What:
Google Slides is far more than a presentation tool. With the help of add-ons, Google Slides can be taken to the next level of presentation tools using add-ons that offer icons, images, and even a formative assessment tool allowing you to manage how students engage with your Google Slides presentation. There are so many add-ons to choose from but this post will look specifically at Icons by Noun Project, Unsplash, and Pear Deck.
Why:
Icons by Noun Project is an add-on that gives you access to over 1 million icons to make your Slides presentation more modern and appealing to visual learners. The Unspalsh add-on gives you access to an entire library of copyright-free, high-resolution images. Finally, Pear Deck is an add-on that allows your slide deck to become an innovative formative assessment tool. Pear Deck can turn your slide into an engaging conversation by including bell ringers, interactive questions, and checks for understanding. You can also create custom questions including texts, numbers, and multiple choice. When presenting, you will see student responses to each designed assessment to quickly gauge their understanding of the material being presented. Pear Deck offers a free version as well as a paid premium per year version.
How to:
In order to obtain an add-on, open the desired Google Slide deck and click add-ons on the top navigation bar. Choose get add-ons and search for and choose the specific add-on desired. Once it opens click the blue +free button (shown in the image below). Choose your Google account or sign in to your Google account when prompted and click allow. You can access the chosen add-on by again clicking on add-ons in the top navigation bar and hovering over the add-on you just obtained. Add-ons then differ, some say start, others say launch, while others say open. Most add-ons will open on the right-hand side of the page when you click start/launch/open.
Next Steps:
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TLDR (too long didn’t read):
Google Slides is far more than a presentation tool. With the help of add-ons, Google Slides can be taken to the next level of presentation tools using add-ons that offer icons, images, and even a formative assessment tool allowing you to manage how students engage with your Google Slides presentation. There are so many add-ons to choose from but this post will look specifically at Icons by Noun project, Unsplash, and Pear Deck.
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