Control your Google Slide presentation with your phone!

Are you one of the lucky people who have a 'clicker' that allows you to control your Google Slides presentation. Controlling your slide presentation from anywhere in the classroom is an excellent strategy for keeping students engaged and on task. Google Chrome has an extension called Remote for Slides that turns your phone into a 'clicker'!

Watch the 55-second video below to learn how to use Remote for Slides:

Steps:

If you prefer text directions, follow these steps:

Step 1:

Click here to navigate to the Chrome Web Store Remote for Slides extension. Click Add to Chrome. The Remote for Slides icon now appears to the right of your Chrome address bar.

Step 2:

Open any Google Slides presentation. You will now see a Present w/ Remote button on the top right-hand side of your Slides.

Click Present w/ Remote.

Step 3:

The Slides presentation automatically changes to Present mode. You will see the following information on your slide deck in the presenter control bar:

Step 4:

Open a browser on your phone and navigate to the website noted in the bar - s.limhenry.xyz.

Step 5:

Enter the Slide ID shown in the bar on the webpage you just navigated to:

You are now controlling your slide deck with your phone!

You can move between slides by clicking the Previous Slide or Next Slide button. Any speaker notes appear in the area above those buttons.

I hope you find this tool useful in the classroom or while presenting to colleagues and peers!

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