Getting started with any new tool can feel overwhelming, but don’t worry! Pear Deck was designed by educators to be simple, fast, and fun to use. Watch these Quick Tip videos, and you’ll be up and running before you know it. Keep scrolling for videos for Microsoft Schools! You can also access our introductory webinars and more training resources here!

Videos for Google Schools

1

set up your account and tour your pear deck home

In this Quick Tip video, learn how to set up your Pear Deck account and discover resources available from the home screen.

2

make a pear deck
from scratch

Just getting started with Pear Deck? In this Quick Tip video, learn how to create a new Pear Deck lesson using the Pear Deck Add-on for Google Slides.

3

add pear deck questions to an existing presentation

Have a lesson ready to go, but know it would be better with Pear Deck magic? In this Quick Tip video, learn how to quickly add interactivity and formative assessments to your existing Google Slides lessons.

 

4

how to present
a pear deck

Your lesson is ready to go, now let's get those students engaged! From launching your presentation on the Projector to getting students to join your session, here's a quick overview on how to present with Pear Deck.

5

managing
student responses

Pear Deck gives you multiple ways to manage student responses. Share them with the class, highlight standout answers or misconceptions, time and lock responses, and hide inappropriate responses — all in real-time.

6

how to use the teacher dashboard as a remote control

The Pear Deck Teacher Dashboard gives you superpowers! Did you know you can launch your Dashboard from your phone or tablet? Once you know, you're free to roam the class while keeping the lesson moving and students on task.

 

7

how to use
the slide library

Our team of educators created the Formative Assessment Templates in our Slide Library. These pre-made templates are organized to support student engagement from bell ringers to exit tickets. Here's a quick overview of how to use them.
 

10

how to give students personalized notes docs

A Pear Deck Takeaway is a notes document for your students. After you finish presenting your Pear Deck lesson, you can choose to publish Takeaways for each student in the Session. Doing so creates a Google Doc in the student's Drive with slides from the lesson and their answers!

8

what is
student-paced mode?

Pear Deck is often used to engage students in a lesson in real time. But you can also give a Pear Deck lesson to a student who missed class, flip your lesson, differentiate or scaffold instruction during class, and more!
 

11

Inviting Students to Join Your Session

In this Pear Deck Quick Tip video, learn how to toggle student logins on and off, and allow guests to join your sessions!



9

capture teachable moments with questions on the fly

Add new questions to your Pear Deck presentation on the fly! This helps you extend the discussion when a great question comes up, check in with students, or ask the same question again to collect new responses.
 

12

Launch sessions quickly with pear deck pop-up activities

With Pop-Up Activities, you won't need to prepare in advance to take advantage of our powerful assessment and engagement tools. Just select from an array of ready-to-use, interactive slide prompts, then launch the prompt during any type of lesson.

 

13

Add audio to pear deck slides

In this Quick Tip video, you will learn how to use Pear Deck's Add Audio feature for your presentations. Add Audio lets you record or upload audio files to lessons and enables students to listen to those clips from their own devices.

14

Giving Teacher Feedback
with Pear Deck

In this Quick Tip video, learn how to use Pear Deck's Teacher Feedback tool! This tool allows you to leave comments for students next to any type of response (Drawing, Draggable, Text, Number, and Multiple Choice) via the Dashboard.

15

Remote Instruction: Get Set Up for Success

In this Quick Tip video, we go over how to use Pear Deck and a video communication platform for direct instruction in a synchronous setting.

 

16

Remote Instruction: Running Your Class (Synchronously)

In this Quick Tip video, we go over how to use Pear Deck and a video communication platform for direct instruction in a synchronous setting. We also go over useful tools on the teacher dashboard, such as starring student answers, locking screens, and setting a timer for students to provide them with a set time to answer prompts.

 

19

How to Use Pear Deck with Canvas

When you integrate Pear Deck into Canvas, you turn a Pear Deck Session into an Assignment. This gives your students in Canvas instant access to the Session without needing a Join Code or Link, like they do in a traditional Pear Deck presentation Session.

17

Remote Instruction: Ending Your Class

18

How to Use Pear Deck with Schoology

In this Quick Tip video, we go over how to end your Pear Deck session. Just because the session is over, doesn't mean the learning has to end, we go over publishing student takeaways, exporting answers to spreadsheets, and how to share your lesson with others.

 

20

Pear Deck Reflect & Review

With Reflect & Review, you and your co-teachers can easily move from a live session to evaluation in a flexible environment. Reflect & Review enables students to look back at the slide content from the session, review their own responses to interactive Pear Deck questions, and view any Teacher Feedback they received during or after the session.

