Like your videos and approach. I'm not a school teacher, but am a professional designer. Just a tip (if no one has mentioned this). I find it easier to use placeholder editable text boxes (rather than regular text boxes) directly in the Master Slides. This way I don't need to create text boxes (for kids to type in) outside the Master Slides. And you won't need to indicate with text since the placeholder text will automatically be present. Just eliminates some extra steps. Below are the steps to do this: View -> Master --> Insert Placeholder (or click text box icon) --> Body Text Placeholder
I can't tell you how much I look forward to your video each weekend. Each week I learn something new that I can implement immediately. Thank you so much!
OhMyGoodness! I have made six million Google slides... and today I can create them in a way that will make my life easier! What a gift! (As are YOU!) Thanks for the tips, Michelle! Sending you good wishes all the way from the other coast...
You're the first person who could explain the master slides easily and for the first time I didi it. I love your energy and your smile. Thank you very much.
Thank you for all of your knowledge. I have been a reading teacher for 23 years and am teaching fourth grade this year! First time in a classroom and in that grade. I love it but feel like a first year teacher all over again! Your videos have helped so much! I love your plant parts activity!
Thank you SOOO much for all you have taught us. As much as a challenge and struggle this whole distance learning has been, my favorite thing about it is how much I have learned as a teacher and how that has helped me improve my teaching. (I also teach 4th grade and have been doing that for 24 years!) I’m amazed that with all you have going on, you still managed to post videos the day after your wedding and on your honeymoon. You rock!! Congratulations to you both on your marriage and enjoy your honeymoon!! ❤️🎉❤️
Thank you, I split my screen and followed your instructions and now I have some great templates. I also now understand how to edit a lesson before posting, so that students can add to the slides individually. Excellent instructions and top tips, THANK YOU!
This was super helpful! I have been looking at editing masters for my classes. One thing I change though - I like to attach the lesson slides and a separate slide for student work. It is easier for me to grade a single slide of student work than scroll down to the end of a long lesson to find student work.
I love this video! I’m definitely sharing this video with my teacher friends! Your tech tips have helped so many teachers through the process of virtual learning. Your tips have helped me start my free upper elementary and middle school math tutoring service (already have done two sessions since launching, ready to do so much more). I love how you adjusted your slides, instead of getting multiple students’ slides with so many “hot mess” edits, you have made it where you get organized submissions (very smart and a timesaver)
Thank you so much! I come to your channel as though I am attending professional development. Most times, when your videos end I have evidence that I created something you have shown. Much love Mitchell!
Game changer! I almost feel like driving to MD and giving you a hug! I've been doing the "background" trick, and yes, it takes a lot of time. I can't thank you enough for teaching us this "new" way!
Oh. My. Goodness. Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial! I had done some trial and error and was doing it the O.G. way (create an image in Drawings, export it, upload it, set it as background...) but this is so, so, so much better! You're the best. Keep up the fantastic work!
I've been editing the Master Slide for years and agree that it is the easier way to go. Did you also know that you can add items to the Master Slide from the main view? All you have to do is right click on the item and at the bottom select "Add to theme". I typically use the "Title Slide". If I want it to appear on every slide I'll choose "Master".
Love your videos. I learned how to make master slides recently, too. One different thing I do is insert a textbox field on the master so my students can type their answers without deleting the text field by accident. 😄
@@mindyturner8049 Yes if you select that option under the Text Box icon on the toolbar. You have 4 options: Text Box (teacher edits), Title placeholder (students can edit - 28 pt size), Subtitle placeholder (students can edit - 18 pt size), and Body text placeholder (editable staggered outline -14 pt size). The text field sits in the space you set and has the words "Click to add title/ subtitle".
I saw your previous video on how to do google slides and I love your design style is SOOOO minimalistic but you can add a little bit of color and I LOVE it I use it for all my presentations now :). Thank you!
All good stuff! Instead of adding an editable textbox outside of the Master, I usually click on the dropdown next to the Text Box icon while in the Master and insert a text placeholder instead.
