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Make any Google Slide Presentation Interactive with Pear Deck

Pear Deck is an online tool that provides formative assessment in real time.  It's web-based so it works on any device.  Teachers are able to check for understanding in their classroom through a variety of question types.  When teachers use Pear Deck they are able to adapt instruction based on student understanding and students can receive feedback in real time.

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How Does Pear Deck Work?

Pear Deck is an Add-on that works with Google Slides so it is easy to use! We have automatically added it for  you in Google Slides! To utilize Pear Deck, you can create a new Google Slides presentation or add Pear Deck to an existing presentation.  Once you've opened the Pear Deck Add-on, you can create your own questions or use the Template Library.

Template Library

 
​The Pear Deck template library offers pre-made content for your google slides.  The template library offers a variety of ways to get students engaged in the lesson.  Students can type in answers, draw, answer numerically, or answer a question on a continuum.  Students can answer open-ended questions for all content areas.  Pear Deck even provides templates specific to math, social studies, critical thinking, and social emotional learning.

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Pear Deck Math Templates

Get Started with Pear Deck

Here are some great ways to start using Pear Deck in your classroom:​

• ​Add a questions to existing Google Slides through  "Ask Students a Question" 
• Use a Beginning of Lesson template to get a discussion started in the classroom.
• Take a pulse of the classroom using the draggable slide
• Use the Newsela Daily Deck for a ready to teach activity 
• Use vocabulary lists and play Flashcard Factory

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​Formative Assessment with Pear Deck

Pear Deck is designed so that all students are engaged in the learning.  Students answer questions in real time and teachers are able to give quick, immediate feedback to the students.  Teachers can see who is answering and able to project student responses that are anonymous.  Through the teacher dashboard, teachers can see each student's responses.  Teachers can even add a question on the fly to help alleviate misconceptions or get additional information from the class. At the end of the session, teachers are able to publish student takeaways.  These takeaways are sent to the students and the teachers.   

Present With Pear Deck

After creating your slides or adding your questions, it's time to present.  Make sure to use the green present with Pear Deck Button. When you Present with Pear Deck, your students will join your class with a code and your lesson can get underway.  Pear Deck is a great tool to get students and staff engaged in their learning.  Being a Google Add-on allows anyone to create a Pear Deck slide presentation.  Contact your Ed Tech Specialist or your Digital Teach Librarian to get started using Pear Deck.

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