How is pear deck different from Google Slides?

How is pear deck different from Google Slides?

You can make Pear Deck Slides within PowerPoint Online or Google Slides. But instead of simply presenting informational slides, Pear Deck makes your slides interactive so every student can respond to your questions or prompts right on their own screens.

Do students need to install Pear deck?

Quick Guide for Students Students don’t need to create a Pear Deck account to join Sessions, but they may need a Google or Microsoft Office 365 account to join a Pear Deck Session if the teacher requires it in their Settings (see the next section).

What is pear deck good for?

Pear Deck is an interactive presentation tool used to actively engage students in individual and social learning. Teachers can use Pear Deck to create interactive presentations that allow students to work independently to respond to various questions throughout the ‘deck’.

Does pear deck work with Zoom?

Pear Deck gives you interactive options when teaching remotely. Gather students on a video call with Skype, Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. Share your screen with an interactive Pear Deck presentation. Students join the presentation in a separate tab (or in a window side-by-side with the video call).

How much is pear deck for a school?

Basic: Free Individual Premium: $149.99/year Schools & Districts: Please contact Pear Deck for pricing details.

Where does pear deck save?

No worries! Your Pear Deck Home Screen only shows your most recently opened files. Fortunately, all of your presentations are automatically saved in Google Drive or OneDrive, depending on what type of account you used to create them.

Are pear deck answers anonymous?

While you can see names in the Dashboard, answers are always displayed anonymously on the Projector view in Pear Deck. To hide a particular response from the Projector View, click on the More Actions (three-dots) button next to the name, then click Hide Response.