Using PearDeck is as easy as 1,2, 3. Use the add-on via Google Slides and login with your Google email and sign up for a premium trial. The interactive slide activities are plentiful and you can make presentations which are teacher lead and/or student paced. There is a great teacher dashboard where you can add additional co-teachers to the presentation, see student responses with their names, send feedback directly to individual students and highlight student answers for all to see. It is a great way to engage students in class and remotely as well. You will be able to see student responses, and share results in real time while in the presentation with students anonymously to get an idea where everyone is at in their learning.
While this is great, having resources where you can add already created slide decks and manipulate them to make them work within your curriculum is even better. In the video below, we show you how to use a slide deck from Junior Scholastic, (subscription required) and embed Pear Deck interactive slides into it. Have questions, ask your Instructional Coach for support!