When you integrate Pear Deck into Schoology, you turn a Pear Deck Session into an Assignment. This gives your students in Schoology instant access to the Session without needing a Join Code or Link, like they do in a traditional Pear Deck presentation Session.
 

21

Google Classroom Add-on

With the Pear Deck for Google Classroom Add-on, you can create interactive lessons, control the pace of instruction, view student work in real time, and provide individual feedback directly from within Google Classroom. With single sign-on, students can join the lesson without a code, manage assignments, and review their work for extended learning.

 

Videos for Microsoft Schools

1

set up your account and tour your
pear deck home

In this Quick Tip video, learn how to set up your Pear Deck account and discover resources available from the home screen.

2

make a pear deck
from scratch

Just getting started with Pear Deck? In this Quick Tip video, learn how to create a new Pear Deck lesson using the Pear Deck Add-in for PowerPoint.

3

add pear deck questions to an existing presentation

Have a lesson ready to go, but know it would be better with Pear Deck magic? In this Quick Tip video, learn how to quickly add interactivity and formative assessments to your existing PowerPoint lessons.
 

4

how to present
a pear deck

Your lesson is ready to go, now let's get those students engaged! From launching your presentation on the Projector to getting students to join your session, here's a quick overview on how to present with Pear Deck.

5

managing
student responses

Pear Deck gives you multiple ways to manage student responses. Share them with the class, highlight standout answers or misconceptions, time and lock responses, and hide inappropriate responses — all in real-time.

6

how to use the teacher dashboard as a remote control

The Pear Deck Teacher Dashboard gives you superpowers! Did you know you can launch your Dashboard from your phone or tablet? Once you know, you're free to roam the class while keeping the lesson moving and students on task.
 

7

how to use
the slide library

Our team of educators created the Formative Assessment Templates in our Slide Library. These pre-made templates are organized to support student engagement from bell ringers to exit tickets. Here's a quick overview of how to use them.
 

10

pear deck for
microsoft teams

Learn how to navigate Pear Deck's seamless integration within Microsoft Teams.

8

what is
student-paced mode?

Pear Deck is often used to engage students in a lesson in real time. But you can also give a Pear Deck lesson to a student who missed class, flip your lesson, differentiate or scaffold instruction during class, and more!
 

11

inviting students to join your session

In this Pear Deck Quick Tip video, learn how to toggle student logins on and off, and allow guests to join your sessions!

9

capture teachable moments with questions on the fly

Add new questions to your Pear Deck presentation on the fly! This helps you extend the discussion when a great question comes up, check in with students, or ask the same question again to collect new responses.
 

12

Launch sessions quickly with pear deck pop-up activities

With Pop-Up Activities, you won't need to prepare in advance to take advantage of our powerful assessment and engagement tools. Just select from an array of ready-to-use, interactive slide prompts, then launch the prompt during any type of lesson.

 

13

Giving Teacher Feedback
with Pear Deck

In this Quick Tip video, learn how to use Pear Deck's Teacher Feedback tool! This tool allows you to leave comments for students next to any type of response (Drawing, Draggable, Text, Number, and Multiple Choice) via the Dashboard. Students instantly receive their own feedback on the Student View.

 

16

How to Use Pear Deck with Schoology

When you integrate Pear Deck into Schoology, you turn a Pear Deck Session into an Assignment. This gives your students in Schoology instant access to the Session without needing a Join Code or Link, like they do in a traditional Pear Deck presentation Session.

14

Remote Instruction: Get Set Up for Success

In this Quick Tip video, we go over how to use Pear Deck and a video communication platform for direct instruction in a synchronous setting.

 
 

17

How to Use Pear Deck with Canvas

When you integrate Pear Deck into Canvas, you turn a Pear Deck Session into an Assignment. This gives your students in Canvas instant access to the Session without needing a Join Code or Link, like they do in a traditional Pear Deck presentation Session.

15

Remote Instruction: Running Your Class (Synchronously)

In this Quick Tip video, we go over how to use Pear Deck and a video communication platform for direct instruction in a synchronous setting. We also go over useful tools on the teacher dashboard, such as starring student answers, locking screens, and setting a timer for students to provide them with a set time to answer prompts.

 

18

Pear Deck Reflect & Review

With Reflect & Review, you and your co-teachers can easily move from a live session to evaluation in a flexible environment. Reflect & Review enables students to look back at the slide content from the session, review their own responses to interactive Pear Deck questions, and view any Teacher Feedback they received during or after the session.