Facilitating a Class - Using Grid View - With Google Slides

Many teachers have asked for tools that would allow them to see what each students has on their Chromebook screen. This feature may not allow you to see all the tabs a student has open but does give you the ability to see individual student progress on a shared Google Slide presentation where each student is assigned a particular slide. This can help you see how students are working through the content and help you as you walk the room making decisions on which students need more assistance. 

1. Open Google Slides and share the file with students in Google Classroom as "edit" rights.
2.  Have each student add a slide and put their name in the speaker notes section to identify themselves OR add X number of empty slides and assign each student a slide # that they are assigned to work on. (Sometimes this second option works better so that students are in alpha order for the grade book, if needed.)
3. As the teacher, open the Google Slide presentation and click the grid icon (bottom left corner) to view all slides in grid view.
4. Click Ctrl and - to zoom out so all the slides are viewable on your screen. 

Now as you walk the room, if you projected your screen, this can help you make decisions on who might need more support.

Consider: Projecting Grid View to the classroom: This allows you to easily access any students work, it also allows you to get a quick pulse on how students are progressing through the lesson/activity as you walk the room.

Other ways to use Google Slides to promote classroom discussions.

Using SnapShots are a great way to capture handwritten work (math and science...) and share on a Google Slide.

Including peer feedback that shows student understanding of the content.

Using Google Slides rather than Google Docs for shorter assignments. Opening one Google Slide and clicking the down arrow to view each students assignment is much easier and faster then opening 30 Google Docs. more information