I have been using the edit slide master now for a few weeks since you had mentioned it in an earlier video. I agree, it is a game changer!! I love it. I teach special education students and we do a “today at school” activity everyday. I’ve moved this from a paper activity to a google slides activity so we can practice computer skills at school in case we get sent home again (we are in person learning right now). I love that I can change the items on the slides for each week so now I can easily have them circle and find the book we read for the day, targeted sight words and count different theme items. Now I just edit the master for each week to change the items and it’s quick and easy!! Thanks for all your great tips.
Thank you so much for your work. You don't know how much you have helped me in my teaching during this pandemic. I've learned with you so much. You're doing a great job! Thank you, thank you, GRACIAS!!!
PERFECTLY TUNED VIDEO FOR ME!!! I'm getting ready to spend my weekend making a Writer's Notebook for my freshman English class! I've always used Google Slides for this and done it the long way you talked about at the beginning! You are CHANGING MY LIFE TODAY!!! I knew master slides existed... just not in Google Slides!!! I am SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!
I always love watching your videos! I am a brand new teacher so these videos about google classroom have been so informative and have made me feel so much more confident that I will be able to virtually teach if need be! Thank you!
Hi, I love that you are so clear, succinct and concise! You explain everything in a way that is understandable and do-able. I feel empowered to try new tech strategies after watching your videos. Thank you.
Thank. This is an amazing opportunity that you can talk about the create my slides for virtual teaching. I am a virtual Spanish teacher for me it is a lot of important tips I love your creativity.
I used to teach 4th grade years ago before I had my boys. Now I am a paraprofessional, and I am learning so much from your videos. Thank you for your energetic style and easy explanations!
Thank you so much for this!! It'll save me so much time! I also use gif images in my slides and I find very useful the Giphy chrome extension for that. After you install it, you just click on the icon next to the address bar, type what you want, pick an image or sticker and drag it to the slide. Huge time saver.
Oh my gosh! You are an inspiration! Because of this channel I just learned a lot to the point that Im also creating content in my UA-cam channel. Thank you sooo much! More power to you!
Who says us oldies but moldies can't learn . . . I agree with Frenchie, I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you so much!
OMG, Michelle! I have been saving my google slides as pngs and then pasting them as backgrounds and THEN adding the text boxes etc. What a waste of time!!! I will sing your praises every time I do this - and I will do this daily! 💜
THANK YOU the JPEG version was so time consuming! We are ALL learning as we go for sure! I use Pear Deck because that is what my school purchased. The first time I used it, it FROZE so having a backup version of the pain slides helps.!
I am so glad I stumbled upon this today. I have been doing all this uploading backgrounds and stuff this whole first semester. This s a game changer for me. Thank you for sharing this!
I really appreciate what you are doing. Makes me feel more.confident to explore and be more.creatice in teaching just by listening to your instructions. Thanks.a lot! God bless you..
Once again, you are a ROCK STAR! I am just so frustrated with my district as we were using Google Classroom back in the spring and I was getting the hang of it (thanks to you!) BUT...over summer they decided to switch and we are being FORCED to use Canvas and WE HATE IT! Grrrr!
This will help so much with teachers with virtual learning. Even though i am a student i absolutely love this. Thank you so much for the awesome video.
I am a high school special ed student and this is a very good idea this will definitely save a lot of time. Thank you for sharing, you inspire me very much.
Wonderful! this presentation helped me save so much time, because I used to create my presentations in the old fashion way and it was really time consuming taking into account that I teach different content areas and classes. Thanks for sharing this powerful tips.
Thank you for this amazing explanation of using google masters. I’ve watched so many and have tuned out because they talk so much! You gave the perfect demo!!!!
I really learned a lot here. I did know about master slides, i just didn’t know how to use then. Thx for that. I have struggled with google class and how to post a different assignment to each child. Thank you for that. Ill give you a tip in return. Don’t used block capitals with primary / elementary aged children. If there is any sort of reading issue the lack of word shape will slow the reading down.
Thank you so much! This will save a lot of time and it looks great. I've shared your video with other teacher so you can save them too. We all spend so many hours putting these slides together. Hopefully we can see sleep in our future.
