Disclaimer

The following information is from a tool that is free or being used on a trial basis. This tool can be used "as-is". We cannot troubleshoot or provide technical support for free or trial software.

How To:

• find Directions for Students (Video Directions).

• get Started: https://help.peardeck.com/getting-started-with-pear-deck-slides

• create a Pear Deck Account (You will have access to the District license next week.)

• increase Knowledge Base & view the Getting Started Videos

learn how to Create a New Pear Deck Lesson

• learn how to Present a Pear Deck

• better understand the Teacher Dashboard

• preview and edit the Student View

• review answers after Class

• use the Projector View and Teacher Dashboard at the Same Time

• your Account Settings (Google Classroom Integration within Settings)

• get Pear Deck for PowerPoint Online

• unlock Pear Deck Achievement badges or apply to become an Inspirational Educator!

Video on using Pear Deck.

Support, Ideas and Directions for Presentations:

• Guide Students in Accessing the Pear Deck Add-On for Their Future Use

• Have Students Answer Multiple Choice Questions

• Have Students Draw an Answer on a Canvas You Give Them

• Direct Students to Color in an Area on a Map to Demonstrate Understanding

• Have Students Observe Primary Source Photos or Documents and Type in Their Observations in Text Form

• Have Students Watch a Linked Video and Type in Their Observations in Text Form

• Display a Website Link and Have Students Explore, then Report Back in Text Form

• Have Students Drag a Dot or Pin to Demonstrate Understanding

• Direct Students to Drag a Dot or Pin to Show Agreement or Disagreement

• Have Students Drag a Dot or Pin to Show a Location on a Map

• Display a Fiction Author’s Name and Have Students Type the Call Number in Text Form

• Have Students Show Answers in Short Typed Text Form and Display Anonymously to the Class

• Have Students Type Longer Text Answers to Facilitate Discussions

• Give Students a Virtual School Tour at the Beginning of the Year and Have Them Identify Important Locations Using a Photograph and Dragging Dots

• Have Students Type in a Numbers Only Response

• Have Students Drag Dots to Place on the Book Which Would Come First in Call Number Order

Integrate DBQ Mini Lessons (Dust Bowl Sample, Foreshadowing Of Mice and Men, Sample on Barbarians)