Introduction
In this blog you will know why and how to block templates in Google Slides. Google Slides provides default templates designed for users to quickly design visually appealing presentations. This helps in streamlining presentation creation in educational settings. However, in school environment, these templates may not be useful due to irrelevant content. Such templates leads to inconsistency, confusion or misuse in learning.
xFanatical Safe Doc blocks Templates feature in Google Slides
Why Block Templates in Google Slides?
In schools, blocking non-academic templates is important to foster effective learning. Templates offer pre-designed layouts for creating presentations, also they may unintentionally limit students' creativity. Ready-made templates stops students from developing from scratch and lead to inconsistent learning.
Let’s understand the scenario through a user story:
- Problem: Ms. Carter, assigned a project to create presentations explaining different ecosystems. However, instead of working on project from scratch, students used Google Slides templates to complete the task faster without efforts, originality and depth. Some students spent their whole time selecting a template than researching their topics.
- Solution: Ms. Carter then discussed the issue with the school’s IT administrator and decided to block templates in Google Slides. Safe Doc offers the policy to block templates to push students to focus on content first and create innovative slides through research from scratch. Safe Doc policy helped students to better understand layout structure and visual hierarchy, fostering creativity and improving their technical skills.
- Result: After blocking templates, Ms. Carter observed improvement in the quality and originality of students’ presentations. Students added more value to assessment by researching the topic on their own and created slides with their creativity rather than just using default templates. The change helped students develop valuable skills in content organization and visual communication.
Introduction to xFanatical Safe Doc
xFanatical Safe Doc is a browser extension which provides various policies for administrators to control and safeguard students learning environment. Safe Doc offers polices to manage Google Workspace app efficiently to support digital learning.
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Remove Templates in Google Slides
Google Slides provides pre-designed templates to help users quickly create visually appealing presentations. While these templates can be beneficial, in educational settings, they may lead to uniform and uninspired submissions or encourage students to prioritize aesthetics over substance. In such cases Safe Doc policy comes for use. By implementing the BlockSlidesTemplates policy, you can remove the template options in Google Slides. Once this policy is enabled, students will no longer have access to default templates due to which students have to create presentations from scratch.
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Slide > Templates menu is blocked by xFanatical Safe Doc in Google Slides
xFanatical Safe Doc removes Templates menu from Toolbar
xFanatical Safe Doc removes Templates option from Help > Search for menus
xFanatical Safe Doc removes Templates icon button from the right side navigation pane in Google Slides.
How to Block Templates in Google Slides using xFanatical Safe Doc
Step 1: Install Safe Doc:
The first step is to install Safe Doc in your Google Workspace environment. Safe Doc is a browser extension that seamlessly integrates with Google workspace, providing enhanced control and security features.
Step 2: Configure Safe Doc settings:
Once you install Safe Doc, configure its settings to disable templates in Google Slides.
Step 3: Access Google Admin Console:
Now, navigate to the Google Admin Console. In the Google Admin Console, click on Devices >Chrome > Apps & Extensions > Users & Browsers.
Step 4: Review the Policy:
Find the policy that you wish to apply and if not found, then add policy as given below:
"BlockSlidesTemplates": {
"Value": true
}
Step 5: Save the Policy:
After reviewing the policy, click the Save.
How to configure Safe Doc?
To configure Safe Doc, ensure the deployment of Safe Doc on your students' Chrome browsers and review the xFanatical Safe Doc Configuration document for detailed instructions.
Conclusion
In conclusion, now you understand how to use xFanatical Safe Doc to block templates in Google Slides. This step is essential for students to promote creativity and maintain consistency in classroom assignments and presentations. By disabling access to pre-designed templates, educators can encourage students to develop their own content from scratch, fostering originality and critical thinking skills.
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