Technology Integration Form PRESENTATION

GENERAL INFORMATION
Selected Technology/Resource Name: Age/Grade Level: Technology/Resource Type:

https://www.peardeck.com 6-12 Application Software Device Website

Source: (Web address, company name, etc.)

Pear Deck
Associated Learning Standard(s): The resource may be generally applicable, if so, simply state that. List any ISTE-S standards that
seem to naturally align with the selected resource.

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION
With Pear Deck, each student in your class will connect to your presentation on any device, answer your
interactive questions, and learn from their peer while closely engaged! Pear Deck works like any slide
presentation program youre used to. In fact, you can even import your old PowerPoints, Google Slides, and
PDFs to turn them into powerful interactive Pear Decks right from your Google Drive.

INTEGRATION IDEA - PRESENTATION

How might you use this resource in a lesson plan to promote students presentation/speaking/communication skills?

Pear Deck is super cool because it basically vamps up regular powerpoint presentations. You can get interaction from students in
answering questions, and giving feedback in your presentations as well. I think that this will make lesson plans that are
presentation-based and informative, somewhat interesting as well.

Value-Added Rating Scale

3 2 1

The integration idea described: The integration idea described: The integration idea described:

aligns to content standards aligns to content standards aligns to content standards

transforms a lesson in a way that would enhances a lesson; likely to serves as a nice supplement to a lesson
be impossible or very difficult without it; increase student engagement and but wouldnt necessarily play a critical
very likely to increase student engagement support mastery of the concept(s) role within the lesson
and contribute to mastery of the
will most likely be used by the will most likely be used by the teacher
concept(s)
students directly during a lesson (e.g., a demonstration)
optimal in a student-centered
environment where students are active
and engaged in learning content
 VALUE-ADDED EXPLANATION
I think that this technology would be able to receive a 3 on the value-added rating because it really is an innovative and lesson-
changing plan. It really transforms a presentation in a way that would be hard to replicate using another technology or
presentation. I also think that it really engages student interaction in lessons in that they are moreso involved.

This template has been adapted from the following resources:

Christie, A., (2007). Dr. Alice Christies 6C Model for Evaluating Apps. Retrieved from
http://www.kathyschrock.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/evalipad_content.pdf
ISTE, (2012). iste.netss Advancing Digital Age Learning. Retrieved from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
LearnZillion, Inc. (July 2014). TeachFest Guide | Mathematics. Retrieved from http://ctcorestandards.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/08/Math_TeachFest_SA_Guidebook.pdf.
Schrock, K., (2011-14). Critical Evaluation of a Content-Based IPAD/IPOD APP. Retrieved from
http://alicechristie.org/6C/6C.pdf.