I had to make a power point for a class I was in this week, so I tried Google Presentations for the first time. I clicked on "share" and was able to publish my presentation in a format that can be viewed online. Pretty sweet for avoiding software conflicts, though there are not nearly as many bells and whistles in the editing. I think that actually might be a good thing, especially when we ask students to create presentations!
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Hi Sarah,
I like your "quick little presentation". I have used Google Docs before, but not to make a PowerPoint presentation. We have our biology students make PowerPoint presentations at the end of the year. I had my students do individual presentations and just had them submit them to our Moodle class page. A colleague of mine had her students work in pairs on Google Presentations with great results. She liked it because she could see how they were progressing at all times.
great -- I agree with you. I think most of the bells and whistles on PowerPoint just lead to distraction...
Are you on campus? If so, let me know. I will be at Hannon Hall lobby tonight at 6:00. I'll be around Reid Hall most of the week.
I have never used Google Docs for PPT, but I have used it for excel spreadsheets- which made a data collection lab much easier. Everyone was able to contribute!
I like the idea that your colleague suggested- we did end of the year projects- and perhaps using Google Docs would have allowed me to stay on top of things better.
Sarah,
I like the idea of using Google Docs and it's ability to share it online. I agree that the bells and whistles on PowerPoint just lead to a distraction. My students spend more time on the bells and whistles than they do on actually learning the material.
Danielle
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