Today we started our new unit (Presentation Software) by using Google Slides. Google Slides is like a scaled-down version of PowerPoint/Keynote, which limits our options within the creation process. But it is still a useful tool for three reasons:
1) Your presentation is cloud-based. You can move from a PC desktop to a Mac laptop and still access and edit your presentation (or to a phone, tablet, etc.)
2) Collaboration. Two or more people can work on the same presentation at the same time. Collaboration is an essential skill for our students and Google Slides is another tool that makes this possible.
3) Easily shared. All you need to do is send someone a link or embed the presentation within your own site.
The content of our presentation was four tips for staying safe online. I provided a list of tips they could choose from but the last tip needed to be one of their own. And then, the best part, the students had to use images, shapes, and animations to demonstrate the tip. I saw so many creative ways to show someone being blocked!
1) Your presentation is cloud-based. You can move from a PC desktop to a Mac laptop and still access and edit your presentation (or to a phone, tablet, etc.)
2) Collaboration. Two or more people can work on the same presentation at the same time. Collaboration is an essential skill for our students and Google Slides is another tool that makes this possible.
3) Easily shared. All you need to do is send someone a link or embed the presentation within your own site.
The content of our presentation was four tips for staying safe online. I provided a list of tips they could choose from but the last tip needed to be one of their own. And then, the best part, the students had to use images, shapes, and animations to demonstrate the tip. I saw so many creative ways to show someone being blocked!