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.