File - Tech Tools for Teaching

Google Presentations
Create, Pictures, Animation, and More
Holli Levy, 2013
Create a Presentation
In Google Drive, click on Create and
choose Presentation.
Choose a Theme
Rename Presentation
You will start
with a formatted
slide. Click on
"Untitled
presentation"
and change the
name of your
presentation.
Rename Presentation
Rename and click "OK"
Share Presentation
In the upper right corner of
your presentation, click
"Share"
Type in the email addresses
of the classmates who will
be working on the project
with you:
[email protected]
Share Presentation
When you click in the box to
add people, you can allow
them to view, comment, or
edit. Choose edit.
Don't forget to add your
teacher's Google e-mail to
the list of people who can
edit the project.
Revision History
Every time someone works
on a shared document it
shows up in the Revision
History. It is easy to see who
has worked on a project,
when, and what was done by
each individual in the group.
Add Text
Click to add title and subtitle or create your own text boxes.
Go to "insert" or use the shortcut.
You can also change
the background.
Working with Text
Text Background Color
Text Color
Align
Bold, Italics, Underline
Font Size
Font Style
When working with others on the same document you can add a comment using this tool.
Add a Slide
Click on the
red + or
choose the
drop down
arrow to
choose the
type of slide
you want to
add.
Insert an Image
Click on "Insert"
and "Image"
or
Use the Image
Shortcut
Then click on "Choose
and Image to Upload"
and choose a picture
from your files.
Add Video
Click on "Insert"
then choose Video
Add Video
Search
YouTube for a
video or insert
the URL of the
video.
Animation
Click on the
first object
you want to
animate.
Click on
"Insert" and
choose
"Animation"
Animation
Each time you
choose
another object
you can add
another
animation.
Choose the animation you
want for that object and
"Add animation"
Animation
This is also where you
can change the
transitions between
slides.
Saving
There is no need to save
your project. All projects
and documents in Google
Docs (Google Drive) save
automatically.