Google Slides
I think Google Slides is a great option for creating slide decks for your course videos. It’s free, flexible and works on lots of devices!
The following tutorials give you a basic introduction to Google Slides, and then teach you a handful of ways for improving your slides decks using additional features.
How to Create a Simple Slide Deck
This tutorial teaches you the basic features of Google Slides by letting you watch over my shoulder while I create a simple slide deck.
How to Add Tables, Charts and Diagrams
This tutorial shows you how to add simple tables, charts (like bar, line and pie charts) and diagrams (like hierarchies, timelines and processes) to your slides.
How to Add Simple Icons for Extra Impact
This tutorial shows you how to add free icons to your slides to give them more impact. You can even use icons to create reusable slides for common elements like warnings or tips.
Note: to find the correct colour code for your icons you can use the HTML Color Picker tool.
How to Add Free Images from Unsplash
This tutorial shows you an easy way to add free images from the Unsplash library to your slides. It also shows you how to resize and crop the images to achieve the best effect.