Google Slides is one of the most versatile apps in the G Suite suitcase and can be used very effectively to provide more student agency within your classroom. The ability to link within slide decks or out to other files can add another level of functionality for both the teacher and the student. This is part three of a three part series.
In this short video I’ll show you a workaround to add audio to your Google Slides. You will learn how to add a hidden video from YouTube into your slides, meaning that anything (voice recording, student created music or already available music) can become soundtracks for your presentations.
Want to be sure your students are watching the videos you want them to? Learn how to insert a video into a Google Doc in such a way that your students can watch it without having to leave the document.
With the development of digital technologies, the mistakes you make in your spelling are becoming easier and easier to fix. Did you realise Google not only has the little red line to help you fix these mistakes, it also has a spell checker built right into Docs, Slides and Sheets.
Hearing your colleagues swear black and blue they haven’t seen your document is frustrating. This handy feature in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides means you’ll never have to second guess whether they have or haven’t ever again.
Publishing your Google Slides to the web allows you control over how viewers see your slides. Go a step further and customise the auto-advance speed to create fun animations and timed Pecha Kucha style presentations.
We all love having beautiful images to enhance our documents. But how often do your students (or you) just jump into Google and grab the prettiest image they see in a search? This blog will show you five easy ways you can share with your students to make sure they are getting gorgeous images that they can feel confident they are using legally.
f your organisation has recently transitioned to G Suite, you might be wondering about what to do with your document, spreadsheet and presentation templates. Existing templates can be converted to Google format (Docs, Sheets and Slides) and stored in Google Drive, but what’s the best way to manage the distribution and use or Google Drive templates?
Google Slides have a good range of themes you can use to add some colour and fun to your presentations. However, sometimes the look and feel of the theme might not be quite what you’re after. The good news is that you can use the Edit master feature in Google Slides to make changes to colours, fonts and images in the theme. Editing the master will automatically implement the changes across all the slides in your presentation. The end result is your own customised theme.
Google Slides has a fantastic feature which allows you to create your own templates. The best thing about these templates is that they can have a mixture of editable and non-editable sections. This lets you ‘lock’ certain parts so that fiddly little fingers cannot change or move them.
Is Google scripts and coding just for the experts?
Alice Keeler and Mike Reading talk about how you can get started with Coding in Google Apps. Alice lists a number of resources to get started on your coding journey.
