I
have to be honest; I have never used Google Slides before this class 😱. I know, shocking right? I have explored many of the other features in
the Google Suite but for whatever reason, Google Slides has always been on the
back burner. It is similar to Microsoft
Powerpoint in what its intent is but Google Slides has way more potential, in
my opinion. For an assignment in this
class, I created a Google Slideshow for students to go through on their own and
reflect on what they learned. To do
this, I embedded 3 short Youtube videos for students to watch about Physical Literacy. After they watch each video, there is a link
to a Google Form with a reflection question that they can answer with a few
sentences. A benefit of this is so that
I can see what students are learning and taking away and also to see who really
watched the videos and who did not. These short videos are a perfect way to start the school year off with a message about physical literacy and why it is important to stay active throughout your life and why learning basic skills in PE class can translate to other activities as you grow older. The
nice thing about Google Slides is that it plays nice with all of the other
features of Google Suite like Forms and Docs and also allows easy transfers
from Google Drive into the slideshow as well.
As a PE teacher, I can see my classes next school year using this setup
quite often now that we will be 1:1 for the 2nd through 5th
grades.
Link to Google Slideshow
I have never tried Google Classroom. What you did seems really cool!
ReplyDeleteNew terminology for me - physical literacy! Congrats on your first Google Slide...
ReplyDeleteI also appreciate that the videos don't have to take students to a new site and provide added distractions!
ReplyDeleteGreat way to bring technology into the PE classroom in a meaningful way!
ReplyDeleteI have never created a Google form or a Google classroom. I love that I now have an example to refer to from your artifact. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe students will really enjoy being able to use their chromebooks in gym! Nice job embedding the videos into the slides.
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