Lesson Inspiration

Pear Deck for Google Slides

Pear Deck Slides give teachers the ability to engage and assess every student in every seat, no matter what grade or subject. Using Pear Deck will help you create an interactive and community-focused classroom that builds confidence and comprehension.

• Install the PearDeck add-on in Google Slides

• Customize slides with Pear Deck

• Present slides with Pear Deck

• Collect data to guide instruction

• Ask a question 'on the fly'

• Download student responses to a spreadsheet

• Run a student-paced lesson

Digital Choice Boards (Beginner)

Give students choice by utilizing a tic-tac-toe board through Google Docs. When students accomplish three tasks horizontally or diagonally, the assignment is complete.

• Creating a template

• What to link and how to do it

• Optimal design for student learning

Learn to Code

Computers intersect with every aspect of kids' lives, but most kids don't understand how they work. Through coding, students build essential literacy skills, gain an understanding of logic and sequence, and learn the mechanics of iteration. These tools support project-based learning and give students the freedom to create, collaborate, hack, remix, and tinker with their own unique designs. Using these picks, kids can unlock the logic of code and the basics of programming, turning computers into tools to make new things.

If you're looking to begin coding lessons in your classroom, check out Common Sense Education's teaching strategies for how to Get Started with Coding in the Classroom.