Pear Deck

Engage Every Student in Your Slides

Pear Deck is an interactive presentation tool designed to integrate seamlessly with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint. It allows teachers to embed interactive questions and formative assessment prompts directly into their existing slide decks, transforming passive lectures into engaging, active learning experiences where every student can participate.

Key Features

• Interactive Question Types: Add multiple choice, text response, number response, drawing slides, and draggable responses to slides.
• Real-time Participation: See student responses anonymously in real-time on the Teacher Dashboard during live sessions.
• Student-Paced Mode: Assign lessons for students to complete individually at their own speed.
• Seamless Integration: Works as an add-on directly within Google Slides or PowerPoint Online.
• Content Orchard: Offers pre-made templates and slide decks for various subjects and pedagogical strategies.

How it Helps Teachers

• Increase student engagement and participation during direct instruction.
• Gather immediate formative assessment data to gauge understanding.
• Provide a safe way for all students (even shy ones) to respond.
• Easily integrate interactivity into existing presentation materials.

Pricing & Access

Pear Deck operates on a freemium model. A basic free plan allows access to core interactive question types. A Premium subscription (often purchased by schools or districts) unlocks advanced features like the Teacher Dashboard, student-paced mode, immersive reader, and more templates.