Using Pear Deck

USAGE INSTRUCTIONS

·        Open or create a course

·        Navigate to Assignments

o   Create assignment title, description, assign points, etc.

o   We recommend changing the grading option to “complete / incomplete”

o   Change submission type to “External Tool”

§  Find Pear Deck in the list or add using this link https://app.peardeck.com/lti/launch-provider Links to an external site.

o   Finish any additional assignment configuration if desired.

o   Click “Save and Publish”

o   Assignment should display on the list of assignments.

·        Open the assignment

·        Log in to Pear Deck

o   This is only necessary if you are not already logged in to Pear Deck elsewhere in the browser.

o   Select an existing Pear Deck File from your Google Drive or MS OneDrive.

o   Pear Deck offers some premade decks on our website. https://www.peardeck.com/orchard Links to an external site.

·        After you have selected a Pear Deck enabled file, you will see the option to start in Student-paced or Teacher-paced mode.

·        Then, you will be taken to the Teacher Dashboard.

·        If you go to the “Assignments” page, you should see a link to your new assignment.

·        To preview the student experience, go to course home page, and open “Student View“

·        Go to the “Assignments” tab and open the newly created assignment.

o   Enter the answer to “How are you feeling today?” or skip

o   Navigate through the slides as a student by clicking the < > buttons at the bottom of the screen.

o   Interactive slides will allow you to interact with them as if you are a student.