Shared Teacher Dashboard in Pear Deck

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Pear Deck Shared Teacher Dashboard

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At a time when we are more physically apart than ever, we are also more in sync with our teaching than ever. Our staff is working together in order to wrap our arms around our students in a whole new way in order to help our kids learn. One of the tools that we have really put to the test is PearDeck. Thanks to a generous grant from the District 113 Education Foundation, we have the premium version of PearDeck. 

I will admit, I have a bit of a history with PearDeck. I love that they promote powerful learning moments through tools that increase student engagement. Their tools are inclusive, accessible, and fun to use. One of the most common requests since March has been the ability to have more than one teacher on the PearDeck dashboard and the folks at PearDeck listened and responded. Whether you are co-teaching, working with teaching assistants, or course team members, there may be times when you want more than one adult holding the keys to your PearDeck assignment. The shared teacher dashboard gives you just that, the ability to give another teacher session controls as well as the ability to view student responses and give feedback. 

I won't keep you waiting any longer, here's how it works.

Step 1: Start a PearDeck Session

You can start a new session by opening your Google slides, clicking on the PearDeck add-on, and then clicking Start Lesson. Or, you can go to PearDeck.com and click Create A Lesson or open an existing session from the Sessions page.

Step 2: Get The Invitation Link To Invite A Co- Teacher

There are two ways to find the invitation link. If you click the 3 vertical dots in your PearDeck dashboard you will see where it says Invite Co-Teacher. Or, click on the Class Roster button and select Invite Co Teacher. 

Step 3: Copy and Send Link

Click copy to copy the link to the clipboard. You can then send it in a email, chat, or Schoology message. Once the teacher joins you will see their avatar in the top right corner.

What If I AM the co-teacher?

If you are already signed in to PearDeck you will see the co-teacher confirmation screen when you click the link. 

If you aren't signed in yet, you will be asked to sign in with Google and choose your school account. Then you're good to go.

A Few Things To Know About The Shared Dashboard:

Co-teachers have the same abilities as teachers but cannot invite other teachers. If you are in Instructor-Paced Mode, the two teacher dashboards will be in sync. If one or the other advances the slides they will advance for everyone. 

Teachers who are invited to the Shared Teacher Dashboard of a Pear Deck Session will be granted the same controls as the host teacher to manage the lesson, including: reviewing student responses in real time, switching from Instructor-Paced or Student-Paced Mode, adding slide timers and locks, inserting new prompts, highlighting or hiding answers on the projector view, providing feedback and comments to students with the teacher feedback feature.

Co-teachers cannot edit the slides. Once the Peardeck lesson has started neither of you can edit slides. If you want the co-teacher to be able to edit, you need to give them editing privileges in Google slides before the session. 

Co-teachers can leave feedback for students and the students will see which teacher is responding. Co-teachers can publish takeaways and can also export responses. 

Want to know more? Here is more information from PearDeck.

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As always, reach out if you would like some assistance.