Skip to main content

Create a Digital Walkabout with Google Slides

 



Walkabouts are one of my favorite activities to do with students, since we are virtual I've learned how to make digital ones.  A literal equations walkabout is below, others can be found on the free activities page.

To make your own, open google slides and select a background.  Next, pick what shape you want your answers to be, I typically use a rectangle, rounded rectangle, or circle.  After you select your shape, pick the color you want.  You will fill in all the shapes with the answers to the problems, you can either type right on the shape or I use the equatio extension to insert my equations(it's free).

Once you have all of your answers, insert a new slide.  I copy one of the shapes from the answer board and put it on this slide.  Click inside the shape and put the words answer board or return to answer board.  You will link this shape back to the answer board by clicking the shape, click on link in the toolbar and then select the slide number of your answer board.  After setting this slide up duplicate for however many questions your walkabout will be and then enter one question per slide.  

The final step is to link all the answers on the answer board.  This part can be a little tricky so pay close attention to your answers and questions.  The answer to the first question should be linked to the slide below it.  When you get to the last slide, you link that answer to the first question.  By doing this, students can start with any answer and still go through all the questions.  To link, insert a shape over the answer, click link, select the slide, then select border transparent, and fill transparent this will hide the shape that you link. Repeat this process for each answer. Here's a literal equations walkabout.  A video tutorial is below.





Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Long Division in Google Docs

  I was making a long division worksheet for my students in Google Docs when I realized that it wasn't under equations. Here's how to insert it.  This does not look very pretty so I have another video on how I do it in Google Sheets which takes longer but looks nicer. 

Baby Yoda Pixel Art Template

  This template is set for 3 sets of answers.  I have the answers that are currently set, you will need to reformat them to use with your content.   Baby Yoda Pixel Art Template Be on the lookout for this activity given 2 ordered pairs and asking for slope, y-intercept, and the equation of a line.  I'm also formatting this for converting between percents, decimals, and fractions.  If you want to reformat it before I post the above activities here is how. 

Creating a Cut and Paste Worksheet like TPT

  My secondary students are still at an age to enjoy cut and paste worksheets.  This is how I create a template to quickly make a cut and paste worksheet on a template for them.  A template is super helpful to use as you can make a copy any time you want a new topic in that style of activity.