I wish Nearpod were more user-friendly when working with Google Slides. In comparison, Pear Deck is much more seamless—they provide a toolbar that you can simply drag to the bottom of your slides, and you can continue editing your presentation within Google Slides without losing any interactive features.

With Nearpod, it's often frustrating. If I make a mistake, I have to go back to the original slide, correct it, turn it into a "Draw It," save it, and then re-upload or reopen it in Nearpod. Sometimes, the changes don’t save correctly. This extra back-and-forth takes a lot of time and effort.

In Pear Deck, you never have to leave Google Slides, and you can continue to make edits with the interactive features still attached. It's a much more efficient process.

Unfortunately, my district currently pays for Nearpod, even though many of our teachers are interested in switching to Pear Deck. I hope this is something that can change in the future.