I just learned SOOOO much! This will take my engagement way up! I literally had both screens puled up and used your video like a how to tutorial. Thank you!!!
An idea to add to this would be to make a slideshow, editing the masters and leaving placeholders like Michelle showed, but don't add your content. Save it with a name like "Lesson Template - Make Copy" to remind your self not to edit this file. When you are ready to make a lesson, open your template file and under the file menu, choose "make a copy." Now you have a file with all of your masters already created and you can build from there.
Michelle, I always learn so many great tips and tricks from you. You know what I struggle with?? Organising my passwords. There has to be a better way! I use my kids names, pet names, and then I have to change them, and then you guessed it...I forgot which one I used for what. Ugg. Time suckage trying to figure that out!
I realise this is really late, but I love the natural light in your office. It makes your videos feel so summery. I hope you’re surviving virtual teaching. 😃
Thank you! Between you and Miss May I feel so much more prepared for Monday. P.S. My district recommended we watch some of your videos for virtual teaching. 😀
Hey Michelle! How long does it usually take you, once you have your “go-to” masters created, to post new lessons for your class everyday? We are going to a hybrid model soon and I’m thinking to use slides to keep it simple for both online kids and in class kids to follow along. But I also have 2 kids of my own and we only get 40 minutes a day to plan at school so I don’t want to spend my whole evening making lessons. Thanks so much for your time in responding. 😊
If no one has said anything about this yet, you can add in images faster. Under "insert" there is an option to insert URLs. If you use a website like Giphy, to find GIFs you can copy and paste the URL really quickly and without saving the image on your computer. :)
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I have been teaching for 23 years and I literally learn something new EVERY time I watch one of your videos!
Ditto. 21 years. And I learn something new with Michelle’s videos every week! Go EdTech!!!💕
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Like your videos and approach. I'm not a school teacher, but am a professional designer. Just a tip (if no one has mentioned this). I find it easier to use placeholder editable text boxes (rather than regular text boxes) directly in the Master Slides. This way I don't need to create text boxes (for kids to type in) outside the Master Slides. And you won't need to indicate with text since the placeholder text will automatically be present. Just eliminates some extra steps. Below are the steps to do this:
View -> Master --> Insert Placeholder (or click text box icon) --> Body Text Placeholder
I can't tell you how much I look forward to your video each weekend. Each week I learn something new that I can implement immediately. Thank you so much!
I am a newbie to your videos and I LOVE them. You are great. Your positivity is contagious. Thank you for the time you are putting into these videos.
Good morning, Ms. Ferre! I am so thankful for a teacher like you! Virtual teaching can be hard, but you can do it!
OhMyGoodness! I have made six million Google slides... and today I can create them in a way that will make my life easier! What a gift! (As are YOU!) Thanks for the tips, Michelle! Sending you good wishes all the way from the other coast...
Exactly what I was thinking!
You're the first person who could explain the master slides easily and for the first time I didi it. I love your energy and your smile. Thank you very much.
Thank you for all of your knowledge. I have been a reading teacher for 23 years and am teaching fourth grade this year! First time in a classroom and in that grade. I love it but feel like a first year teacher all over again! Your videos have helped so much! I love your plant parts activity!
@pocketfullofprimary always posts the helpful hints that answer the questions currently on my mind! Thank you!
Thank you SOOO much for all you have taught us. As much as a challenge and struggle this whole distance learning has been, my favorite thing about it is how much I have learned as a teacher and how that has helped me improve my teaching. (I also teach 4th grade and have been doing that for 24 years!) I’m amazed that with all you have going on, you still managed to post videos the day after your wedding and on your honeymoon. You rock!! Congratulations to you both on your marriage and enjoy your honeymoon!! ❤️🎉❤️
Thank you, I split my screen and followed your instructions and now I have some great templates. I also now understand how to edit a lesson before posting, so that students can add to the slides individually. Excellent instructions and top tips, THANK YOU!
This was super helpful! I have been looking at editing masters for my classes. One thing I change though - I like to attach the lesson slides and a separate slide for student work. It is easier for me to grade a single slide of student work than scroll down to the end of a long lesson to find student work.
