Tech Tip: Google Slides

 

PowerPoint and Keynote are handy tools for presenting information, but what if your students don't have licenses to these expensive software packages? And what if you would like students to collaborate on a presentation? Google Slides is a great alternative!  Google Slides is an online presentation app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way. Here's what you can do with Google Slides:

• Create and edit presentations
• Edit a presentation with friends or coworkers, and share it with others effortlessly
• Import .pptx and .pps files and convert them to Google presentations
• Download your presentations as a PDF, a PPT, or a .txt file
• Insert images and videos into your presentation
• Publish and embed your presentations in a website

Whether you’re trying to wow your boss with an end-of-quarter presentation or impress your classmates with an animated book report, the new version of Google Slides can help. All of your new presentations will be created in the latest version of Google Slides. Any presentation you upload and convert to Google Docs format will be converted to the latest version of Google Slides.
Check out some of the new features in the latest version of Google Slides:

• Character-by-character collaboration: See updates in realtime as you edit presentations with other people.
• Drawing on canvas: Draw organizational charts, flowcharts, design diagrams and much more right within Google Slides.
• Transitions: Enhance your presentation with new ways to transition between slides.
• Shape linking: Turn shapes within your presentation into hyperlinks to other slides, presentations, or external webpages.
• Better animations: We’ve added new themes to make it easy to create show-stopping presentations.
• Commenting: Collaborate with other people by adding comments to shapes, text or slides.

Click here for an overview of Google Slides and view the video below for a brief tutorial.