Description - Using PowerPoint/Google Slides is a good way to present information to your class and/or engage students in various formative assessments with whiteboards. But do you wish there was a way to increase student engage and see how well each individual student is understanding (or not) the lesson at hand? Come learn how you can use Pear Deck to take your current presentations to the next level of student engagement with activities that will provide you with specific data on every student. Pear Deck allows you to embed different types of questions into a presentation format while students a device (either personal or school provided) to respond to these questions. The responses are then collected in a Google Sheet for analysis later on. Come learn the tips and tricks to make to transform your presentations!
Participants will learn how to:
Create a Pear Deck presentation
Import an existing PowerPoint Presentation or Google Slide
Embed questions such as true/false, multiple choice, open-ended & yes/no.
Export results into a Google Sheet and plan for future instruction
NOTE: Pear Deck requires that all users (both teachers and students) have a Google account. Typically, this means that a school or organization has implemented Google Apps for Education.