Use Flip

GoGuardian Pear Deck has partnered with Flip to help educators facilitate effective, interactive discussions with their students. Flip is a free video discussion platform that makes learning more engaging and empowering. Use this guide to set up a Flip account, find Pear Deck templates in the Flip Discovery Library, and embed Flip topics directly into your Pear Deck slide deck.

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Set Up Pear Deck and Flip

1. Sign up for a free Flip account. Flip is available for Microsoft and Google users.
2. Create a Flip Group. A Group is a shared space within Flip where you can invite learners to join a Discussion.
3. Share your Group and invite learners to engage with the Topic.
4. Record videos on the Topic or create a new Topic. Learners can record videos in your Group.

For more information on setting up your Flip account, visit Flip’s Getting Started guide.

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Integrate Pear Deck Templates on Flip

1. Navigate to the Flip Discovery page by clicking the dropdown menu in the upper right-hand corner.

2. Scroll down to the Partners section in the Discovery Library. Click View all and search for Pear Deck.

3. Click on Pear Deck to start using Pear Deck Template Topics. You can also access Pear Deck templates directly on Flip’s Discovery Library Partner page.

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Select a Template Topic

1. Select the Pear Deck Topic you want to use and click Add Topic.

2. Add the Topic to one of your current Groups or create a new Group.

3. When adding to a current Group, select a Group and click Save to group.

4. Click Go to my topics.

5. Click into the Pear Deck Topic to access the templates and embed Flip into your slide deck.

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Embed Flip into Pear Deck

1. Open the template.

2. Click Get Your Copy and copy the file to your Drive.

3. Open the Pear Deck Add-On in Google Slides by following the directions in the lower left-hand corner.
4. Navigate to the slide where you want the Flip Topic embedded.
5. In the Pear Deck sidebar, click the Website interactive question type.

6. Go back to Flip and locate the Share button for the Topic.

7. Copy the URL.

8. Go back to the Pear Deck slide, paste the Flip URL, and click Update slide.

The Flip Topic is now embedded on the slide.

9. Launch the Pear Deck session by clicking Start Lesson.

When you launch the session, students can use Flip directly within the Pear Deck session.

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