Slides
Google Slides is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way.
Overview:
In this module you will be learning about Google Slides, an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way.
Objectives:
- Create and edit presentations
- Edit a presentation with friends or coworkers, and share it with others
- Import .pptx and .pps files and convert them to Google presentations
- Download your presentations as a PDF, a PPT, or a .txt file
- Insert images and videos into your presentation
- Share your file with collaborators and viewers
- Evaluate Google Slides as a cloud-based communication and collaboration tool
Student Responsibilities: Please review the linked resources below, complete the tasks, and share your thoughts on Google Classroom.
- View: Google Slides Animation
- View: Google Slides Overview--Upload, Convert, Create, Edit, Insert Multimedia, Layouts, Transitions, Themes, Explore, Share
- View: Google Slides Overview--Shapes, Links, and More
- Read: Google Slides Support (reference as needed)
- Read: Creating Interactive Google Presentations (From Google Innovator Eric Curts)
- View (optional): Google Slides for Interactive Stories, Quizzes, and Games (Hour-long webinar from Google Innovator Eric Curts)
Tasks:
- Create and edit a Google Slides presentation
- Import .pptx and .pps files and convert them to Google presentations
- Invite your classmates and the instructor to collaborate on a presentation with you, giving them editing privileges
- Insert images and videos into your presentation
- Download your presentations as a PDF, a PPT, or a .txt file
Discuss: Complete the following on Google Classroom.
- Share a link to your Google Slides presentation. Make sure your privacy settings allow anyone with the link to view your document.
- Share your thoughts on the positive/negative aspects of using Google Slides to collaborate and communicate with your colleagues, students, and families, and how you might integrate this tool into your teaching.
- Feel free to comment on at least one other student's note.