Powerpoint Presentations with Google Docs

     If you use powerpoint or your students make presentations with powerpoint, you'll appreciate the Google Docs PRESENTATIONS.  This tool is just like powerpoint, but it's all internet based.  There are several advantages to using the Google version.  One main advantage is that it is available wherever you have an internet connection.  You're not stuck if you don't have your flash drive with you.  The same is true for your students.  Another advantage is the protection from potential viruses and other malware that flash drives bring to your computer.  One outstanding benefit is that you can post a link to your powerpoint on your class webpage so absentees can view it from home or students can use it as a study guide.
     To create a PRESENTATION, log in to your google account.  Click the tab on the upper left side of the screen that says DOCUMENTS.  If you've already created a powerpoint, click UPLOAD and choose FILES.  That will let you browse your storage and double-click on your saved powerpoint.  If you're starting a new powerpoint, click CREATE and select PRESENTATION.  The Google version works very similarly to powerpoint so you'll find it easy to use. 
     If you want other people to view your PRESENTATION such as one you've posted for your students to view, click on the SHARE button and adjust your privacy settings to allow ANYONE WITH THE LINK to view.  Copy and paste the link onto your class webpage.