What is Pear Deck?
Pear Deck is an interactive presentation platform that promotes engagement and active learning by providing real-time feedback and personalized instruction. Created by educators, it offers dynamic, collaborative learning experiences, ensuring every student's voice is heard. With features like real-time feedback and seamless integration with existing tools, Pear Deck streamlines lesson creation, facilitates meaningful learning experiences, and empowers educators to make data-driven decisions to close learning gaps effectively.
Pear Deck in NISD
How do I connect to Pear Deck?
NISD Students, join a Pear Deck by going to JoinPD.com or click the Pear Deck icon in your Portal.
NISD Staff, get the Pear Deck Add-On in Slides and the Pear Deck Power Up Extension. See details below.
Once you have added the Pear Deck add-on and Power Up Extension, you are ready to build your first Pear Deck.
Step 1: In slides, install Pear Deck Slides add-on.
Step 2: For videos, annimations, and Gifs to Display, get the Pear Deck Power Up Extension. This will also automatically open your Teacher Dashboard and give you a Pear Deck short cut in Google Slides.
Step 3: Click the Pear Deck short cut in Google Slides and start building your Pear Deck. Get step by step instructions using the presentations on the right.
Pear Deck's Teacher Dashboard is a fan favorite. It can be easily accessed from both your laptop or iPad and allows you an opportunity for immediate student feedback.
Click through the pictures to further explore the possibilities of the Teacher Dashboard.
Use Flashcard Factory to Boost Vocabulary Engagement
Pear Deck's Flashcard Factory is a game-based tool for teachers to create flashcards with their students. Students collaborate to add definitions, pictures, or examples to your vocabulary list. You review and finalize the flashcards together, keeping everyone engaged. Plus, you can print them or export them to another game for studying. It's a fun way to make flashcards that stick!
