Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

Stop wasting your time searching for videos to answer all your Google Slide questions. This comprehensive guide will save you time and help you create the digital assignments you've always wanted for your students.

“Technology will never replace great teachers, but technology in the hands of great teachers is transformational.” -George Couros

Use the content you already have but integrate technology in a meaningful way. Learn how to create digital assignments that are comprehensive and engaging for your students.
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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Start Here!

  • 2

    Google Slides Need to Know Tools

    • a. Text Box

    • b. Shapes & Lines

    • c. Insert Image Options

    • d. Insert Images from Google

    • e. Insert Videos & Timers

    • f. Add (Duplicate) Slides

    • g. Border Lines & Weight

    • h. Fonts & Adding More

    • i. Crop an Image

    • j. Hyperlink Text

    • k. Line Spacing & Lists

    • l. More Options

    • m. Zoom In & Out

    • n. Undo & Redo

    • o. Order & Layer Objects

    • p. Word Art

    • q. Rotate & Flip Objects
  • 3

    Step 1: Change Your Page Size

    • 1.1 Create a new folder & Google Slide within Google Drive

    • 1.2 Changing Google Slide page size & getting template ready
  • 4

    Step 2: Create & Insert Your Background You Want to Glue Down

    • 2.1 Inserting a background in Google Slides

    • 2.2 Creating a Simple Border
  • 5

    Step 3: Create Moveable Objects & Text Boxes On Top

    • 3.1 Matching/Drawing Lines

    • 3.2 Labeling

    • 3.3 Circling Response

    • 3.4 Drag & Drop

    • 3.5 Diagram

    • 3.6 Checklists & Tables

    • 3.7 Graphic Organizers

    • 3.8 Multiple Manipulatives

    • 3.9 Inserting a Video

    • 3.10 Hyperlinking External Resources

    • 3.11 Helpful Teacher Directions

    • 3.12 Answer Key Reveal
  • 6

    Step 4: Make a Copy for the Kids in your Drive

    • 4.1 Master Copy vs. Student Copy

  • 7

    Step 5: Share with Students

    • 5.1 Google Classroom

    • 5.2 Seesaw

    • 5.3 Schoology

    • 5.4 Download as a PowerPoint
  • 8

    Bonus Creating Tips

    • Make a PDF editable in Google Slides

    • Insert audio

    • Hack for searching images on Google

    • Removing the background of an image

    • Create own, easy, digital manipulatives

    • Crop images as shapes

    • Add Special Characters in the Text

    • Hyperlink Images

    • Hyperlink to other Google Drive Files

    • Hyperlink slides to each other

    • Add outside fonts to Google Slides

    • Add your Bitmoji

    • Add custom colors
  • 9

    Congratulations!

    • Certificate of Completion

    • How it's going...

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Instructor(s)

CEO & Founder of naomimeredith.com

Naomi Meredith

Hey there! I’m Naomi Meredith; a former classroom teacher turned K-5 STEM teacher. With over a decade of experience in education along with a M.Ed in STEM Leadership, I'm here to help you navigate the best tools out there. While I’m not loading up on coffee and dry shampoo, I am obsessed about researching and creating resources to help you navigate STEM & tech in your classroom. Of course, with an added bit of style! Whether you are someone who loves STEM & Tech already or just getting started, you've come to the right place. I truly believe that any teacher out there can learn how to use STEM & Technology in their classrooms effectively. I can’t wait to connect with you and be your guide!