Google Presentations

     No, I have never used Power Point type software before, its been many, many years since I was in college.  However, while working through this Google Presentations application, I was surprised by several capabilities it has and the ease of use.
      One surprising note about this application is that it is device neutral, meaning it can be used on any computer, Mac, Windows, without downloading anything or without purchasing anything. This makes it teacher and student friendly in the classroom.  According to the Common Core State Standards, teachers have to prepare students to have an extensive knowledge of presenting information.  It supports collaborative work in which students can work together and also share easily their presentations with others.  By adding video and images and making their presentations come to life, it teaches them how to capture an audience and improves their communication capabilities.  It also teaches them to organize their information and learn how to decipher pertinent information.
     As far as the ease of this program, anyone can learn to use it. The many options such as adding images, videos and text are easy to use and are available in drop down boxes.  The color of words and changing font sizes and adding shapes, symbols and charts are easily attached to each slide produced.  Each presentation is saved in Google Drive Cloud-based storage. I have included a link to a practice Google Presentation I created to see how easy it is to use. https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive?ltmpl=drive