Can I set my homepage to something else?
    • Yes, staff can change their homepage by going to the Chrome menu (upper right), choose Settings, then select Appearance.
  2. Can students change their homepage?
    • No, students are not able to make this change on WCPSS computers.