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Castaway Desert Island

Google Slides Basics

Beth Stewart-Hancock

Glenarden Woods ES

Technology Teacher/ Coordinator

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Agenda

Introduction - Why Google Slides?

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  • Create a new slideshow/Make a Copy
    • Finding and using templates
    • Adding shapes, images
    • Design tips - Font, Sizing, Colors
    • Formatting, page set up
  • Sharing slideshow/ Publishing to the web
  • Resources & Examples
  • Comments/ Questions

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Beth Hancock - Elizabeth Stewart-Hancock

Glenarden Woods ES

June 2023

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Google Slides an online platform - like PowerPoint

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Benefits of Google Slides

  • Easy to create presentations.
  • Presentations are in your Google Drive -ease of access to your drive and presentations from any device.
  • You can also upload PowerPoint presentations made in past years
  • Sharing / Easy Collaboration

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Creating Slides/ Copying a Slideshow

  • You can create a new slideshow from Google drive
      • Shortcut - slides.google.com
  • Templates from
    • SlidesCarnival
    • SlidesMania
  • “Make a Copy” to copy a slides document

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  • Force Copy/ Template

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PlGrGlW2IaaD1O_67ypaPgFlA8Q2d9kHUbh9aNyb8MQ/copy

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To force copy a slide, you need to123:

  • Open the Google Slide you want to share and click on the Share option. Click on "Anyone with the link can view".
  • Copy the link and replace the word "edit" and everything after it with the word "copy".
  • Paste the new copy link wherever you need, such as in an email, on your website, presentation, newsletter, etc.

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Slides Basics -

Adding shapes, images

Design tips - Font, Sizing, Colors

Formatting, page setup

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Slides Basics

Slideshow canvas / Background

Outside the Canvas

Changing the Canvas size & shape

  • Bookmark

Use the grey space to the side of the slide in many ways:

To give directions for an activity

To provide links to related or assigned materials

How to Make an Interactive Drag and Drop Worksheet

Using the grey space

Beth

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Exploring Google Slides

Let’s take 5 minutes:

  • Create a 3 slide slideshow - pick a theme:
    • Vacations past or future
    • Celebrate the school year

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  • Add a background to fit your theme or choose a slides template

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  • Add images and text, etc

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Google Slides for Everything!

  • You don’t have to recreate the wheel!
  • Many pre-made slideshows are available for your use!
    • Google Slides Template Gallery
    • Google Slides for Everything - premade templates

and examples from T3

    • Other examples
      • Daily Slideshow
      • Data Notebook - MS
      • Bookmark

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How to Make an Interactive Drag and Drop Worksheet

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Explore

Pick one of the examples, and make a copy, then in the speaker notes, make a list (or make changes to the slides) to apply this in your classroom in the fall.

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Publishing to the Web

Publishing your presentation to the web

  • Viewers can move through the slides in a set timed pace.
  • Enable those who are viewing your presentation to use the links in the presentation.

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Digital Storytelling

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bit.ly/EYL23evaluation

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Feedback, Questions or Sharing

Thank you for joining the session and participating with us today.

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beth.stewarthancock@pgcps.org

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