Virtual Museums with Google Slides (Presentation)


Virtual museums allow online visitors to explore and interact with digital exhibits that contain information about a collection of artifacts and other historical objects.

A simple and effective way to create a virtual museum is to use Google Slides. The template I created consists of a title slide or museum lobby that contains links to the different rooms of the museum. 

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