Pear Deck

What do you like best?

I love that Pear Deck engages my students online so everyone can be engaged, even during concurrent teaching.

What do you dislike?

I would love to be able to add pictures or words impromptu while presenting. I wish had some more complex features so students could add on to the Pear Deck and annotate.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

I would highly recommend Pear Deck if you are looking for a new way to engage your class online and in person. Using google slides, everything is already set up for you, and you just run the Pear Deck. If your district has not purchased it, please show them the research out there about improved engagement.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

As mentioned, I love that it is instant engagement to see if students are payiing attention and understand a concept. It allows my students to work in a teacher-paced or student-paced environment, which is an excellent feature. It can be used as a simple review assignment or a whole class activity.