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In this video and podcast episode, I'm going to share with you a little-known secret-how to create drag and drop activities with Google Slides.

My favorite G Suite tool is Google Slides, not because it is an easy-to-use presentation tool, but because it does so much more than

just create presentations.

I frequently refer to Google Slides as the Swiss Army Knife of G Suite. It really is the most flexible tool in the entire suite.

Over the years, I have used Slides to create eBooks, cheat sheets, images, infographics, and drag and drop activities for students like Magnetic Poetry.

There are many ways for teachers to use this idea to create learning experiences for students.

The littles can practice counting by moving apples from an apple tree into a basket, as shown in the example tutorial below.

Label the parts of a frog in science.

Creative writing with a limited word bank.

Manipulate shapes and graphs in math.

Lable a numberline or timeline with a word bank.

Use a graphic organizer to analyze and organize information.

Don't spend a bundle on TPT when you can create your own!

These simple tips will help you see the possibilities of Google Slides and how you can create interactive lessons for your students.

How to Create Drag and Drop Activities with Google Slides

You can listen to the audio podcast version of this tutorial or watch the YouTube video.

If you are an experienced Google Slides user, play the podcast version below or in your favorite podcast app.

If you need more hands-on guidance, watch the screencast video tutorial below.

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The key to making drag and drop assignments is creating a background template that cannot be moved. Then add the other elements that students will click and drag around on the canvas. These elements can be images, a word bank for labeling or organizing, graphic representations of just about anything.

In the tutorial, I will show you how to create a very simple example to help you understand the features. You can create activities for any grade level, including more advanced activities than the primary example below.

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Steps for Creating Drag and Drop Activities with Google Slides

Note: Creating drag and drop activities with Google Slides can be very simple or very intricate. Depending on what you want to create, these steps could vary.

STEP 1: Plan Your Activity and Align to Your Learning Goals

There are a million ways to use this functionality in your classroom. Before you get too excited and create a super cute background with your favorite bitmoji, take a moment to think about an activity that aligns to your learning goals.

This activity will most likely involve students moving objects, shapes, images, or even images of words into certain areas of a background. That background can be anything you want! My advice is to start simple so you understand the possibilities and improve your skills as you go.

Most importantly, choose an activity that is going to help students reach the learning goal(s) for your classroom. Dig deep into your curriculum to make this meaningful and not just using tech for tech's sake!

STEP 2: Create Your Background Image on a New Blank Slide

To keep things simple, we are going to create in Google Slides but it is worth mentioning that you could also create in Google Drawings. (These tools are very similar!)

Open a new Google Slide deck. (Tip: go to https://slides.new to open a new slide deck.)

The first thing we want to create is the background of the activity. This part will be locked and not moveable for students.

Start with the background color if you want something other than white.

To change the background: right-click (or control-click) on the slide, then click on "Change Background."

Insert the other images and objects that you want in the background of your activity. (Tip: Search for images inside of Slides (File>Insert>Image>Search the Web) to find images that are filtered for commercial use with modification.)

Layer all of the elements you want on your background. Keep in mind the background will remain stationary or "locked" in the activity. We are not adding the moving parts yet.

In the example below, I added a sky blue background, green grass as a shape, a text box for the student's name, and an image of a tree and basket.

Once you have your background elements in place, go to File>Download and download as a .PNG file (recommended for clipart style), or .JPG file (recommended for photography).

STEP 3: Create Your Activity Template

Create a new Google Slide deck.

Add a blank slide and upload the image your created as the background so it is "locked," and students cannot move it around. (Right-click (or control-click) on the slide, then click on "Change Background," then choose the image you just downloaded.)

Add the elements and objects that you want students to drag and drop, or move around to different areas on your background.

Note: If you want to create a type of word bank or answer choices that students cannot edit, you will need to create these as images in Google Slides or Drawings. You can learn how to do this in my FREE online course.

Below I added the apples and an empty text box over the name box.

Want to try it? Make a copy of my template to see how it works or use the template link. (Please do NOT request access.)

STEP 4: Assign to Students in Google Classroom

If you are using Google Classroom, you can use the option to "Make a Copy for Each Student," to create individual files for each student.

New to Google Classroom? Check out these must-have Google Classroom skills!

Or, you can use one collaborative slide deck and duplicate the slide template for each student in your classroom. This is a great way to see all of your students work in one location. And this allows students to comment on each others work or work collaboratively, depending on the type of assignment.

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Google Slides

So often, people think of presentation slides as just that: a visual aid for delivering a presentation in front of an audience.

