Google Presentations is a powerful and collaborative tool for making presentations. It has many of the same features as programs like Microsoft Powerpoint. One very good distinct feature is that each presentation made in Google Presentations is given a unique web address which can be typed into a web browser. This eliminates the hassle of using a flash drive and worrying over whether or not you can access your presentation, or if your flash drive might somehow become corrupted making it impossible to retrieve your presentation when you need it.
In the past, I have used Microsoft Office to create presentations. I have had no prior experience using Google Presentations. I watched the atomic learning video on creating a presentation, and it seems to be fairly easy to use. I think it is going to take more practice for me to become proficient with Google Presentations.
Upon reading about Google Presentations, I was fascinated about the collaborative ability whereby students can work together easily. It is also very interesting to me that the presentation is saved in a cloud, and easily retrieved on any computer with internet service. This makes collaboration much easier for both students and colleagues. The collaborative work meets the Common Core Standards for Speaking and Listening.
According to our Graham text in chapter 5, the use of Google Presentations satisfies Common Core Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Common Core Standards also demand that a student be ready for college, and using Google Presentations certainly helps prepare a student to make presentations in college level classes.
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