Functionality: ★★☆
- Scale:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well
- Ease of Use:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well
- Tech Support/Help Availability (for Instructors):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concern: No campus-wide technical support is available.
- Tech Support/Help Availability (for Students):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concern: No campus-wide technical support is available.
- Hypermediality :★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. Minor concern : It does not inherently allow for audio or visual communication, though Google offers other platforms, including Google Chat and Google Meets, as audio and visual communication methods.
Accessibility: ★★★
- Accessibility Standards:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- User-focused participation:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Required Equipment:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
Technical: ★★★
- Integration/Embedding within a Learning Management System (LMS) :★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Serious concern : Google Slides can not be embedded within any LMS systems apart from Google Classrooms. Brightspace does allow for the submission of files for assignments through Google Drive, which includes Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.
- Operating Systems:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Web Browser:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Additional Technical Requirements:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
Mobile Design: ★★★
- Access:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Functionality:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor concern : The core features of the main tool are functional on the mobile app. However, there is a difference in functionality between web browser and mobile devices.
- Offline Access:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
Usage and Account Set Up: ★★★
- Sign Up/Sign In:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor concern : Instructors need to create an external account or additional login, and personal information is collected.
- Cost of Use:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Archiving, Saving, and Exporting Data :★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Data Privacy and Ownership:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
Social Presence: ★★☆
- Collaboration :★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- User Accountability:★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. Serious concern : Google Slides does not offer a way to maintain learner anonymity while using this tool, and there is no technical solution for holding users accountable to their actions.
- Diffusion:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
Teaching Presence: ★★★
- Facilitation:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Customization:★★★
- Works Well. Works well
- Learning Analytics:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns : Google Slides records users' activity within the file allowing instructors to monitor a learners' interaction with this tool. There is currently no other method for analyzing a learners' participation or activity using this tool.
Cognitive Presence: ★★☆
- Enhancement of Cognitive Task(s):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns : Google Slides does not inherently improve learners' engagement with cognitive tasks. It can allow for interaction between instructors and learners which may aid in engagement.
- Higher Order Thinking:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns : The instructor would need to design the Google Slides specifically to engage learners in higher-order thinking skills.
- Feedback on Learning:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns : The request edit tools in Google Slides can be used to provide formative feedback to learners, but there are limited ways to track learners' progress or to test their knowledge.