But these slide apps (like Google Slides and PowerPoint in Office 365) really are powerful tools for delivering interactive user experiences. They can also create visually stimulating products to deliver a message and valuable content.

By thinking outside the box with Google Slides, PowerPoint, and other similar tools, teachers can create unique learning experiences for students. Or students can create them to share with other students.

We originally curated 8 interactive Google Slides activities in this post but have found so many amazing ideas since then we knew we need to update!

Below you will find our original 8 ideas plus 22 (yes 22!) brilliant ideas contributed by the Ditch That Textbook community on Twitter in a recent #Ditchbook chat.

Here are 30 interactive Google Slides activities that use the unique features of online slide apps to create engaging learning experiences:

1. Create a PDF ebook

PDF files are about as universal as it gets. You can open them on almost any Internet-ready device. They're read-only, so publishing a PDF is a good way to distribute information to be consumed by reading. Google Slides is a great, simple PDF ebook creation tool. Create a slide presentation, change it to the dimensions you prefer, add content and finalize by going to File > Download as ... > PDF Document.

I created a PDF ebook to help you create PDF ebooks. (I hope that's not as ridiculous as it looked as I typed it.) Click here to check out a post all about it. Or, take a look at the original Google Slides file where I created it. (Feel free to make a copy by going to File > Make a copy ... but please don't click "Share" and ask for edit access.)

ANOTHER FREE EBOOK -- I wrote an ebook called "101 Practical Ways to Ditch That Textbook" as a gift to my readers. I created it using Google Slides, just like the ebooks I describe above. "101 Practical Ways" is a huge compilation of tools and tips, backed up with screenshots, icons, links and more. Click here if you'd like to get it!

2. Create an interactive "slide deck book".

This idea is inspired by Matt Macfarlane, a middle school history teacher from California. In true "Ditch That Textbook" fashion, he has turned from traditional textbooks to creating his own. He finds engaging content on the web and collects it in his "slide deck books." His students access them online and can click links to get more information. He gives students an "anyone with link can view" link so they're read-only.

3. Play a "Jeopardy!" game.

Jeopardy on a PowerPoint presentation has been a staple in many classes. It's also possible to create via Google Slides. We created this template that you can copy into your own Google Drive to customize with your own questions and answers. Keep track of the score on a whiteboard/chalkboard, on paper or through some other means.

(Note: When a question is answered, it doesn't disappear from the board. You might want to display the game on a whiteboard instead of a projector screen. When a question is selected, draw an X through it with a dry erase marker.)

4. Create another game-show-style review game.

Google Slides can be used to create lots of different games. I used Google Slides in this file to create a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" game. It was a simple one that can be played just by clicking through the slides. To create more complex games, you can create links to different slides in the presentation. (That's how the Jeopardy! game was created.)

5. Animate a concept.

Creating a stop-motion animation can be done relatively easily in Google Slides. This gives students the ability to animate and turn abstract ideas into tangible, engaging visuals. Create the first slide of the animation. Then make a duplicate of that slide. Make some small changes and then duplicate that most recent slide. Continue to make changes and duplicate until the animation is complete. Here is a link to a great stop motion science example (pictured below) showing how an electrical impulse in the body gets a muscle to contract, created by a student in Chris Baker's science class.

6. Create an "online course".

In a traditional online course, students can jump from section to section at will and progress through the pages of that chapter. There may be assessments to take as well. You can create that same experience in Google Slides. Create a slide presentation with sections of slides for each module in the course. The first slide can have links to the different modules of the course. You can even create questions on the slides for self-assessment or a link to a Google Forms quiz for a more formal assessment. See an example of an "online course" template here. (Make sure you click the "present" button if you want to "take" the course.")

7. Assess with self-grading quizzes.

Self-grading quizzes give students immediate feedback. They also let students practice as much as they'd like without depending on the teacher. You can create self-paced assessments that provide answer feedback with Google Slides. For each standard four-question multiple-choice question, you'll need five slides:

A question slide

A feedback slide for answer A

A feedback slide for answer B

A feedback slide for answer C

A feedback slide for answer D

On the question slide, for each possible answer, create a link to the feedback slide. Then, on each feedback slide, create a link to go on to the next question.

Want to see an example? Click here to see my quick one-question self-grading quiz.

