Tag: Google Slides

  • Force users to make a new copy of a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide

    Force users to make a new copy of a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide

    There are a lot of times when I want to share a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slides presentation with other teachers, staff, or other people but I want to retain ownership and editing rights over the original. I’m not really a big fan of giving people access to my Google files and allowing them to…

  • Voice Typing in Google Docs and Google Slides

    Voice Typing in Google Docs and Google Slides

    One of the best “hidden” features in Google Docs and Google Slides is voice typing. By enabling this simple tool you give Google access to your microphone and you can talk instead of typing. From my experience, the translation is pretty good. It even picks up on punctuation marks. Here’s how to do it: Step…

  • Getting Started With Google Slides

    Getting Started With Google Slides

    In addition to teaching technology education to middle school students, I also teach a number of classes online. You can see a full list of my classes by going to the Courses link at the top of the page. I recently completed my newest course, Getting Started with Google Slides. In the course, I will…

  • How to link Google Slides to other slides

    How to link Google Slides to other slides

    Something that I have found myself needing to do from time to time is to link a slide in a Google Slide presentation to another slide. During our Back to School Night I wanted to make a single presentation, since most of the info is the same, but be able to switch from class to…