Tech Tip: Link to Another Slide in the same Google Slides file

Create a more interactive experience, OR have students create a “Make Your Own Adventure” game in Slides!  To links to other slides in the same document, select some text OR click on an image, then use Command / Control + K (or the  icon) to make a link. Select “Slides in this presentation”.

You can turn images into links also, which makes for a great “back” button:

Examples:

• Spanish Flash Cards
• Dragon Quest - Choose Your Adventure!

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Happy Linking!

Tech Tip: Add a Timer to a Google Slide

Tired of trying to position your class timer so it doesn't block your Slides instructions?
Looking for an easy tool for Kagan Strategies?

Use this Google Slides / YouTube hack to insert a timer that will play in your slide while it is in “Present” mode.

Use Insert >> Video, then search for a YouTube video of the length you need the timer to be. 

You can then resize, move, and copy/paste this video onto any slide.  You can also choose "Video Options" and determine if you want the video to auto-play on the Slide. (If you don't select this, you can click the video to start the timer while in Present mode).

Click Present and you've got a built-in timer!


Happy Timekeeping!

Tech Tip: Closed Captions in Google Slides

Google Slides recently added a powerful feature. When in Presentation Mode, you can now create real-time speech-to-text closed captioning that will appear automatically in your Slides!

While in Presentation Mode, click the “Captions” button:


Here's an example of what it looks like in action:


Reach out to me for ideas on how this can be used in your classroom!

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Happy Closed Captioning, see you Next week!

Tech Tip: Set Start and End Times for YouTube Videos in Slides

You may already know how to embed a YouTube video into a Google Slide by using Insert → Video.


But what if I told you that you could choose the start and end points of the video, so viewers see only the portion of the video you want?!

After inserting your video into the Slide:

1. Click the video.
2. Click Format Options in the menu bar above.
3. Set the Start, End, and Autoplay options on the right.
4. Play in Presentation Mode to see it in action!

Keep in mind, if you share the Slides to someone, they can still open the video in YouTube and click around to watch the entire video if they want. But to display just a clip to your audience, this is a solid strategy!

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Happy Video Clipping!