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About
About
Creating a slide show with others? Need to insert a YouTube video into a slide? Google Slides, a slide show presentation program, makes the job easy. You have access to a variety of features you may be familiar with, such as slide transitions, themes for layouts, the ability to insert images and text, as well as merge slide shows together. You can crop images to various shapes, as well, and create hyperlinked table of contents.
Some other advantages to using Slides:
- It features revision history, like other G Suite tools (such as Docs)
- You can adjust the dimensions of a slide to create special sized slide shows
- Collaboration, available via the SHARE button, is possible with live commenting from viewers if you share the link
- Leave comments on any slide, as well as see who is working on any given slide with a thumbnail pic
Visit the Google Help Center for additional information.
Exam Expectations
Exam Expectations
Presentations with Slides
Presentations with Slides
- Define Slides and identify a variety of uses for it in the school setting
- Access Slides from the App Launch icon
- Insert a text box
- Insert a graphic from Google Drive
- Add a slide
- Import Slides
- Access the Research Tool (Explore)
- Create a New Presentation
- Import and Convert Powerpoint to Slides
- Choose a Theme
- Add and Edit Content
- Customize Your Slides
- Present, Print, and Download
- Download versions in other formats
- Make a copy in Slides
- Email a copy as attachment
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Team Activity
Team Activity
Using Google Slides, create a joint presentation highlighting key knowledge items for first year teacher in your school district.
Using Google Slides, create a joint presentation highlighting key knowledge items for first year teacher in your school district.
Be sure to include images, text boxes, and customize your slideshow with themes. Add a photo of your group.
Be sure to include images, text boxes, and customize your slideshow with themes. Add a photo of your group.
Reflections
Reflections
Share your reflections about the following online in the Google Doc linked below:
- What I found easiest was...
- What I found hardest was...
- What do I need to learn more about...
Resources
Resources
Beyond the Slideshow with Google Slides
Beyond the Slideshow with Google Slides
ericcurts.com - ericcurts@gmail.com @ericcurts / =EricCurts1
10 Minutes (Timed) - Scenario
10 Minutes (Timed) - Scenario
You have to teach a lesson on digital citizenship.
- Create a presentation and name it.
- Insert a text box on the left-hand side of the slide and copy and paste the following text:
- A digital citizen is someone who is aware of their technological surroundings. Always remembers to treat others the way you would like to be treated and think twice before you click.
- Add a YouTube video about digital citizenship on the right-hand side of the slide.
- Make a comment on the video to your co-teacher, Miguel Guhlin (mguhlin@tceatraining.org) to watch the video before class to make sure it fits with the lesson.
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