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Overview

When you activate Classroom Climate, you get a new layer of information to help you engage your students and teach to the whole person. Here are some ways to use that data. Wait! What is Classroom Climate, and how do I turn it on?

In this article you'll learn how to...

Use Mood Data in Class

Use Lesson Feedback Data After Class

Use Mood and Lesson Feedback Data Together

Use Mood Data in Class

When you start presenting a Pear Deck lesson, students will join your session as always. But if you have turned on Classroom Climate, Pear Deck provides your students a quick prompt on their Student View to indicate their mood.

As the teacher, you can see responses to this prompt in the private Teacher Dashboard (a Premium feature). The response layout can be adjusted in the top left corner of the screen.

You can also click on the Roster in the Dashboard...

...to see exactly who has joined your session and get an instant heat map of how students are feeling.

If you want a quick look at who's not doing so well, click on Mood to sort students by mood.

Now what?
Here are some ways this data might impact your lesson.

Let's say most students report being content and there are just a few sad faces in the room. Probably no great change is needed, but you can keep a closer eye on the students who reported feeling bad. They might be less eager to participate, and it might not be a great day to call on those students or put them on the spot.

Let's say a high percentage report feeling sad. This might have a strong impact on how well your lesson goes. It might be worth it to pause. If most students aren't in a space where they can be receptive to information, then maybe it's best not to plow ahead. Instead, you could check in with the group.

If you are concerned or curious about the mood data, hover over the bottom of any slide to open the Navigation Bar. Then, click the New Question button to create a new Interactive Slide for students to respond to.

When prompted to choose a new question type, choose a Text Question. Then, verbally prompt students by saying something like,"What made you choose the face you chose?" Maybe something's going on in the student body that needs attention. Or perhaps students are tired because they have a big test next period, and they need a pick-me-up. Even if you proceed with your lesson, you can be sensitive to their emotional state and potentially alter the tone or pacing.

Using Lesson Feedback Data After Class

When the lesson is over and you're ready to collect feedback from students, be sure to end the Session by clicking the More Actions (three-dots) menu or the END button.

Then, Pear Deck will drop a question into the Student View that says "How did it go?" Students can select the thumbs up or thumbs down.
Here's how to find this information later:

1. Open your Pear Deck Home screen.

2. Go to the Present a File section of the page. Or, go directly to Sessions.

3. Click on a Deck title (File Name) to see all of its Sessions.

4. Click on either the student attendance number or the thumbs up rating to open the roster and see Classroom Climate information.

They will have an hour to respond before the poll closes. With this data, you can get a quick sense about whether students liked the lesson and felt engaged by it. We have intentionally left the polling question broad to make sure it fits all different kinds of classes. Feel free to give students more specific direction like, "Tell me with the thumbs up or down, did you think this lesson was engaging?" or "Do you think you learned something from this lesson?" With this data you can scan for the most engaging lessons and try to emulate them later.

Using Mood and Lesson Feedback Data Together

You might find that many of thumbs down ratings came from people who also said they were not in a good mood. However, if a lot of students who said they were in a good mood also gave a thumbs down to the lesson, perhaps the lesson wasn't meeting the intended mark and should be altered before using it again.

If the same student is repeatedly reporting a bad mood and rating the lesson with a thumbs down, this might be something to pay attention to. If that student is an emotional state each day that prevents them from learning, some kind of intervention might be needed.

When you click on either the student attendance number or the thumbs up percentage, as shown in the image above, you'll see a full report on each student's mood and feedback:

Now you can identify correlations between a student's self-reported mood and how well they thought the lesson went. This can be helpful for a number of reasons:

Teaching social skills and emotional awareness is a huge job, and this kind of check-in is just one piece of it. If you're eager to read more about this important topic, we recommend Teaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives by David Bornstein.

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ClassDojo helps teachers, parents, and students build amazing classroom communities.

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This platform supports student productivity. It serves as a remote  learning space for students to engage with activities and receive feedback from the teacher. (cristina)

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GoNoodle is a website full of different follow-along movement breaks. Students can dance, call and repeat, do yoga, etc. Incorporating movement breaks throughout a school day helps to retain focus as well as aid in maintaining a positive climate.  It also helps to break up screen time. (Megan Luce)

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The website "common sense education" provides a long list of different apps and games that help support children's social emotional learning. Some apps that I have seen to be helpful are "mind yeti" and "calm". (Megan Luce)

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Daniel Tiger's Grr-ific Feelings

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Bottom line: Daniel Tiger and his friends present excellent examples for kids who are just learning healthy emotional expression.

Grades: Pre-K–K Price: $2.99

Bouncy the People Trainer

Thorough, thoughtful multimedia social-emotional learning experience

Bottom line: Important info for all kids is especially helpful for at-risk students.

Grades: Pre-K–1 Price: Free

Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame

Sesame Street winner teaches kids how to keep calm and carry on

Bottom line: Highly effective tool for whole-class instruction or one-on-one intervention.

