Computer Skills

Beginner

60 mins

Teacher/Student led

Learning Goals

Learning Outcomes

+105 XP

Pupils work on their own device

What you need:
Chromebook/Laptop/PC or iPad/Tablet

Working with Others: Collaboration, Feedback & Email

Students swap their pitch deck with a peer, exchange constructive feedback using comments, and practise composing a professional email with an attachment. They learn to accept, decline and act on feedback before their live pitch.

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1 Introduction
2 Key Concepts: Collaboration
3 Step-by-step: Share a Deck and Add a Comment
4 Common Issues
5 Key Concepts: Email
6 Step-by-step: Compose a Clear Email with an Attachment
7 Independent Practice: Feedback Round
8 Reflection
9 Lesson Summary
Quiz

1 - Introduction ~5 mins

Illustration for Introduction

Today you will

swap pitch decks with a classmate and comment on theirs
make at least one change to your own deck from their feedback
write a clear email to your teacher

Warm-up

Think of a time someone gave you feedback on something you made. What made it useful? What made it less useful, even when they meant well?

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+5 XP

2 - Key Concepts: Collaboration ~3 mins

A comment is a note on one part of a slide. It asks a question or points something out without changing the work.

Suggestion mode shows edits that the owner can accept or reject. Slides apps don't have it, so you use comments there.

Constructive feedback names one specific thing and says what to do about it.

Example

Instead of "your chart is confusing", write "The y-axis has no label. Could you add €?"

A slide with a bar chart whose y-axis has no label. A comment from Aoife is pinned to the axis: The y-axis has no label. Could you add €?

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+10 XP

3 - Step-by-step: Share a Deck and Add a Comment ~9 mins

You'll share your own {{code:08_pitch_deck}} and practise adding a comment to it. Watch your teacher first, then follow the steps in the box below.

+15 XP

4 - Common Issues ~3 mins

Common issues

Problem	What to do
My partner sees "request access".	Open {{btn:Share}} again and check their email and permission.
My partner can change my slides, not just comment.	Open {{btn:Share}} and change their permission to {{btn:Can comment}} or {{btn:Can review}} in PowerPoint, or {{btn:Commenter}} in Google Slides. If your school only offers Can edit and Can view, ask them to leave comments only.
The link will not open for my partner.	Check they are signed in with their school account, not a personal one, and that you typed their school address exactly.
My file is too big to email.	Send a share link instead, or make a PDF with {{menu:File -> Export -> PDF}} in PowerPoint or {{menu:File -> Download -> PDF Document}} in Google Slides.
My email came back undelivered.	Check the address letter by letter. It must be the exact school address.
I sent my email without the file.	Send it again with the file attached. Before you click {{btn:Send}}, look for the file's name under the subject line.
I can't find my comments.	Click {{menu:Review -> Show Comments}} in PowerPoint, or the speech-bubble icon in Google Slides.

+10 XP

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