8. Write a Choose Your Own Adventure story.

As a child, I loved these books, where your decisions affected the outcome for the character in the story. Google Slides lets you create similar experiences. They can be stories where the student can choose the path for the character. Students can create them, or teachers can create them for students. They can even be tied to any kind of class content. Tie the choices to answers for a question. (i.e. The character goes left if the student thinks the answer is 4.4 and goes right if the student thinks the answer is 7.2.)

I created a quick example of an impromptu, decide-on-a-whim vacation trip story where you decide for the main character. Click here to see that file (and feel free to make a copy and change the text for yourself!).

Here's another example, created by a student of Mandi Tolen's. Mandi's students tied storytelling to math problems using Google Forms. The same concept could easily be applied to a Google Slide presentation.

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9. Create a narrated storybook.

Resources:

11. Brainstorm with digital sticky notes.

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15. Use Screencastify to create annotated movie or book reviews.

16. Make interactive Google Slides games.

A2 I've used slides lately to:
- make interactive games
- flashcards of facts (thanks to the slide randomizer tool idea I heard this week on the #gttribe podcast)
- introduce the concept of #hyperdocs for interactive lessons #ditchbook
- Julie P. Jones, PhD (@JuliePJones) September 27, 2019

17. Student reflections newsletter.

19. Have fun with magnetic poetry.

A2: Do I have to pick just one? I guess my favorite use would have to be either magnetic poetry or Caption That. Helps get the creative juices flowing! #ditchbook #shakeuplearning
- Angie Smith (@smittygetstechy) September 27, 2019

A2: So many ways to use Slides with students! A few of my favorites are for posters, linking between slides, and designing various other projects! Then, of course, all done with collaboration! #ditchbook
- Evan Mosier (@emosier3) September 27, 2019

A2 I live to give them thinking questions where we can collaborate to get an answer, I love creating differentiated lessons and allowing students to work on what they need. I LOVE creating comic books and putting them in iBooks #ditchbook
- Mandi Tolen (@MandiTolenEDU) September 27, 2019

Resources:

29. Get up and moving with a digital gallery walk.

Resource: How to Create Digital Interactive Notebooks in Google Slides

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What is a Word Cloud? are created based on the frequency of words in a text. In order to create a word cloud, a template can be created using free website . Teachers can select a passage from a text students have read and copy and paste it into the text box on the site. The background color, layout, and font can be edited. Word clouds enable students to see key words, create headings, and provide prompts for discussion ( Echevarria , Vogt, Short, 2014). The more the word is used in the text, the larger it appears in the word cloud. Students integrate both visual and verbal information while integrating the use of technology as they create their own designs. provides support in a variety of different languages, which is especially helpful for students who are English Language Learners. Word clouds or can include key vocabulary words from a unit or theme and can be displayed in the classroom. Word clouds can also be used in introducing new stories or for making predictions. to make predictions is especially useful for students who are because it allows students to create their own predictions about particular content or discuss unknown words prior to reading.

Visual Representations

This image is an example of a word cloud for Little Red Riding Hood. This could be used to get s tudents excited about a new story or for making predictions about a text they are about to read. After students read a text, the assessment given could be to create a Wordle based on the main idea and details or theme.

Content Area Examples

Word clouds can be integrated in vocabulary, comprehension and writing. tudents can create a that includes new or unknown words to improve vocabulary, or look at the largest words in the word cloud to better understand the main idea and smaller words to analyze the details. This would improve overall comprehension, which is especially important for students who are . Those who are ELL would also benefit from using word clouds to make predicti ons. When it comes to writing, can be used as a self-assessment tool. Students can plug their writing into a word cloud site and see whether their intended main ideas came across as important, or incorporate new words for those that are often repeated throughout their writing.

A way to adapt the use of word clouds lesson vocabulary. Before starting a new math lesson, a word cloud can be displayed as students identify and discuss both familiar and unfamiliar words related to a particular concept. This activates prior knowledge and also serves as a formative assessment, because it gives insight as to what students already know and still need to learn. Students who are benefit from discussing targeted vocabulary as well as background knowledge, because it builds confidence. Students can also create their own word cloud during math as a review for previously taught content. After a math lesson, students can create a as a class by brainstorming words that describe what was learned.

strategy could easi ly be adapted in social studies when introducing new content or discussing famous speeches I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr . Rather than reading the entire speech, students can see a visual of the main ideas presented. Students who are can better comprehend the main ideas of speeches by focusing on key words and phrases that are easier to read. could be made using the U.S. Constitution, the thirteen original colonies, U.S. presidents, and more.

