Pear Deck for Google Slides
Fall 2020 - P. Craig
The fastest way to transform presentations into classroom conversations.
Imagine if you could engage every student in your class, every day. What if you could instantly see who’s confused and who’s ready for more? That’s the power of Pear Deck. And now, with the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on, you can add the magic of formative assessments and interactive questions to your presentations right from Google Slides.
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To install the Pear Deck add-on do the following:
- Open a Google slideshow as normal.
- Click the "Add-ons" menu at the top.
- Choose "Get add-ons" from the drop-down menu.
- This will open the "Add-ons" window where you can browse through the available add-ons.
- When you find "Pear Deck" click the "+FREE" button.
- You will now need to choose the Google account you are using, and then agree to the permissions by clicking "Allow".
- The Pear Deck add-on will now be installed and available in your "Add-ons" menu from now on.
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Formative Assessments:
- Multiple choice - Students are given a question with multiple answer choices and choose their response
- Text entry - Students are able to type in text to response to a question
- Numeric entry - Students can enter a number in response to a question
- Drawing - Students are able to use drawing tools to sketch out their response
- Draggable - Students are given an image that they are able to drag anywhere on the screen to respond to the question
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Present with Pear Deck
Here is a sample screens showing student responses:
Multiple Choice Question
Drawing Response
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Canvas Integration!
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Teacher Dashboard
The Dashboard shows students' names next to their responses and helps you review and evaluate their work. With the Dashboard, you can also leave individual feedback for your students, as well as highlight responses or hide them from the Projector View. It gives you more insight into how your students are doing, during and after class!
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Paige Craig, Buckhorn High
& Technology Integration Mentor
Email: pcraig@mcssk12.org
Website: http://buckhornlibrary.weebly.com/
Phone: 256-851-3300
Twitter: @PaigeCrg