QGS6 Google Slides: Present & Publish

Introduction

This is the last Quest in this Thing 11 Google Slide presentation series. The task now is to complete your presentation with your partner, group, or your individual one and present it to your designated audience. This Quest will help you explore some different ways you can present and/or publish it.

I Can Statements

• collaborate to create a presentation
• understand the features and attributes of effective presentations
• skillfully present to an audience
• select an appropriate method for delivering a Google Slides presentation

Key Vocabulary

Captions: Captions show the text on the screen as a speaker talks.

Dictate Speech-to-Text: Dictate Speech-to-text is a feature where you can voice dictate a speaker note in Google Slides and it will be transcribed into text.

Embed: Embed is a unique code that can be generated that will show your presentation (or video) on a web site, blog, or learning management system.

Laser Pointer: A laser pointer is a presentation feature in Google Slides where your pointer can be enabled to act like a moving laser-like pointer on the screen.

Present: in Google slides, present mode will show your presentation in full-screen to others, and also to be able to see the speaker notes and mini-slides on your screen while presenting.

Presentation Modes: Presentation modes are different ways to show your presentation that may include speaker notes on a separate monitor, or text captions as you present with a microphone.

Presentation shared in full-screen: Presentation shared in full-screen is an action of editing the link to your presentation so others will view it full-screen.

Published presentation: A Google presentation can be "published to the web" as a presentation that can be shared with others on the internet.

Slide master: A slide master is a template editor that allows modification of slides and layouts, including colors, fonts, and designs in Google Slides.

Speaker notes: Speaker notes is a Google slide feature that is a text box located below the slide to enter text to remember talking points for a presentation, that can be viewed by the presenter during a presentation.

Toggle: Toggling is an action, key or command, that is triggered on or off by the press of a key such as B when presenting in Google Slides to turn the screen all black, or W for white and when pressed again, reverses the action.

Steps

Here are some final steps and tips for your successful presentation.

1. Look over this list and watch the bookmarked parts of this video you are unfamiliar with that demonstrates and discusses the following:

• SlideMaster
• Voice dictation or speech-to-text
• Publish the presentation to the web and get the hyperlink to share with others
• Publish the presentation to the web and embed it (and view the section labeled Some Do's and Don'ts in the content box below)
• Zoom in and out during editing

2. Presentation Tips and Tricks

This bookmarked video covers the following:

• View the speaker notes when presenting with a projector or 2nd monitor
• Show the cursor like a laser pointer when presenting
• Blank the screen when presenting
• Several presentation modes
• Show the captions when presenting (requires using an attached mic)
• View the speaker notes while presenting in Zoom
• Create Handouts for your audience

3. Practice...practice...practice your presentation. Practice eye contact with your audience, relax and remember to check for questions. Make changes based on feedback from another classmate, your teacher, and your own observations.

4. Good luck! We hope you had fun learning some new things with Google Slides.

Final Reflections

Check with your teacher about reflecting on this experience. It might take the form of a discussion forum or class discussion, or writing about it.

A written reflection might include: 

1. A paragraph on the skills they learned
2. A paragraph on their group participation based on the characteristics document
3. A paragraph about something you liked about the project
4. Sharing one or two things they would do differently in the future.

Completing this Quest

• You  have practiced your presentation and made changes based on feedback or your own observations.
• You and your partner or group have delivered and completed the Group Presentation.
• You have completed a final reflection assignment.

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