Looking for a fun, purposeful way to teach your students how to use Google Slides while building classroom community? This All About Me digital activity is the perfect technology-based project for helping students learn essential skills using Google Apps.

This resource is ideal for back to school, a digital literacy unit, or any time you want to combine community building with Google Slides instruction. With step-by-step visuals, this activity walks students through creating their own personalized All About Me presentation—all while learning to navigate Google Slides like pros!

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• Helps students learn how to use Google Slides in a structured, engaging way
• Perfect for 1:1 classrooms, technology classes, or distance learning
• Builds tech confidence while fostering classroom community
• Great for back to school, but flexible enough for any time of year
• Includes teacher template to save prep time
  

What’s Included:

• ✅ PDF version of the presentation requirements
  (Print for student tech folders or share digitally via Google Classroom)
• ✅ Editable PowerPoint version of the requirements
  (Customize the assignment to suit your learners’ needs)
• ✅ Google Slides tutorial presentation
  (Display on your SMART Board and walk through each step with students—great for modeling!)
• ✅ Google Slides sample template for teachers
  (Create your own All About Me to share with students—build relationships while providing a clear example!)
  

Students Will Learn & Practice:

•opening Google Drive

•creating a new Google Slides Document

•naming a document

•creating new slides

•adding text

•adding text boxes

•adding images

•adding shapes

•changing font style, colour and shape

•changing the order of objects

•changing the size of images and shapes

•changing the colour of shapes

•incorporating images from their own Google Drive

•incorporating images found using the search function

•changing the slide background

•adding transitions

This tutorial is a perfect way to teach how to use Google Slides while making meaningful student connections through All About Me projects. Whether you’re teaching in person or online, this low-prep, high-impact technology activity will make your first weeks smoother and more engaging.

Note: Hyperlinks to Google resources work best when the PDF is opened in Adobe Reader (free download).

This resource includes both American and Canadian spelling versions to suit your classroom needs!

Don’t forget to check out more of my Google Apps resources for tech integration across the curriculum:

• Canadian History PowerPoint Presentation and Digital Notes
• The Famous Five Digital Rapid Research Project

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the Q&A section and don’t forget to check out the preview!

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