You have the best resources and you make it SO easy to understand! Keep up the great work!
I love this video! I’m definitely sharing this video with my teacher friends! Your tech tips have helped so many teachers through the process of virtual learning. Your tips have helped me start my free upper elementary and middle school math tutoring service (already have done two sessions since launching, ready to do so much more). I love how you adjusted your slides, instead of getting multiple students’ slides with so many “hot mess” edits, you have made it where you get organized submissions (very smart and a timesaver)
Thank you so much! I come to your channel as though I am attending professional development. Most times, when your videos end I have evidence that I created something you have shown. Much love Mitchell!
Game changer! I almost feel like driving to MD and giving you a hug! I've been doing the "background" trick, and yes, it takes a lot of time. I can't thank you enough for teaching us this "new" way!
Oh. My. Goodness. Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial! I had done some trial and error and was doing it the O.G. way (create an image in Drawings, export it, upload it, set it as background...) but this is so, so, so much better! You're the best. Keep up the fantastic work!
I'm a student teacher who is literally could not figure this out- this video SAVED ME!!! THANK YOU
I've been editing the Master Slide for years and agree that it is the easier way to go. Did you also know that you can add items to the Master Slide from the main view? All you have to do is right click on the item and at the bottom select "Add to theme". I typically use the "Title Slide". If I want it to appear on every slide I'll choose "Master".
Love your videos. I learned how to make master slides recently, too. One different thing I do is insert a textbox field on the master so my students can type their answers without deleting the text field by accident. 😄
So every text box created on a master can be typed in by students?
@@mindyturner8049 Yes if you select that option under the Text Box icon on the toolbar. You have 4 options: Text Box (teacher edits), Title placeholder (students can edit - 28 pt size), Subtitle placeholder (students can edit - 18 pt size), and Body text placeholder (editable staggered outline -14 pt size). The text field sits in the space you set and has the words "Click to add title/ subtitle".
@@mjchang2289 thank you so much! That’s really helpful!
I saw your previous video on how to do google slides and I love your design style is SOOOO minimalistic but you can add a little bit of color and I LOVE it I use it for all my presentations now :). Thank you!
All good stuff! Instead of adding an editable textbox outside of the Master, I usually click on the dropdown next to the Text Box icon while in the Master and insert a text placeholder instead.
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I have been using the edit slide master now for a few weeks since you had mentioned it in an earlier video. I agree, it is a game changer!! I love it. I teach special education students and we do a “today at school” activity everyday. I’ve moved this from a paper activity to a google slides activity so we can practice computer skills at school in case we get sent home again (we are in person learning right now). I love that I can change the items on the slides for each week so now I can easily have them circle and find the book we read for the day, targeted sight words and count different theme items. Now I just edit the master for each week to change the items and it’s quick and easy!! Thanks for all your great tips.
Brilliant. Such a time saver. I was always afraid to use Master Slides and didn't know how to duplicate. Thanks for this great tutorial!!!
Your Google Slide tutorials are a total game changer! Thank you so much! I appreciate you sharing your updates and tips and tricks for improvements.
Thank you so much for your work. You don't know how much you have helped me in my teaching during this pandemic. I've learned with you so much. You're doing a great job! Thank you, thank you, GRACIAS!!!
PERFECTLY TUNED VIDEO FOR ME!!! I'm getting ready to spend my weekend making a Writer's Notebook for my freshman English class! I've always used Google Slides for this and done it the long way you talked about at the beginning! You are CHANGING MY LIFE TODAY!!! I knew master slides existed... just not in Google Slides!!! I am SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!
I always love watching your videos! I am a brand new teacher so these videos about google classroom have been so informative and have made me feel so much more confident that I will be able to virtually teach if need be! Thank you!
Hi, I love that you are so clear, succinct and concise! You explain everything in a way that is understandable and do-able. I feel empowered to try new tech strategies after watching your videos. Thank you.
you are an inspiration, i love your videos!! virtual high five from Sweden!
Thank. This is an amazing opportunity that you can talk about the create my slides for virtual teaching. I am a virtual Spanish teacher for me it is a lot of important tips I love your creativity.
