Asynchronous Session Overview
Below you will find videos and activity for the Digital Online Learning Platforms Session. Please work through the content on your own, watching the videos and completing the activities outlined below. When you are finished, please complete the Exit Ticket.
Session Introduction
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What is Pear Deck?
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Overview
Introduce Pear Deck
Features
Join Codes
Student Paced vs Instructor Paced
Add-on Features
Adding Pear Deck to Google Slides
Creating an account
Presentation Settings
Add-on activity directions
Activity: Setting-up Your Own Pear Deck
Follow the steps below to set-up Pear Deck in your Google Slides:
Go to Google Webstore and install Pear Deck
Open Google slides and add Pear Deck
Add question features
Start lesson
Attach City school account to Pear Deck Account
Pear Deck Demo
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Overview
Free vs Paid features
Interactive Feature Demo
Text Response Question
Multiple Choice Question
Answer with Number
Visit a Website
Activity: Try a Student-Paced Lesson
Follow the steps below to try out a student-paced lesson using Pear Deck:
Go to joinpd.com
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Activity: Creating Your Own Pear Deck
Create a slide deck using the Pear Deck Add On
Create a new Google Slides with 5 slides
At least three slides should have an interactive question
What is Nearpod?
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Overview
Nearpod features
Templates
Student paced vs Teacher Paced
Adding Nearpod to Google Slides
Activity: Adding Nearpod to Google Slides
Create a slide deck using the Nearpod Add On
Create a new Google Slides
Add Nearpod to Google Slides using Add Ons
Log into NearPod.com to familiarize yourself with your presentation settings
Nearpod Feature Demo
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Overview
Feature Demo
Collaborate Board
Open-ended questions
Question Timers
Adding media and audio
Poll
Quiz
Launching a Live Session
Student Join Code
Student join instructions
Student rosters
Approving Student Posts
Live Session - Teacher and Student Views
Ending a Session
Accessing Session Reports
Activity: Trying Out Nearpod
Follow the steps below to try out a student-paced lesson using Nearpod:
Go to join.Nearpod.com
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Activity: Creating Your Own Nearpod
Create a slide deck using the Nearpod Add On
Create a new Google Slides with 5 slides
At least three slides should have an interactive question
Reflection
Think about...
What did you like and dislike about Pear Deck and NearPod
Which do you see yourself using for the upcoming school year?