Hyperdocs I created a template for anyone to download based on the Hyperdoc Handbook by Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, and Sarah Landis. These templates are widely known and accepted by many Google Docs/Slides users as it includes the learning steps of: Engage, Explore, Explain, Apply, Share, Reflect, and Extend. I decided to make a template with the steps pushed to the master slide deck so that students aren't moving the images/text around. (To copy this template , you'll need to click on "Use Template" on the top-right corner of the page.) Editing the Master? I've been presenting and training teachers to edit the master slides in Google Slides to create custom learning experiences for several years. Often times I see videos or posts encouraging teachers to create backgrounds in Google Drawings and add them to Google Slides. This does work, but there are two major flaws: You can't easily edit it if you need to make a change. You have to start over with your G
At last Audio is enabled in Google Slides! For quite some time, I've been training teachers and students to do a workaround with Screencastify as audio was a significant feature missing from Google Slides. The process worked fairly well as the user would merely make their recording using Screencastify and insert the video from Google Drive (conveniently in the Screencastify folder). After inserting the video, the user could resize the video and make it completely inconspicuous in the corner of the slide. Then using " format options " while the video was selected, the user could set the video to automatically start with the changing of Slides while in present mode. When presenting on this topic, I typically was doing so from the perspective of using Google Slides for the purpose of digital storytelling ( see my slides ). Digital storytelling is a powerful means for communicating learning and expertise on a topic. As a general rule, a digital story should be kept