For so long as Google Slides has existed one of many issues with it has been collaborators by accident modifying over one another’s work. In the early days of Google Slides, earlier than I put collaboration protocols in place, I broke up just a few “fights” between college students who had accused one another of “wrecking” the opposite’s work. That kind of scenario may very well be prevented sooner or later with the usage of a new “Follow” characteristic in Google Slides.
The Follow characteristic in Google Slides permits collaborators to observe one another as they work on slides. To use the observe characteristic you merely should click on on the avatar (identify) of your collaborator(s) as they’re working. You’ll then be capable of see what they’re doing in real-time. Of course, in case your collaborator is not doing something, you will not see something occur on the slides.
Applications for Education
The new observe characteristic in Google Slides might assist to keep away from conditions wherein one scholar overwrites one other’s adjustments to a Google Slides presentation. The higher answer to that drawback continues to be to have college students work collectively both in the identical bodily location or by way of Google Meet to debate adjustments to slideshows they’re creating.