Do you often find that kids in the back of classroom can’t hear you?  Do you often repeat yourself during instruction?  Or maybe you are presenting to a large crowd, and have a need for a way to caption your comments?  Well look no further than Google Slides.

Recently Google added a feature to the presentation mode of Google Slides that allows teachers to caption their comments during a presentation in real-time.

To use the Caption Tool:

1.  Click on Present in your Google Slide Show.
2. While your slide show is running, navigate to the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Click the Captions tool.  Your microphone will pick up anything you say and display your words at the bottom of the screen.

If you don’t have a microphone on your computer, there are several inexpensive options available to buy on Amazon.  But if you are a Chromebook user, remember you have a built-in microphone, so why not take advantage of it!