Pear Deck By: Amanda Cross

https://www.peardeck.com/vocabulary/

The tech tip I have for you guys this week is a website called Pear Deck. It does cost money but there is a free version and one of the best features for the free version is the Vocabulary Factory. This is a great tool to review or even introduce new vocabulary words. A link to the site is found above. Once you click on the link you will find a brief description and a video explaining how the site works.

Some cool features that I like are the following:

It works great with google accounts, students must use their Goodpasture account.
When you are finished you can upload the cards to Quizlet so that the students can study for a test or quiz.
It automatically breaks and pairs the students up for you and if you don't like the groups you can reshuffle.
It makes the students think more in-depth about the vocabulary words because they must draw a picture and write an example.
It can be used for competitions, so you will receive lots of arguments on why this is a good example or not.
It allows the students to work with other students and I love hearing students explain their thinking to other students.

I would highly recommend trying it out next time to mix up your vocabulary routine.

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