Science- Word clouds could be adapted for use in scien ce when introducing new content such as planets, the sun, stars, properties of matter, and more. Similar to other content areas, an be used to activate students' prior knowledge about particular science content or to review previously covered material. Students can work together to brainstorm and put together their own word cloud to illustrate what they already know or what they learned.

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Creative tips for the interactive classroom

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As mobile learning becomes more and more prevalent, we must find effective ways to leverage mobile tools in the classroom.

As always, the tool must fit the need. Mobile learning can create both the tool and the need. With safe and specific structures, mobile learning tools can harness the excitement of technology with the purpose of effective instruction. Using QR codes for instruction is one example of this.

A Quick Tutorial

QR stands for Quick Response. It's basically a quick, scannable barcode-like image that takes you to a specific digital destination. The one to the right, for example, will take you to a QR code generator. There you will be able to create all sorts of QR codes. (Feel free to search the web for them.) Before that, however, you will need an app that reads the QR codes. There are plenty of free QR code apps to download for Android and Apple Products. Just search. To read them, all you need is a phone with a camera. Free makes teachers happy, and of course makes the implementation of these practices easier. QR codes can send you to a link, mobile number, email, SMS, bookmark, link and more. Mary Beth Hertz did a great introductory blog on QR codes and mentioned ideas like scavenger hunts and advertising for the classroom. Below are some more ideas to give you a starting point for using QR codes.

1. Create 21st Century Resumes

Have students use QR to create resumes that link to other content such as their professional website or portfolio. All schools do some level of resume building and technical writing. Help them bring it into the 21st century by creating a resume that requires interaction. Not only will this help engage them in technical writing, but also their work will be innovative.

2. Show Exemplars

You can create QR for linking students to examples of quality work, whether it's PowerPoint or slideshare for a class presentation, or people speaking a foreign language specific to your current lesson.

3. Provide a Service

Integrate QR with a PBL or Service Learning project where students can create the codes that will link to the content they create. If students helped create awareness around spreading germs, for example, they might put the codes around the school or in a parent newsletter. They can take it a step further by creating codes for a local business or organization.

4. Make Your Classroom Greener

Save a few trees! Instead of making more printouts than everyone needs, give your students a QR that takes them to the instructions, announcement or assignment. It can save you space on your wall, and keep your classroom greener.

5. Incentivize and Praise

Award prizes by having students scan a code leading to an animation or badge. When they pass a test on commas, perhaps they get a code that takes them to a badge for Comma Guru! Students can even create their own codes to award each other. When a student sees something great happen, they can give a code that links to messages such as "Good Job from Andrew" and "Thanks for doing your part for the team."

6. Make Learning Stations

Put codes in different areas of the room that will take students to different online activities, videos or content. Using a great tool like the discussion protocol of reciprocal teaching (PDF) or a graphic organizer will help facilitate their interaction with the linked content.

7. Check Answers and Reflect

Have students check their answers by scanning the QR code after completing a test or assignment. As a teacher, you can visually confirm when students are checking their work and can also check in to see how they are doing. This will help track individual learning and can provide an opportunity for you to facilitate student reflection.

8. Provide Extension Assignments

A great way to provide optional activities for students who want to excel is to simply put the code on the class assignment and let them follow it to the extension activity or question. It won't take up much space, and might facilitate a little excitement about the extension assignment.

9. Compile Research

Have students create codes linking to items discovered during research. These could be posted in class wikis on a specific topic, or on a wall in the classroom. It helps give them ownership of the research process and literally creates "walls that talk."

10. Create Interactive Labs or Dissections

Codes attached to a skeleton model or dissected pig can take students to important directions or content. Or vice versa. Maybe this will help them to create the lab themselves or make a model for the class lab.

11. Differentiate Instruction

Perhaps you have a poem for students to analyze. You can provide additional scaffolding with a link to a recitation or focused questions to get them started. Use the QR to help you manage differentiation of the various strategies in your tool belt of teacher practices.

12. Vote

QR codes can be a great voting tool allowing students to vote by simply scanning the code as they enter or exit the classroom. This can save time, and it gets your students up and moving.

QR codes are a great arsenal for the teacher tool belt. Just remember, this technology is a tool and needs to fit a purpose. It can help create engagement in a lesson, manage your classroom, be part of student work or facilitate inquiry in a project. Please comment below and give us some or you best examples of how you use QR codes in the classroom. I like to say, "The wisdom is in the room." You are all rockstar teachers, so I would love to hear your ideas.

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26 Creative Ways Teachers Can Use QR Codes in Their Classrooms

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