What:
Google Slides is far more than a presentation tool. With Google Slides you can customize videos including embedding videos, trimming videos, and auto-playing videos.
Why:
Embedding videos in Google Slides helps to eliminate losing precious class time trying to find and play videos. Also, through options like auto-play and trimming the video you can present exactly the content desired without playing the entire video. You can also use this feature to purposefully stop videos at certain points to ask questions and elicit a classroom discussion.
How to:
Open the desired Google Slide deck and navigate to the slide where you want to include the video. Click Insert>Video> and choose from Youtube or from My Drive. It is best to already have the URL if using Youtube videos. The My Drive section will show the last added video first. Once the video appears on the slide you can resize the video to be full screen. Then, right click on the video and choose video options. This toolbar will allow you to select a start time and an end time. You can also choose to auto-play when presenting and to mute the audio.
TIP: I have used this feature to add music to slides for timers. If I need a 5 minute timer, I would add a 5 minute music video to the slide and choose to auto-play. When the song ends the timer is finished and the activity stops.
Next Steps:
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References:
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TLDR (too long didn’t read):
Google Slides is far more than a presentation tool. With Google Slides you can customize videos including embedding videos, trimming videos, and auto-playing videos.
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