Tuesday Tech Tidbits November 21, 2017

Exeter High School

Tuesday Tidbits: Technology

November 7, 2017

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by Sandy Blanc

Technology Tips of the Week: Voice over Google Slides using Screencastify Chrome Add-on

I have been seeing some great ideas from the staff for technology integration in the classroom! Recently, Jennifer Delorie created a project for her Spanish students using Google Slides and creating voice overs as video files to insert on each slide.

Currently, Google Slides does not have a voice over option, so there have been a variety of ways to go around this omission. I have seen screencasting (recording the computer screen with voice over) for the whole presentation as one method. I have not seen the way Jennifer delivered it to her Spanish classes before.

Here is tutorial I created for how to do this!

I created this tutorial as a way to remember what we needed to adjust to make the Google Slides able to be seen and heard by any viewer. I also wanted to share to the staff this creative way to make a Google Slide presentation.

Below is the short version.

1. Download Screencastify chrome extension.
2. Create your Google Slide presentation.
3. For each slide, record your voice on the slide using Screencastify.
4. When finished all the recordings, go to Google Drive and find the Screencastify folder. Change the permissions for the whole folder from private to “anyone with the link- can view”
5. Go back into Google Slides to insert the video clip. Insert- Video- Drive- Screencastify folder- find the file.
6. Shrink the video file box to a small icon size.
7. Be sure the Google Slideshow permissions are also set correctly.  

Please add to the below list of technology tools (chrome extensions, websites, apps) that you are using with the freshman chromebooks. I hope to make a great resource for staff!

List of Tools for Freshman Chromebooks

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!