Skip to main content

Interactive Documents Using Google Slides

For this week's assignment, we had to create an interactive document using Google Slides. There were so many options that I found myself getting a little overwhelmed again. Instead of creating something completely new, I decided to follow a tutorial and then use the process I learned to make my own unique document. I began to do this tutorial on Creating an Interactive Presentation but was having some problems. I noticed that an update to the video had been posted, so I tried it again. Here is the tutorial I used:



The second tutorial was better, but there were still a couple of things I had to figure out. When he highlighted multiple items, he did not say how to do that (because it is basic), so I had to google it. Also, he gave instructions on how to create a "back" button to get back to the start, but it didn't work. So I just tried something different and I thought it had worked. Until I embedded the presentation in this post and tested it one last time.

Here is the interactive document I created:



To begin, click on the triangle to play the presentation. Then you can click on any of the circles and it will show you the name of that stage of the butterfly life cycle and a video of the stage. If you click on the "Back" button on any of the pages, it is supposed to go back to the first page. The problem is, if you use the Back buttons, the video links for the caterpillar and chrysalis stages go to the wrong place but if you don't touch the Back button the links are fine. At this point, I can't figure out how to fix it.

Aside from the glitch, I'm really happy with how it turned out.
Labels:

Comments

  1. Rod CarnillSeptember 23, 2018 at 4:45 PM

    You should be happy! you covered a lot of difficult skills and problem solved your way through a couple of hurdles that were thrown at you. I like the way you shifted the location of the back button when the video covered up the lower left corner. Good Thinking!

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownSeptember 26, 2018 at 8:58 AM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownSeptember 26, 2018 at 8:59 AM

    Heather, your "Life Circle of a Butterfly" looks amazing. I think it's super easy to follow. I can see myself posting this in Google Classroom and have my students complete some kind of activity individually or in groups with these slides.

    ReplyDelete
  4. UnknownSeptember 30, 2018 at 12:44 AM

    I love this! This is PERFECT for the life cycle of the butterfly! Your students are going to be very engaged with this!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Going Beyond Presentations with Prezi Next

This week, in order to extend my learning on Going Beyond Presentations , I decided to do something completely different from Google Slides. Instead, I created a Prezi presentation. Apparently, Prezi has been updated and is now called Prezi Next . I have minimal experience with the classic version of Prezi, so learning the new version was basically starting over. Thankfully, Youtube is always there for me when I learn something new. I found this video to be very helpful. Incidentally, the video was from the Technology for Teachers and Students Youtube channel, which looks like it may be a good channel to subscribe to for future reference. The video pointed out that you can sign up for a free student account with Prezi that gives you more options than the regular free account does. Overall, I found creating the Prezi to be easier than in the past with the classic version. The main difficulty I had was with editing subtopics. I could never figure out how to get to the zoomed in subtop...
4 comments
Read more

Nearpod

Nearpod is a tool for teachers to create presentations that can be shared with students in live class mode, or at student self-pace. I thought the learning curve on this was very easy, and I created a presentation pretty quickly. Nearpod Silver edition is free, and Nearpod Gold costs $12 per month. Among other differences, with Silver you can have a class of up to 30 and cannot do student self-paced mode. I created a presentation about perimeter and area of squares and rectangles. Here it is: To start a presentation, just click on Create your own lesson: Next, choose from Add Content, Add Web Content or Add Activity. There are many different options for content and activities to add. I started by adding a video. You simply insert the share address of the youtube video under Add Web Content. Next, I added an interactive simulation from content. It is an area builder game. This slide is a collaborate slide. In live mode, the students' answers are posted ...
6 comments
Read more

Using Blogger in the Classroom

A New Blog Well, this is my new blog for EDU 585, and creating it was pretty easy and straightforward. I have had another blog for many years, but it has been a while since I created one. I picked the simple template, but had to change the color. I think as time goes on I will make improvements to the layout, but I will keep it simple for now. Blogger in the Classroom I have never used Blogger for school or for teaching, but it seems like it would be a very useful tool in the classroom. For younger students who might not be capable of blogging, I would use the blog for a communication tool. A teacher could show parents what the class is working on, host an e-newsletter, or provide information on homework. Instructions for interactive homework assignments can be given, which increases the quality and likelihood of completion of the assignment. The blog could be used to teach parents how to support learning at home. For example, to support literacy at home, the teacher could po...
Post a Comment
Read more