Pear Deck: A Review
This week, I am looking at the app "Pear Deck." Pear Deck is a tool that turns Google Slides Presentations into interactive slides for students. A teacher can import her slides into Pear Deck, and use a variety of techniques to gather student responses. The teacher can link articles for students to read, and Pear Deck will force the website open automatically. The teacher can embed questions within the presentation. The teacher can also choose how students respond to the various questions. The teacher can use multiple choice format, short answer format, drag and drop format, and more. Pear Deck is designed to increase student engagement. Students may feel more comfortable and confident answering questions from their screen rather than in person. Pear Decks can be used for note taking, checks for understanding, formative assessments, and more. Pros: 1. Easily compatible with Google. Teachers can import already made Google Slides presentations into Pear Deck. 2. Quick way to ...