Grades: Pre-K–1 Price: Free

Zoo Academy

Uncage compassion and learn social-emotional awareness with a cast of cute zoo animals

Bottom line: Interactive program with practice activities teaches SEL to young students.

Peekapak

Complete SEL units in a neat and tidy package

Bottom line: Detailed social and emotional learning lessons provide teachers with almost everything they'll need to spark positive character development and reflection in their students.

Grades: Pre-K–5 Price: Free, Paid

QuaverSEL

Shake up SEL lessons with music and movement

Bottom line: Fun for students, easy for teachers, QuaverSEL uses the power of music to boost social and emotional learning.

Grades: Pre-K–5 Price: Free to try, Paid

Calm

Relaxing and serene app helps incorporate peace into daily life

Bottom line: If you're looking for a captivating app to teach relaxation and calming skills to students, Calm is an essential tool to add to your toolbox.

Grades: Pre-K–12 Price: Free, Free to try, Paid

Touch and Learn - Emotions

Free app helps kids identify emotions, recognize body language

Bottom line: Bridges the gap between feeling or witnessing emotions and using words to describe them.

Wisdom: The World of Emotions

Quirky game helps kids recognize and regulate anger in self and others

Bottom line: If they can get through the confusing bits, students will be able to identify, label, and perhaps manage strong feelings of anger or frustration.

Grades: K–3 Price: Free to try

Emotional ABCs Classroom

Strong learning approach to mastering SEL competencies

Bottom line: Excellent program for teaching young kids emotion identification, regulation, and social relationships.

Grades: K–4 Price: Free, Paid

Hopster Saturday Club: Empathy

Explore range of emotions to help kids ID feelings and spark discussion

Bottom line: This could be a fun introduction to talking about a variety of emotions and how to recognize them in others.

AIM Buddy Project

Well-organized SEL program pairs older and younger students for discussion

Bottom line: The AIM Buddy Project is an enjoyable, effective program for teaching SEL concepts and making elementary students feel more connected with each other.

Mindful Powers

Care for a cute creature to practice mindfulness and self-control

Bottom line: Meditation lessons and visual timers act as decent supplemental activities for introducing SEL skills.

Grades: K–5 Price: Free to try, Paid

Zoo U

Research-based social game has terrific assessment potential

Bottom line: A powerful and focused social problem-solving game designed to reach kids who need direct instruction.

Grades: K–5 Price: Free to try

Mind Yeti

Calming program with cute characters helps center kids

Bottom line: If you're someone who needs mindfulness-based approaches, Mind Yeti's characters could be the right fit.

Grades: K–8 Price: $499/year per school

Insight Timer

Popular mindfulness app offers daily, guru-guided meditation practice

Bottom line: This expert-guided SEL tool can help students -- and teachers -- build lifelong habits for relaxation, reflection, and focus.

Grades: K–12 Price: Free, Paid

Empatico

Connect with classrooms around the world using built-in activities

Bottom line: Teachers will find almost everything they need to create the opportunity for meaningful exchanges with students from faraway places.

YouHue

Basic mood journal can help kids build self-awareness

Bottom line: Simple tool for a quick, daily check-in on students' emotions.

Me: A Kid's Diary

Unique take on self-exploration relies on prompts to guide reflection

Bottom line: With plenty of ways to express and document their thoughts and more, this app can help students learn something new about themselves.

Better World Ed

Wordless videos link core subjects, SEL; connect students to the world

Bottom line: If your school or home can afford it, Better World Ed is a well-done interdisciplinary curriculum that will expand students' global view.

Grades: 2–10 Price: Free to try

Hall of Heroes

Responsive game helps students prepare for transition to middle school

Bottom line: Wonderful and fun social-interaction game designed to teach cooperation and friendship skills needed for middle school and beyond.

Grades: 5–8 Price: Free to try, Paid

Character Playbook

Realistic comic book-style stories help build healthy relationships

Bottom line: A valuable series of modules to get kids thinking about how their choices help build strong character.

The Mood Meter

Well-designed tool encourages kids to reflect on and manage emotions

Bottom line: Appealing, thought-provoking tool builds emotional intelligence.

Calm Harm - Manages Self Harm

Immediate help for teens struggling with harmful urges

Bottom line: Powerful therapeutic tool teaches positive coping skills and mental wellness.

Smiling Mind

Quick and easy meditation practice for busy classroom lives

Bottom line: This easy-to-follow meditation program can help reduce stress and support social and emotional learning.

Mitra

Insightful, minimalist app gets students tracking emotions and values

Bottom line: A practical tool to use in combination with discussion about emotional intelligence and character development.

Please Knock on My Door

Effective and affecting game about dealing with depression

Bottom line: A slow-paced SEL game for helping students understand the nuances of managing mental health.

Florence

Incredibly relatable story about navigating adult love and life

Bottom line: This heartwarming game helps kids empathize with the highs and lows of romantic relationships.

Grades: 10–12 Price: Paid

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