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This video is an instructor's tutorial on the use of Pear Deck in an online learning environment. Pear Deck is a Web 2.0 tool that allows an instructor to create interactive slides to monitor students' progress and understanding of a topic within a synchronous learning environment. It is a very useful formative assessment tool that provides an opportunity for meaningful engagement and expression. 

The learning objectives:

Goal: To provide a demonstration on the use of Pear Deck for an instructor using Google slides for a synchronous class.

• Students will be to integrate the use of the Pear Deck extension on their web browser.
• Students will create an interactive formative assessment presentation using premade slides in Pear Deck. 
• Students will test their Pear Deck presentation both as an instructor and as students. 

Discipline: Education

Target Audience: Online Instructors, Educators, Teachers

Level: Educators at primary, secondary and university

Language: English

Author: Fariah Hyatali

Email: fariah.hyatali.my.open.uwi.edu

Organization: University of West Indies, Open Campus.

Technical Format: Available on YouTube 

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan- Click here

Transcript of Video- Click here

Handout for Instructors- Step by Step Guide - Click here

Google Slides Presentation- Click here 

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