Lunch N' Learn: Rethinking Slides Using Google Presentations

Today's part three of three Lunch N' Learns focuses on Google Presentations as a tool that can eliminate the noise and focus the signal on staff presentations.

Many teachers have used the Effective Google Presentation Tips for Students prior to having students create presentations.  Consider looking at these prior to making your next Google Presentation.

• Five Words On A Slide
• Tools > Research > All Google Features On Side Of Presentation
• Insert YouTube Clip
• Snipping Tool To Get Images
• Text Box > Fonts
• Arrows > Shapes > Lines
• Single Most Important Piece of Advice --Stop The Bullet Point Madness

Effective Google Presentations Consider Showing To Students

Word Focus is critical!  Do NOT put what you say on the screen.  Eliminate ALL the words so that people will listen to your passion and energy instead of reading your words.

Inserting An Image Consider rethinking the way images are presented to your students.


Google Presentations With Speaker Notes By making a few simple clicks, you will never miss an important point, while your audience views a Focused Message!

Effective Examples

• 10 Tips To Present ALL CAN BE DONE IN GOOGLE PRESENTATION
• Clear Pictures, Clear Words, Signal
• Simple, Small Transition, One Image, Small Amount Of Words
• Social Studies Old Italy Slide New Italy Slide New Way
• 450 Ways To Make Google Presentations Pop

I am thankful for the many teachers who have shared their "this is my new presentation because of Lunch N' Learn" See how one teacher has changed her presentations.  She also commented, "students do listen more when they are not racing to write down all the words on my presentation slides."

3 of 3 Part Series
Part 2
Part 1

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Photo Slideshow Via YouTube

Through @TonyVincent 's tweet

Did you know that you can upload photos to YouTube & it will make a nice video slideshow with music? Just click Upload then Photo slideshow.
— Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) March 21, 2013

I learned how YouTube can provide a slideshow of photos option with copyright free music and animations!

After clicking the Upload button in YouTube, the screen below will display...

One negative thing of this process was that as soon as I chose a song, there was no previewing.  As I watched the final product, the song ran out two minutes prior to the slide show ending.  I may be able to edit it, but haven't found a method as of yet.

See the final product...

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