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# Use Pear Deck Instant Share

> How to link your Pear Deck account to GoGuardian Teacher and launch Pear Deck sessions, create lessons, and access templates from within a class session.

With Pear Deck Instant Share, teachers can open Pear Deck sessions for students, access Pear Deck templates, and create new decks directly from their GoGuardian Teacher class sessions.

## Requirements

To use Pear Deck Instant Share, you need:

* A GoGuardian Teacher account
* A Pear Deck account

<Note>
  Your Pear Deck and GoGuardian email addresses must match to link accounts. If the email address connected to your existing Pear Deck account doesn't match, you'll need to create a new Pear Deck account.
</Note>

## Get Started and Link Accounts

1. In GoGuardian Teacher, click the **Peary** icon in the bottom-left corner of the page.

2. * If you have an existing Pear Deck account, click **Link Account** and follow the email selection prompt to connect your accounts.
   * If you don't have a Pear Deck account, click **Sign Up for a Free Trial** and follow the email selection prompt. After the trial starts, click **Peary** again, then click **Link Account** and follow the account selection prompt to finish.

3. Once your accounts are linked, a **Pear Deck** tab will appear while your GoGuardian class is in session. This confirms the integration is active.

## Open an Existing File in Google Drive

1. During a class session, click the **Pear Deck** tab, then select **Open an existing file in your Drive**.

2. A Google Drive file selection window opens. Select a file from your personal Google Drive, or select **Shared drives** to choose a presentation shared with you.

3. In the student selection modal, choose which students to launch the presentation to. Select **Select All** to include the entire class, or select individual students by checking the box next to each name.

4. Select **Present Student-Paced** to let students navigate the presentation at their own pace, or select **Present Live** to control the pace yourself.

## Create a Pear Deck Lesson

1. During a class session, click the **Pear Deck** tab, then select **Create a Pear Deck lesson**.

2. A new Google Slides presentation opens. Customize it as needed for your class.

3. If you haven't used Pear Deck before, click the **Pear Deck** icon in Google Slides and install the **Pear Deck for Google Slides** add-on before proceeding.

## Visit the Content Orchard

During a class session, click the **Pear Deck** tab, then select **Visit the Content Orchard**. The Content Orchard contains a library of free template packs you can use and customize to improve class engagement.

## Resources

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  <Card title="Start a Classroom Session" href="/products/teacher/start-a-classroom-session">
    Learn how to start a GoGuardian Teacher class session.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scenes Overview" href="/products/teacher/scenes-overview">
    Use scenes to manage student browsing during a session.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Active Screens View" href="/products/teacher/active-screens-view">
    Review what students see on their screens during a session.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Allow Access to Blocked Sites" href="/products/teacher/allow-access-to-blocked-sites">
    Temporarily allow students to visit sites that are normally blocked.
  </Card>
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