I used to teach 4th grade years ago before I had my boys. Now I am a paraprofessional, and I am learning so much from your videos. Thank you for your energetic style and easy explanations!
These colours suit you so well! 😊
Thank you so much for this!! It'll save me so much time!
I also use gif images in my slides and I find very useful the Giphy chrome extension for that. After you install it, you just click on the icon next to the address bar, type what you want, pick an image or sticker and drag it to the slide. Huge time saver.
Oh my gosh! You are an inspiration! Because of this channel I just learned a lot to the point that Im also creating content in my UA-cam channel. Thank you sooo much! More power to you!
I second you she is so inspirational, would love to meet her one day
@@TheUniqueclassroom wouldnt that be great? :)
@@msrobelettescorner Yes it would, I don't really shout and act crazy over celebrities but am sure I would if I meet her,😊😊
Who says us oldies but moldies can't learn . . . I agree with Frenchie, I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you so much!
OMG, Michelle! I have been saving my google slides as pngs and then pasting them as backgrounds and THEN adding the text boxes etc. What a waste of time!!! I will sing your praises every time I do this - and I will do this daily! 💜
THANK YOU the JPEG version was so time consuming! We are ALL learning as we go for sure! I use Pear Deck because that is what my school purchased. The first time I used it, it FROZE so having a backup version of the pain slides helps.!
As a teacher who used to do this using the background trick, this will save so much time!!!
I am so glad I stumbled upon this today. I have been doing all this uploading backgrounds and stuff this whole first semester. This s a game changer for me. Thank you for sharing this!
I really appreciate what you are doing. Makes me feel more.confident to explore and be more.creatice in teaching just by listening to your instructions. Thanks.a lot! God bless you..
Once again, you are a ROCK STAR! I am just so frustrated with my district as we were using Google Classroom back in the spring and I was getting the hang of it (thanks to you!) BUT...over summer they decided to switch and we are being FORCED to use Canvas and WE HATE IT! Grrrr!
Our district did the same thing but once we all got use to Canvas----we love it now. Hang in there!
Fantastic, I use slides all the time and this is another great addition to my teaching. Thanks
This will help so much with teachers with virtual learning. Even though i am a student i absolutely love this. Thank you so much for the awesome video.
Ms. Ferre, I like your cardigan. It’s my favorite color! 😊
Omg same
Same that's my bedroom colour
I am a high school special ed student and this is a very good idea this will definitely save a lot of time. Thank you for sharing, you inspire me very much.
Wonderful! this presentation helped me save so much time, because I used to create my presentations in the old fashion way and it was really time consuming taking into account that I teach different content areas and classes. Thanks for sharing this powerful tips.
This will save so much time. I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner!
Thank you for this amazing explanation of using google masters. I’ve watched so many and have tuned out because they talk so much! You gave the perfect demo!!!!
I really learned a lot here. I did know about master slides, i just didn’t know how to use then. Thx for that. I have struggled with google class and how to post a different assignment to each child. Thank you for that. Ill give you a tip in return. Don’t used block capitals with primary / elementary aged children. If there is any sort of reading issue the lack of word shape will slow the reading down.
Brilliant! Thank you for this update. I have learned so much by watching your videos and I SO appreciate the effort you put into your content.
I have been using the background image method... thank you for sharing this new method!!!
I love your videos! I’ve been teaching at a high school in México since the pandemic started and your videos have been life savers! 💞
Thank you so much! This will save a lot of time and it looks great. I've shared your video with other teacher so you can save them too. We all spend so many hours putting these slides together. Hopefully we can see sleep in our future.
That's amazing! I also love this strategy because it maintains the aspect ratios of the elements!
OH. MY. GOSH. YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE WITH MY MASTER SLIDE EDIT! Real tears over here lol
Your videos are super helpful! I'm a grade 7 teacher, but I can easily transfer the skills you show into my middle school teaching. Thanks!
