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How can Google Slides be used for Digital Lesson Design?
How can Google Slides be used for Digital Lesson Design?
Google Slides are possibly the most diverse application that a teacher can use for their lesson plans and design. Many of the great teaching applications that have been created are usable with Google Slides, or have been created specifically with Google Slides in mind.
Being able to use Google Slides will allow teachers to save time on creating resources, whilst also being able to create interactive activities which engages learners.
As the College moves closer to a Hybrid Working Model for both staff and students, having your own digital lesson portfolio using Google Slides will give you resources and learners the option to have the same learning experience from home as well as being physically in the classroom.
What is Out There?
What is Out There?
There has been a lot of research into how Google Slides can be used to enhance learners experience, a lot of this has been accelerated because of the pandemic - the Teaching and Learning team will be looking further into what resources are out there for Google Slides, but here is a few ideas which can be used in your own lessons.
Interactive Lesson Activities
Interactive Lesson Activities
A great advantage of using Google Slides, is that they can be created to be used as an interactive lesson activity for asynchronous or synchronous lessons.
They also allow learners to be able to take control of their own learning and how they learn. Similar to hyperdocs and playlists, Google Slides can be created as a menu for learners to pick and choose what they wish to learn and in their own way. It can also be created to showcase how learners challenge themselves more by creating rubrics on what they can learn and what they need to learn.
Collaboration
Collaboration
A big part of lesson design is the idea around getting learners to collaborate. This is an important lifeskill which helps with understanding the value of team-work and this can be used in the future.
Creating Google Slides which allow learners to collaborate with each other fosters team work skills between learners and this does not segregate those who may be learning from home, as the files can be accessed from home as well.
Application Partners
Application Partners
Like with many Google applications, Google Slides have many different apps which are can enhance learners and your own experiences.
Applications such as Pear Deck and Nearpod allows teachers to be able to create resources and helps to 'gamify' lessons for learners to engage with lessons.
Helpful Resources
Helpful Resources
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