Pear Deck Learning
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Features
48 features across 17 categories
AI Content Generation(4)
Quickly generate questions for practice using AI technology (Beta)
Create differentiated lesson packages in under 1 minute with customizable lessons, practice sets, and tests on any topic
Leading AI content generation tool that goes from standards to lessons in 30 seconds, transforming topics, standards, or existing materials into interactive lessons
AI-powered tool that helps teachers plan, create, customize, and deliver high-quality lesson packages in one place with 40+ time-saving AI tools
AI Feedback(1)
Students receive AI-generated feedback on answers explaining why they are correct or incorrect (Beta)
Accessibility(1)
Accessibility tool that can read text aloud, translate text, change fonts and sizes
Administration(2)
Manage which teachers get access to Pear Start tools and hide specific tools from teachers
Tailor tools for districts so teachers generate content aligned to district's unique policies or preferences
Assessment(4)
Access advanced question formats including diagram and classification question types
Design engaging lessons with interactive questions, polls, quizzes, and formative assessments
Versatile assessment platform with reporting and customization districts need and simplified assessments teachers love
Help students simulate state testing experiences with pre-release testing items or build custom tests
Collaboration(2)
Create share links for other teachers to view Pear Start chat, content, and generated materials
Share session controls and valuable student insights with other designated educators and co-teachers
Content Creation(3)
Generate content by selecting relevant standards from a list across all grades and states
Transfer existing slide decks, worksheets, Google Forms, or lessons to interactive Pear Deck Learning materials with original content
Upload images, PDF, documents, URL, or Google Drive files to create lesson plans or materials
Content Library(2)
Library of 1,000+ ready-to-teach, high-quality Certified Math and ELA lessons available in Pear Deck
Certified standards-aligned practice material for Math and ELA K-12 with ability to search by topic or standards tag
Content Sharing(2)
Seamlessly share content between teachers in the district with a centralized repository
Private library where teachers within the same school/district can share Practice Sets with each other
Differentiation(3)
Customize student groups for practice based on specific criteria instead of randomized groups
Personalized practice sets for each student based on what they need to practice most with automatic spaced retrieval
Allow students to advance through lesson slides at their own pace on their devices
Engagement(8)
Add audio and video files to practice items for enhanced engagement
Record or upload audio files for enhanced classroom instruction (Google Apps for Education only)
Create and personalize avatars with customizable seasons and collaborative experiences
Multiplayer game modes for team practice opportunities and interactive collaboration experiences
Enable students to respond by dragging icons on the slide
Enable students to respond by drawing on slides
Interactive vocabulary game available on Google Apps for Education
Students can earn experience points (XP), access week streaks, challenges, rewards and care packages the more they practice
Feedback(2)
Capture and share student progress and leave feedback after the session with slides and individual responses
Provide feedback to individual students during or after a lesson
Lesson Control(1)
Lock responses or use lock-slide timers to keep students in sync during lessons
Lesson Delivery(2)
Teacher-favorite instructional tool that lets teachers create and deliver interactive lessons for any topic with immediate student feedback
Launch a single slide to encourage discussion or assess learning with no prep needed
Practice & Engagement(2)
Classroom engagement tool that gets students excited to learn and improves outcomes with personalized practice and in-class collaboration
Build, share, and assign practice sets for individual, group, or class-wide learning with customizable difficulty levels
Privacy & Safety(3)
Project student answers anonymously to the class and enable students to join sessions anonymously
Get automatic warning before uploading content that may have student personal information
10+ years of privacy-centric AI policies ensuring safe and responsible AI use with LLM partners deleting all data within 24 hours
Reporting & Analytics(6)
Access usage data across all users associated with subscription with centralized view of district-wide data
Identify patterns and trends across grades, classrooms, and student groups with simple customization and centralized reporting
Identify trends with centralized view of district-wide data and simple visual interface for data-driven decisions
