Pear Deck Reviews & Product Details

I love that I can turn my Google slides or Powerpoints into interactive tools. It has been extremely valuable during Hybrid model school. I also love the variety of options in Peardeck for them to answer questions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like that my Google Slide animations don't work on Pear deck. I also especially don't like that showing video clips within a presentation causes problems, even with the upgrade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Pear Deck is that it is excellent interactive software for teachers to convert slideshows into interactive, hands-on lessons. It is perfect for formative assessment as I check for students' understanding of the content material they are learning throughout the lesson. I can even use the teacher dashboard to check my students' work, which can lead to more opportunities for reteaching or giving minilessons if necessary. Additionally, I love your options for being in the instructor or self-paced mode, making Pear Deck perfect for synchronous AND asynchronous learning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike is that the advanced functions of Pear Deck are available with a subscription that is quite pricey! Luckily, the school district that I student teach in purchased a Pear Deck subscription for its teachers, otherwise, I would not have the ability to use its advanced features. Additionally, I dislike that you must have a Google account to access Pear Deck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I teach high school French, and in this time of online education, teaching a foreign language digitally has been difficult. PearDeck, which I was recently referred to, helps me bring back the engagement and interaction into my class for the physical students in the classroom and the digital students at home. I love the Flashcard Factory, in which the students receive terms that we've been working on. Then, in pairs, students create a picture that best illustrates that term and write a sentence that conveys its meaning/use. As a teacher, I can see the progress of the teams on screen. The final component of this activity is the acceptance/rejection phase, in which the teacher (perhaps with the help of the students) rate and provide feedback on each submission, accepting those that work and rejecting those that don't. It's about quality control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't been working with PearDeck long enough to find some real issues; however, I would say that I don't like the fact that I cannot--or at least don't know to--pick up where we left off in the Flashcard Factory or the guided presentations. We either have to start over, or I have to make a second set that picks up where the students left off. Sometimes, it's difficult for me to gauge how many terms are enough for the length of class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use - choose from the extensive Pear Deck template library or add on to existing slides presentations with an interactive question Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the template slides seem like they are for K-8 level students in the graphics, but this is a minor dislike. All the templates are editable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Instant engagement for students and easy to tell who is and who is not engaged Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Inability to export answers while a session is still alive. But I often need to keep sessions live for absent students or people who have not yet finished. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pear Deck is a great interactive tool that is very easy to use with Google Slides. Students are engaged with the content area being taught and it enables higher level thinking skills. I recommend using it with Grades 4 and up, but it's possible to use with younger grades with well-taught routines and expectations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be difficult to use with younger children because they can be easily distracted, but Pear Deck has the capability to lock screens which will solve the problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pear Deck is super easy to use, just like a powerpoint but so much better! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It sometimes wants to be with Google tooooo much, I love just Pear Deck! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peardeck is an amazing tool for keeping students focused and engaged during a lesson. Teachers are able to control the screens in a 1:1 classroom, students can see the material clearly on their own screens without being near the board, and students and teachers can interact via the spot check quizzes and polls. I love that it is integrated with Google Slides! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If your school isn't 1:1 it could be an issue. Also, when you are 1:1 it is hard to find an alternative for those that have forgotten their device or let it die. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Interactive PowerPoint for kids to follow along with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have to open it on Google Drive for my district. It sometimes blocks me from doing so at home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I came upon paired that quite accidentally. I used to make kids copy my power points before class so they would get the notes then I had a parent complain about taking notes so I need to come up with an idea for the kids to be involved in the notetaking. Pair deck was introduced to me to do just this. I put my slideshow right on to the pear deck website and it allows students to be very interactive with the notes so as I’m lecturing representing a new concept to them they will be able to use different tools on their own chrome box as they sit there to listen and make sure that they get all of the notes plus they’re adding in their learning as we’re going through it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one thing or the one negative thing I have to say about pair that is sometimes it can be a little distracting sometimes the kids are a little off balance and they may start drawing on it or do you laying on it and I don’t want them to do that so it’s more of something I have to keep a track of that and just to let them kind a have three years as were learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how I can assess my students knowledge immediately with feedback to students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish on projection view when students comment I could see who is commenting, or delete comments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the ability to lockdown the browser so students can't surf around on their computer. I also like the features that allow all students to submit answers to the same question. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's time-consuming to create presentations in Pear Deck. PowerPoint and Pear Deck don't always interact very well, and making a presentation from start to finish in Pear Deck can take an incredibly long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Pear Deck is the many options I have as a presenter in my classroom. I can present information at my place or I can allow students to control the pace individually. Additionally, I can insert survey or multiple choice questions for real time feedback! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Many of the question choice options were preset and didn't allow me much creativity. It may have been a a bandwidth problem but there was lagging issues during the presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pear Deck allows teachers to display multiple student responses which support facilitation of open-ended conversations. You can also share your presentations (or notes) with students, so they have instant study guides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Only one or two student responses show up at a time, so it's challenging to discuss more than one student response at a time. The equation editor is lacking. It's not easy to use Pear Deck in math classes (especially Geometry). It's also difficult to construct shapes with the current drawing tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pear Deck has had a makeover in recent weeks and is working hard to keep up with the many competitor software in the interactive slideshow realm - being directly connected to your Google Drive account is a plus since you can grab your files from the Google Drive rather than start from scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am still receiving error messages whenever I attempt to start a new deck. Hopefully the bugs and glitches will be smoothed out now that the new version has been launched. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the various options that I can use for students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. I have been using it for formative assessments, and the options to write, illustrate, pick answers, etc. are wonderful. It is so easy and straightforward to use! I also love that I can project student work without showing their names so that we can learn together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish some of the options were available in the free version, such as the drawing tool. I also wish there was a way to save the illustrations that students submit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slide decks are so often boring and lesson life-drainers, especially for students, Not only is Pear Deck not boring, but its built in interactivity makes it useful as a learning tool, and a way to see where students (and adults!) are in a presentation, and to get valuable information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integration with other systems--like Google Slides and Powerpoint, can be tough, and importing decks you've already made doesn't always go smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Able to add questions, polls, and other items to a Google Slides presentation to get instant feedback from audience. Also, they've added a vocabulary tool that is excellent for students to use to build Quizlets they can study from Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My only wish would be the cost would be a little lower but it is totally justified with how great the tool is Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that I can see individual student responses and tailor my Pear Decks to exactly what they need. Students can interact with little social risk and can feel free to make mistakes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This technology works wonderfully for the traditional math or reading teachers, however it does not work as well for music and other subjects. I find myself having to think out of the box to be able to use this software in the way I would like to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This product allows you to engage students by polling, integrating quick formative assessments, and competition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This product can be bit pricey for educators Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is very simple, and I like the connectivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not as good for conference calls and large international bases, would need a more advanced platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PearDeck makes it really easy for to engage the classroom with the material through interactive questions. It's a great way to see if the material is being retained and processed and to have discussions on topics that matter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface can be a little bit clunky at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy application for teachers to quickly turn their powerpoint into interactive and engaging presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slide editing ability once Google slides or PPT is imported into Pear Deck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to save information for later data disaggregation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cost to have certain features, especially the higher level questioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.