Interactive Learning Presentations

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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

ILPVideo1V2.mp4

Overview

  • Introduction to Session

  • Objectives

  • Agenda

Links

What is Pear Deck?

ILPVideo2.mp4

Overview

  1. 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

  2. Add-on activity directions

Activity: Setting-up Your Own Pear Deck

Follow the steps below to set-up Pear Deck in your Google Slides:

  1. Go to Google Webstore and install Pear Deck

  2. Open Google slides and add Pear Deck

  3. Add question features

  4. Start lesson

  5. Attach City school account to Pear Deck Account

Pear Deck Demo

ILPVideo3.mp4

Overview

  1. Free vs Paid features

  2. 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:

  1. Go to joinpd.com

  2. Type code: nxdym

Activity: Creating Your Own Pear Deck

Create a slide deck using the Pear Deck Add On

    1. Create a new Google Slides with 5 slides

    2. At least three slides should have an interactive question

What is Nearpod?

ILPVideo4.mp4

Overview

  1. Nearpod features

  2. Templates

  3. Student paced vs Teacher Paced

  4. Adding Nearpod to Google Slides

Activity: Adding Nearpod to Google Slides

Create a slide deck using the Nearpod Add On

  1. Create a new Google Slides

  2. Add Nearpod to Google Slides using Add Ons

  3. Log into NearPod.com to familiarize yourself with your presentation settings

Nearpod Feature Demo

ILPVideo5.mp4

Overview

  1. Feature Demo

    • Collaborate Board

    • Open-ended questions

      1. Question Timers

      2. Adding media and audio

    • Poll

    • Quiz

  2. Launching a Live Session

  3. Student Join Code

    • Student join instructions

    • Student rosters

  4. Approving Student Posts

  5. Live Session - Teacher and Student Views

  6. Ending a Session

  7. Accessing Session Reports

Activity: Trying Out Nearpod

Follow the steps below to try out a student-paced lesson using Nearpod:

  1. Go to join.Nearpod.com

  2. Type code: xicgf

Activity: Creating Your Own Nearpod

Create a slide deck using the Nearpod Add On

    1. Create a new Google Slides with 5 slides

    2. 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?