View standards-based reporting by student, by class, or by practice material
View and highlight student responses by name, review sessions, provide feedback, and access real-time student insights
View usage trends by tool or teacher with detailed analytics
Pricing
Pear Start - Educators Free
- ✓Access to 40+ time-saving AI tools
- ✓Use standards, files, or websites to create content
- ✓Unlimited usage of AI tools
- ✓Unlimited slides, practice sets, and assessment generation
- ✓Student-ready materials within same platform
- ✓Upload images, PDF, documents, URL, or Google Drive files
- ✓Built-in standards access across all grades and states
- ✓All content fully customizable
- ✓Gamified practice sets in under a minute
- ✓One-click transformation to student-ready materials
- ✓Co-teacher sharing with share links
- ✓Google Forms and Docs export
- ✓Automatic PII detection
Pear Start - Schools & Districts
- ✓Everything in Free version
- ✓Customize tools to tailor generated content
- ✓District library feature for content sharing
- ✓View usage reports and manage access
- ✓Hide tools for teachers in district
- ✓Single-Sign On (Classlink, Clever, Microsoft, Google)
- ✓Tool customization for district policies
- ✓Usage reports by tool or teacher
- ✓Access management by teacher
Pear Deck - Teacher Free
- ✓Design engaging lessons with interactive questions and polls
- ✓Differentiated learning with Student Paced mode
- ✓Access ready-to-teach lessons and templates
- ✓Control pace of class and project answers anonymously
- ✓Students can join sessions anonymously
- ✓Locks and Timers to keep students in sync
- ✓Flashcard Factory vocabulary game (Google only)
- ✓Immersive Reader accessibility features
- ✓Add new questions while presenting
- ✓Seamless integration with Google and Microsoft classroom tools
- ✓Unlimited presentations, questions, sessions, and participants
- ✓See student responses in real time
- ✓Access Content Orchard with templates and activities
Pear Deck - Teacher Premium
Popular- ✓Everything in Teacher Free
- ✓View and highlight student responses by name with Teacher Dashboard
- ✓Add Draggable and Drawing responses
- ✓Reflect & Review to capture and share student progress
- ✓Quick Prompts to launch single slides
- ✓Add Audio to Slides (Google only)
- ✓Provide individual student feedback during or after lessons
- ✓Shared Teacher Dashboard with other educators
- ✓Grade responses by exporting to spreadsheet
- ✓Enable Reflect & Review with student feedback
- ✓Certified standards-aligned Math and ELA content grades 3-12
- ✓No hidden fees for data storage or content
Pear Deck - Schools & Districts
Popular- ✓Everything in Teacher Premium for every teacher and student
- ✓District Library access for sharing across district
- ✓Certified Math and ELA content for grades 3-12
- ✓Premium features for every teacher and student
- ✓No hidden fees for data storage or content
- ✓Efficacy Reports with real-time usage and data
- ✓Custom professional development and training
- ✓Dedicated support for onboarding and implementation
- ✓LMS integrations with Canvas and Schoology
- ✓SSO Integrations with Google, Microsoft, Classlink, Clever
Pear Practice - Teacher Free
- ✓Build and share Practice Sets
- ✓Follow teachers and access public libraries
- ✓Enable collaborative group practice
- ✓Create and personalize avatars
- ✓Assign group or individual practice
- ✓Create or copy practice sets
- ✓Import questions via CSV
- ✓Basic question types (multiple choice, multi-select, math)
- ✓Access sample sets for K-12 Math and ELA
- ✓Simple Session Join with visible join codes
- ✓Co-teacher or assistant management
- ✓Phone and Email support
Pear Practice - Schools & Districts Premium
Popular- ✓Everything in Teacher Free
- ✓Access certified standards-aligned content
- ✓View standards-based reporting by student/class/material
- ✓Manage shared School Library across district
- ✓Auto-generate practice items, feedback, and explanations (Beta)
- ✓Additional question formats and media support
- ✓District Reporting capabilities
- ✓Support from account manager
- ✓Dedicated chat support (Coming Soon)
- ✓Advanced question types (diagram, classification)
- ✓Audio and video in practice items
- ✓Personalized Daily Remixes for students
- ✓Customizable student groups for practice
- ✓Time limit variations and accuracy goals
- ✓Content Search by topic or standards
Pear Assessment
- ✓District assessments with pattern/trend identification
- ✓Simple customization and centralized reporting
- ✓Real-time teacher-friendly data visualization
- ✓Centralized view of district-wide data
- ✓State testing prep for all 50 states
- ✓Pre-release testing items or custom test building
- ✓13.2 million assessments assigned capability
- ✓Tier 3 ESSA Evidence for math and ELA grades 4-8
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Integrations
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