{"id":14830,"date":"2021-04-20T03:04:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T08:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/?p=14830"},"modified":"2022-04-12T15:31:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:31:05","slug":"must-have-google-skills-for-teachers-part-4-google-docs-slides-suls0106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/blog\/must-have-google-skills-for-teachers-part-4-google-docs-slides-suls0106\/","title":{"rendered":"Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers (Part 4 – Google Docs & Slides) – SULS0106"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this episode, I am sharing some must-have Google skills for two of the most used Google \"Must-Haveapplications, Google Docs and Google Slides! <\/span><\/p>\n

Better yet, most of these skills will transfer to other applications as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

Learn how to make the most of Google, save time, and learn some best practices to help you thrive with Google! <\/span><\/p>\n

This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

You don’t want to miss Part 1<\/a>, Part 2<\/a>, or Part 3<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers (Part 4 – #GoogleDocs & #GoogleSlides)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Thank you to Kelly Bell (no relation) for sharing her love of Blended Learning with Google<\/em><\/a> on Instagram! Be sure to check out Kelly on e67 of the podcast<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Must-Have Google Docs and Slides Skills for Teachers<\/h1>\n

Today, I am sharing some MUST-HAVE skills for teachers that use Google Docs and Slides. But I also have to mention that most of these skills will transfer to other applications in the Google suite as well.<\/p>\n

Google Docs and Google Slides are probably the two most-used applications, so they definitely needed to be included on my must-have skills list!<\/p>\n

Once you learn how to do something in one Google application, it often transfers to other applications.<\/p>\n

Create a New Google Doc or Slide Deck<\/h2>\n

There are many ways to create a new Google file.<\/p>\n

One way is to go to the homepage for that application:<\/p>\n

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  • Docs Homepage: docs.google.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Slides Homepage: slides.google.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Sheets Homepage: sheets.google.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Forms Homepage: forms.google.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Jamboard Homepage: jamboard.google.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Sites Homepage: sites.google.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Do you see a pattern?<\/p>\n

    From the homepage, you can start with a blank doc or select one of the handy templates. (Note: Drawings doesn’t have a homepage. If you go to drawings.google.com<\/a>, it will automatically create a new Google Drawing.<\/p>\n

    In Part 3<\/a>, I mentioned how to create a new file from Google Drive, and I shared a quick URL trick that is worth repeating (see video below)!<\/p>\n