Using Google for Presentation

Google Presentations is a free app available on IPads. The app is similar to Microsoft PowerPoint in many of its presentation features. Each slide can be designed with different templates, transitions, and qualities. Information can be put into the presentation through typing or inserting pictures (uploaded or found on the internet). Google Presentations has a great home page, with nearly all of the presentation aspects immediately assessable. The phrasing for these aspects are simple and many can be done through different key strokes. Creating the presentation through keystrokes cuts down on time needed for creating presentations. The presentation is created online and can be assessed from anywhere at anytime with internet. Slides can be saved and other people can be invited to participate in designing or viewing the presentation. The finished project can then be saved for private use, available to some people, or made available to anyone.

I created this presentation to discover and show many of the great things about creating presentations on this app:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qY16teFto8r2abgHXvTs5KX7F8_C6QuxupfIOA6E-GI/edit?usp=sharing

Graham makes several points about how using Google Drive / Presentations meet Common Core State Standards. On page 118 he describes how Google Drive meets math standards about using tools wisely in the classroom. Also Anchor Standard 7 states the need for students to integrate and evaluate information presented in media and different formats. In grade 4 students are asked to quantitate different types of information using charts, graphs, and information from webpages. The group capability of Google Presentations allows for standards about collaborating and working as a team to be met. In addition, presentations allow for great assessment for a variety of standard that test different types of content knowledge.