How many of us have used or seen Google Slides in the last year? Month? Week? Day? Likely all of us.
Google Slides has undoubtedly become one of the most-used tools for educators around the world. Easy to use, fun to customize, and elegant to present, Google Slides has easily replaced Microsoft’s Powerpoint that was at one point in time so prevalent in the classroom.
Google Slides is used in elementary school and all the way up to college. Students are taught at a young age how to make their own presentations and complete their projects using it. In some classrooms, teachers only teach from Google Slides.
What are the pros of Google Slides?
1.) You can take your presentation with you anywhere. It can travel from your laptop at home, to your smartboard in the classroom, to your hotel room 300 miles away in Texas. There is no need to carry around a flashdrive. You can simply log into your presentation wherever there is a proper internet connection.
2.) You have virtually unlimited space. You are free to create as many presentations your heart desires. You can also include as many, or as few slides as you want.
3.) There are so many templates available on many different websites such as slidescarnival and freegoogleslidestemplates. These can spice up your presentation and give it an entirely different vibe and message.
4.) Above all, it’s FREE! This is a great perk that has made millions of people users of Google Slides. It is accessible to everyone, regardless of how much money they have in their pocket. This was not something that all presentation soft-wares offered.
How is Google Slides used in classrooms?
Google Slides is used as a way to simplify, express, and teach lessons to students. The lessons can be as simple or as complex as the creator intends. It often catches the attention of students, especially when special effects and photos are added throughout the presentation. It is easy to go back to another slide, as opposed to using the whiteboard to teach and having to constantly erase and rewrite information.
Additionally, students can easily create their own presentation as early as 4th or 5th grade. Google Slides makes it easy to do assignments and make informational and effective presentations.
Check out this teacher fitting Google Slides into her classroom routine!
This middle school teacher helps organize herself and her student by including homework and classwork on daily Google Slides. It helps her keep track of all her classes for the week!
Overall, Google Slides is a great way to reach students and to simplify lessons in a way that students can understand.
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