Pear Deck

Features

Pear Deck transforms traditional presentations into interactive learning experiences. It integrates with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint, allowing teachers to add interactive questions and prompts. Real-time response tracking helps monitor student engagement and understanding. The platform supports various question types, including multiple choice, text, and drawing responses. Pear Deck also offers asynchronous learning options with Student-Paced mode and provides instant feedback, making it a versatile tool for diverse classroom needs.

Use

Teaching, Collaboration, Content development

Description of the use in class

directly by the children with the teacher’s supervision

age

Suitable for all K-12 ages

Learning outcomes

Collaboration skills
Communication skills
Digital skills

Reviews / Recommendations

In the classroom, Pear Deck can be used to make lessons more interactive by embedding questions into presentations. Teachers can track student understanding in real-time and provide immediate feedback. For group activities, Pear Deck encourages participation through interactive elements. It is also useful for remote or hybrid learning with its Student-Paced mode, allowing students to work through lessons at their own pace. Additionally, it supports formative assessments, helping teachers gauge student comprehension throughout the lesson.

Example of the tool as a good practice

Pear Deck offers a set of add-ons to use with Google docs to develop learning content and engage students with it. The simplest use of pair deck for a teacher to develop a learning activity is to use Google Slides with the Pear Deck add-ons. This can be done through the Pear Deck platform, after the user logs in as a teacher on behalf of their school.
Thus, Pear Deck can support any form and type of presentation used by the teacher in his/her daily practice.
Additionally, the teacher may engage students in developing their own presentation using Pear Deck by allowing them editor’s access rights to the online presentation development collaboration space.

Inclusion

The use of digital tools, by each student, at his/her own pace, allows for greater inclusiveness. The tool may be used by deaf students.