{"id":583,"date":"2016-11-30T12:27:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T17:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=583"},"modified":"2019-04-05T10:56:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T14:56:58","slug":"techbytes-build-google-slides-like-a-master-with-these-four-design-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2016\/11\/techbytes-build-google-slides-like-a-master-with-these-four-design-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"TechBytes: Build Google Slides Like a Master With These Four Design Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/08UcbfCyjl8?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Build Google Slides like a master. Watch this episode of TechBytes for four great design tips. 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