Pear Deck

Pear Deck is a tool to create more engaging and interactive slideshows. These slideshows work in in-person, hybrid, or remote classes. Pear Deck is an add-on/add-in to Google Slides or Office 365 PowerPoint presentations, which allows you to take existing slideshows and add interactive elements and formative assessments to get a better idea of what each student is learning in real time.

ACCESS PEAR DECK

In order to access Pear Deck, you should first install the add-on in Chrome (if using Google) or the add-in from the Microsoft Office Store (if using Microsoft). Then, you can open an existing slideshow in either Google or Office 365 and add interactive slides using the Pear Deck add-on/add-in.

• Guidance for Getting Started with Pear Deck

SEE IT IN ACTION

Demonstration Video:

DEMO / TRAINING VIDEOS

• Teaching with Tech Session Recording (4/4/24)
• Teaching with Tech Session Recording (9/27/21)
• YouTube Channel

GUIDES

• How-to Handbook

WHERE TO GET HELP

• Professor, Lauren Angelone
• Pear Deck Knowledge Base

CANVAS INTEGRATION

Pear Deck does have a Canvas integration, but we do not currently have a license to use it at Xavier.  

COST

There is a free account and paid account options.  Pricing can be found here.

ACCOUNT NEEDED

At least a free account is required.