Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor of The Cardinal
Spanish Teacher, Oberlin High School
I want to first state that I realize how unbelievably late to the Pear Deck scene I am. As a Xennial, I grew up as the internet did, so I am not afraid to throw myself into new tech to figure it out. However, I had this block with Pear Deck. Various presenters have used it and I was always intrigued. Each time a presenter would utilize it, I was again motivated to look into it. Multiple times I would open a new Google Slide presentation and start the Pear Deck add-on. But when I started adding to the presentation, I thought about how much work it seemed to be and I would close it up.
Recently, I was talking to a social studies colleague. She has used Pear Deck but prefers Mentimeter. I expressed my frustration with the time I perceived it entailed to create a Pear Deck. She shook her head and said “Beth, just make a Google Slide and add the Pear Deck stuff at the end.” Skeptical, I headed home and opened the umpteenth Google Slides presentation and it FINALLY clicked…I successfully made a Pear Deck! And it wasn’t that much work…I actually enjoyed creating it!
Continue reading