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Ditch That Presentation: Using Google Slides Beyond the Ordinary

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom II/III

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Presenters

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Head Textbook Ditcher
Ditch That Textbook LLC
@jmattmiller
@ditchthattxtbook
Matt Miller taught in public schools for more than 10 years, teaching all levels of high school Spanish. In his career, he planned nearly 12,000 class lessons. He taught more than half a million instructional minutes. And he graded work for nearly 2,000 days of class. He’s an award-winning author with five books to his name. Matt is a Google Certified Innovator, PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator and two-time Bammy! Awards nominee. His Ditch That Textbook blog encourages tens of thousands of educators in more than 100 countries to use technology and creative ideas in teaching.
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Technology Innovator
Davenport Community School District
@emosier3
@emosier3
ISTE Certified Educator
Evan Mosier is a Technology Innovator (coach) from Davenport, Iowa who is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and an ISTE Certified Educator. In addition to his work with teachers and Google, Evan is also a Flipgrid Ambassador, Wakelet Ambassador, and #ditchbook Ambassador having worked with and presented alongside Matt Miller on various occasions.

Session description

Google Slides is an extremely flexible tool when used for projects other than presentations. Explore ways to ditch the presentation method and inspire students to be creative, all while using the tools and features within Google Slides. This updated presentation features even more uses of Slides for your classroom!

Purpose & objective

- Participants will be exposed to a variety of project ideas surrounding the use of Google Slides in the classroom.
- Participants will learn about some of the tips and tricks that are within Google Slides for creation.
- Participants will learn about the power of collaboration and the impressive projects that students can simply create.

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Outline

I. Introduction of Presenters
II. Overview of Google Slides
III. Benefits of using Google Slides in the Classroom
IV. Project ideas using Google Slides
V. Social Media Projects using Google Slides
VI. Additional Ideas
VII. Questions

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Supporting research

Ditch That Textbook: Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroom (written by panel moderator Matt Miller) has been a respected source of ideas and strategies for teachers for nearly three years, selling tens of thousands of paperback/digital copies throughout the United States and beyond. The ideas within this presentation are a variety of ideas from the blog, and others that have been created and adapted by Evan Mosier.

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Session specifications

Topic:
Creativity & curation tools
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Intermediate
Audience:
Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Any device that lets participants browse the web (computer or tablet) will let them access Google Slides and Twitter to create new ideas and to share their learning.
ISTE Standards:
For Educators:
Learner
  • Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness.
Collaborator
  • Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.