What:
Google Slides is technically a presentation program that allows people to collaborate together seamlessly. However, Slides as a product can be used for so much more including publishing eBooks with limitless possibilities including student portfolios, curriculum, unit maps, stories, tutorials, and more.
How To:
Creating an eBook from Google Slides is the exact same as designing a presentation in Google Slides including opening slides, choosing a template, and adding all desired content. The key to turning a regular presentation into an eBook is formatting the size, adding logos and a table of contents, and publishing. Formatting the size of a Google Slides presentation can be done by clicking File>Page Setup>Enter Custom Size (8.5×11 recommended)>Apply. It is important to add your unique logo to each page in addition to creating a table of contents on the second slide. Once you have the table of contents written, each title can be hyperlinked to each specific slide by highlighting the text and clicking command/ctrl k and choosing the correct slide. Once all desired content has been placed, the eBook can be published first by downloading the slide deck as a pdf by clicking File>Download As>PDF document. Add the downloaded pdf document to your drive and right click to access the sharing settings. Change the sharing settings of the pdf by clicking on Share>Advanced>Change the privacy setting to On – public on the web or On – anyone with the link>choose can view. Copy the link and share for people to access your published eBook!
Tip: Once the pdf has been created, changes cannot be made. You can share a published version of the slide deck that will automatically update changes by first changing the sharing settings as suggested above. Once sharing settings are public, click File>Publish to the Web>choose to auto-advance slides every one minute>click Publish. Copy the link and share for people to access your published eBook!
Next Steps:
Interested in learning more? Checkout the websites below for great information.
- Shake Up Learning – example and tutorial
- Web Ascender – includes templates
- Teaching TechNix – Student Example
References:
All sourced information is hyperlinked as applicable above.
TLDR (too long didn’t read):
Google Slides is technically a presentation program that allows people to collaborate together seamlessly. However, Slides as a product can be used for so much more including publishing eBooks with limitless possibilities including student portfolios, curriculum, unit maps, stories, tutorials, and more.
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