Keep sharing. You hv helped me alot. Congrats on yr wedding.❤️loves from Indonesia 👍
Thank you! Your explanations are always so clear! You’re the best, Michelle!😊
Thank you!!! So excited to try this method...you make working with the master slide look so easy!😁
Once again, you have blown my mind! Thank you so much!
I just learned SOOOO much! This will take my engagement way up! I literally had both screens puled up and used your video like a how to tutorial. Thank you!!!
An idea to add to this would be to make a slideshow, editing the masters and leaving placeholders like Michelle showed, but don't add your content. Save it with a name like "Lesson Template - Make Copy" to remind your self not to edit this file. When you are ready to make a lesson, open your template file and under the file menu, choose "make a copy." Now you have a file with all of your masters already created and you can build from there.
Great video! I will definitely use the edit master now. I've seen it before, but didn't know how to use it. What a timesaver! Thank you very much!!!
I love watching your videos, very helpful.
Started a CELTA course online in September and you saved me. Thank you for your great videos.
Oh my word....this is so much faster! Thank you!
This is amazing! I always used to download the slide template as an image file! This saves me so much time! Thank you :)
Absolutely EXCELLENT!
Thanks so much, you are so generous with your time and knowledge!
FYI on the slide master: it's called Edit Theme now. Also, you can set up the layout (without color) on the top slide, and that will be on the rest.
you are so good at making lessons!
omg! it took me awhile to figure out how to edit master slide. but it is a huge game changer. I LOVE IT!
This is what I really need right now! thank you so much. I've learned a lot from your videos. since the start of this virtual teaching.
I’ve been waiting for you to show this!!! Thank you! I’ve watched you for years!! I knew you’d get to it!
ditto :)....I knew about it and I just thought, "I'm sure Michelle will teach me soon." hehe. Thanks Michelle!
Michelle, I always learn so many great tips and tricks from you. You know what I struggle with?? Organising my passwords. There has to be a better way! I use my kids names, pet names, and then I have to change them, and then you guessed it...I forgot which one I used for what. Ugg. Time suckage trying to figure that out!
You read my mind! I was going to ask how you prepare your slides. Thank you for this! I started to use Nearpod and I am loving it!
Excellent, informative, and well produced videos. Thank you
This was so helpful! I am new to technology besides using PowerPoint and basic word LOL! Thank you for breaking it down making it easy to understand.
Describing how to create a Power this was a very useful point of view
Thank you very much for breaking it down step by step J
Game changer!! Thank you!
That's nice of your video. It was hard work for your job. It was good sound good. I love it.
I LOVE THIS ! This is going to help me so much !
I realise this is really late, but I love the natural light in your office. It makes your videos feel so summery. I hope you’re surviving virtual teaching. 😃
Hey if you have NOT checked out slidesmania...check them out! Thanks for all you do and share! You have helped this old vet so much.
Thank you so much for all of your videos, they have helped me so much! God bless!
Thank you! Between you and Miss May I feel so much more prepared for Monday. P.S. My district recommended we watch some of your videos for virtual teaching. 😀
Thank you^^ I really learned something here^^ My students like the slides I made in google slides^^
Your videos are very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for always sharing this helpful tutorials. I have learned so much from you. I have also gone DIGITAL thanks to you.
Hey Michelle! How long does it usually take you, once you have your “go-to” masters created, to post new lessons for your class everyday? We are going to a hybrid model soon and I’m thinking to use slides to keep it simple for both online kids and in class kids to follow along. But I also have 2 kids of my own and we only get 40 minutes a day to plan at school so I don’t want to spend my whole evening making lessons. Thanks so much for your time in responding. 😊
The tutorial was very helpful. Keep up the good work!
Thank you this really can help love all you vids!!!!!!
Omg! I emailed you about this about a month ago and im so happy you made this
Thank you for everything you do!
By the way the color you are wearing looks amazing on you!
If no one has said anything about this yet, you can add in images faster. Under "insert" there is an option to insert URLs. If you use a website like Giphy, to find GIFs you can copy and paste the URL really quickly and without saving the image on your computer. :)
Thank you very much, Your ideas are going to help me a lot.
Okay, I am going to try this concept for sub-teaching lessons.
You are so smart! I love this. Thank you.