Google slideshows make collaboration difficult

[mccluresc]

As I am preparing for my lesson, I wanted to contribute back some suggestions for changes to the slides. Unfortunately, there is no way to do this within the Google slide presentation.

The only way I can think of to get around this would be to consider shifting slideshows to HTML5 format - like reveal.js. There is even an online webapp slides.com which allows making slide decks with this library that can be exported as HTML. If we ask, they may be willing to offer a nonprofit license. By being able to store the HTML you could use traditional Github tools to collaborate.

Thoughts?

[roysmith]

Can’t you leave comments on the slide? There should be a “Comments” button in the upper-right corner of the window, no? Perhaps the deck wasn’t shared with the right permissions to allow that?

On Sep 22, 2015, at 3:59 PM, Scott McClure notifications@github.com wrote:

As I am preparing for my lesson, I wanted to contribute back some suggestions for changes to the slides. Unfortunately, there is no way to do this within the Google slide presentation.

The only way I can think of to get around this would be to consider shifting slideshows to HTML5 format - like reveal.js http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/. There is even an online webapp slides.com http://www.slides.com/ which allows making slide decks with this library that can be exported as HTML. If we ask, they may be willing to offer a nonprofit license. By being able to store the HTML you could use traditional Github tools to collaborate.

Thoughts?

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[mccluresc]

I could... but a git workflow goes beyond that - ideally I could branch,
modify it for my class, and then potentially submit a pull request back to
the core project.

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Roy Smith notifications@github.com wrote:

Can’t you leave comments on the slide? There should be a “Comments” button
in the upper-right corner of the window, no? Perhaps the deck wasn’t shared
with the right permissions to allow that?

On Sep 22, 2015, at 3:59 PM, Scott McClure notifications@github.com
wrote:

As I am preparing for my lesson, I wanted to contribute back some
suggestions for changes to the slides. Unfortunately, there is no way to do
this within the Google slide presentation.

The only way I can think of to get around this would be to consider
shifting slideshows to HTML5 format - like reveal.js <
http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/>. There is even an online webapp
slides.com http://www.slides.com/ which allows making slide decks with
this library that can be exported as HTML. If we ask, they may be willing
to offer a nonprofit license. By being able to store the HTML you could use
traditional Github tools to collaborate.

Thoughts?

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[Bijesse]

Hi Scott,

The rational for using Google Slides is it allows anyone to take the
generic slides and edit however they need for their specific classroom.

With the amount of volunteers we have this year it would be difficult to
manage all the suggestions and edits coming in. Especially since the
changes are often classroom specific.

If you would like to share resources easily I have a couple recommendation:

• Join the ScriptEd slack group. We launched this VERY recently. Shane
  will send you an invite Scott
• Attend a ScriptEd Meetup RVSP here
  https://backtoschoollightingtalks.splashthat.com/.

I hope this is helpful,
-Tom

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Scott McClure notifications@github.com
wrote:

I could... but a git workflow goes beyond that - ideally I could branch,
modify it for my class, and then potentially submit a pull request back to
the core project.

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Roy Smith notifications@github.com
wrote:

Can’t you leave comments on the slide? There should be a “Comments”
button
in the upper-right corner of the window, no? Perhaps the deck wasn’t
shared
with the right permissions to allow that?

On Sep 22, 2015, at 3:59 PM, Scott McClure notifications@github.com
wrote:

As I am preparing for my lesson, I wanted to contribute back some
suggestions for changes to the slides. Unfortunately, there is no way to
do
this within the Google slide presentation.

The only way I can think of to get around this would be to consider
shifting slideshows to HTML5 format - like reveal.js <
http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/>. There is even an online webapp
slides.com http://www.slides.com/ which allows making slide decks with
this library that can be exported as HTML. If we ask, they may be willing
to offer a nonprofit license. By being able to store the HTML you could
use
traditional Github tools to collaborate.

Thoughts?

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