Google

Drive

Select – Create an account

Go to drive.google.com

Enter in your information

Google SlidesGoogle Drive

•Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere

•Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in one location

•This lesson contains screen shots, tips and instructions for using Presentations (now known as Slides) within Google Drive.

Note: other lessons will explore documents, spreadsheets, drawings and forms within Google Drive. This lesson introduces Google Drive and explains Google Slides .

Getting Started

From the Google homepage, select Drive

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1. Click on New2. Select your desired program

(Docs, Sheets, Slides)Note: Click on More for Formsand Drawings

Getting Started

Select Slides

Theme

• Select a Theme for the presentation• Note: The Theme can be changed

anytime under the Theme tab

Theme

Background

Layout

Transitions

New Slide

New Slide with Layout

The next slides will investigate the Menu Bar

File

Edit

Select Undo to delete a previous

mistake

View

Zoom in to examine a small area of the slide

Full Screen to view the presentation in

Presentation mode

Insert

Insert a Text box, Image, Video,

Word art, Line, Shape, Table and

New Slide

The following 5 slides will demonstrate inserting these features…

Insert - Shape

Select from a variety of shapes for the

presentation

Insert - Image

• Drag or upload an image into this area

• It will automatically be uploaded into your document

Insert - Video

• The words Google Drive were typed into the YouTube search area

• A series of videos are displayed below to select for the presentation

Insert – Word art

Word Art is great for Titles

Insert – New Slide

• The slides are displayed in this location• There are currently 3 slides in the

presentation

Slide - Transition

Select Type of Transition –Example Fade and apply settings

Slide – Apply Layout

Select from a variety of layouts for your slides

Format • Format Text• Add Bulleted

or Numbered lists

Arrange - Order

Move a shape in front or behind another shape, text or image

Tools

1. Check Spelling2. Research a Topic• The topic hockey was entered

into the search area• A list of web results is created

including images and information

Table – Insert table

Steps…1.Select Table – Insert Table2.Determine the appropriate number of rows and columns3.The program will automatically add the table to the slide

Help

Type what you are trying to find into

the help box

Further Lessons

Other lessons will explore…

oDocs (Word Processing)

oSheets (Spreadsheets)

oForms

oDrawings

Activity #1 -Tech Sharing

• The Best way to learn is to teach.• You will be sharing something that you have recently

discovered online related to technology.• It could be a website, blog, video(s), social media site

and/or something new in on-line news. • If you can not think of something to share begin by

doing some research. Go to websites like www.mashable.com or www.yahoo.com

• You will be putting together your information into a 5slide Google Presentations presentation.

Note: the marking scheme indicates all areas that will be evaluated.

Teachers

Many of my technology lessons and website investigations have come from doing this Tech Share exercise with my students.

Students are constantly online and have great ideas to share if given the opportunity. These ideas can become your future lessons.

Marking Scheme for Tech Sharing Presentation

5 Slides /5

Information /10

Pictures /5

Colors / Different Fonts /5

Custom Animation / Transitions

/5

Presentation /20

TOTAL /50

Students

• You will be putting together an 8 slide Google

Presentations presentation on a Tech Device of

your choice.

• The following slide (slide 3) includes the topics for

each of your 8 slides.

• Slide 4 includes some website choices to find

information on tech devices.

• Slide 5 includes a marking scheme for how you will

be evaluated.

Tech Gadget Presentation Slides

1. Title Page

2. Features/Product Info

3. How it works

4. Benefits to users (Why should people buy it?)

5. Cost (find 3 online stores)

6. Competitor Products. (2 similar devices made by other manufacturers)

7. Customer Reviews (reviews by people who have used the device – sometimes you may find this on the stores website)

8. Conclusion/Summary

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