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.
Demonstration Video
Videos
- Teaching with Tech Session Recording (4/4/24)
- Teaching with Tech Session Recording (9/27/21)
- YouTube Channel
Guides
Where to Get Help
- Professor, Lauren Angelone
- Pear Deck Knowledge Base
LMS 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 on the Pear Deck website.
Account Required
At least a free account is required.