Release Notes

May 30, 2024

Pear Practice Release Notes

Pear Practice

May 30, 2024

New

Double XP Boosts are available to all students. Students can earn Boosts after completing their first individual practice of the day, completing additional individual practices when Boost is not active, or when high-fiving other students. After students earn Boosts, practice XP is doubled for 15 minutes.
Students can now see their accuracy by standard in the Standards tab under My Classes.

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May 22, 2024

New

Assignments can now disable the randomized order of questions. If disabled, the order follows questions as shown in the Practice Set. Please find the new setting above the Create Assignment button.
Students now receive email notifications when teachers gives them assignments.
Guests who participate in one or more sessions and then create a Pear Practice account are automatically added as a pending user to the classrooms where they practiced. The class teacher must approve the pending user in Classrooms > click on the classroom name > Students.

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May 20, 2024

New

Teachers can now add co-teachers or assistants to their classroom.

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May 16, 2024

New

Instant Set can now extract questions from source material and include them in the AI-generated set. Please find the new setting in Create Practice Set > Instant Set > Advanced Options > Source Material Questions > Include questions from source material.

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May 9, 2024

New

In a Live Practice group session, students can observe teammates' in-progress drawings. This improves the experience of Drawing rounds when a student draws an object as a single stroke over an extended period.

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May 8, 2024

New

The Digital Citizenship Practice Set is available for students in My Daily Remixes. Teachers can start a Live Practice or copy the set to My Library from the Public Library.

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May 7, 2024

New

Instant Set now lets educators select the type and the number of questions.

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April 26, 2024

New

Instant Set is a Practice Set generated via artificial intelligence (AI). Please read our support article for more information.

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April 19, 2024

New

We've simplified the Session Join Code screen for teachers and students and started a staged rollout. Please review the "Start Practice" section in the Start Live Practice article to see the changes. If you have any questions, please reach out to us.

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April 16, 2024

New

Practice Set search inputs now provide suggestions, assisting teachers with discovering sets. Please find suggestions when searching sets in My Library and Shared Libraries.

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March 20, 2024

New

Teachers can rate Practice Sets by clicking the thumbs-up or the thumbs-down buttons in the upper right of the set's name.

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February 22, 2024

New

Teachers and students can now select a transparent background option when sharing or downloading their avatars.
- Teachers can click their avatar for the drop-down menu > My Avatar > Share > Background > click the right arrow key and select the transparent background.
- Students can click their avatar for the drop-down menu > Account > Share > Background > click the right arrow key and select the transparent background.

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February 16, 2024

New

District Reporting allows districts with Premium trials or subscriptions to review Pear Practice usage at a high level. Please find it in Pear Practice > Admin Tools > Reporting. District Reporting snapshots include:
- Total number of Live Sessions and assignments led by teachers
- Total and growth highlights for:
  - Number of certified items practiced
  - Number of independent practice sessions
  - Number of personalized explanations

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February 13, 2024

New

Class Remixes help classes review previous content and accelerate standards mastery.

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January 29, 2024

New

The default avatar outfit has been updated to Pear Practice branded items.
Eleven new options have been added for avatar facial hair.

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January 21, 2024

New

Pear Practice has been rebranded as Pear Practice and lets you switch between subscribed applications in the Pear Deck Learning ecosystem. The ecosystem includes Pear Practice, Pear Deck, Pear Tutor (formerly TutorMe), and Pear Assessment (formerly Pear Assessment). No changes have been made to existing accounts. Please continue signing in with your existing credentials.

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January 17, 2024

New

Teachers can now move students from one classroom to another in Classrooms > Students > click the ellipsis button to the right of a student's name > Move to Another Classroom.

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January 4, 2024

New

Aligned Math Certified Content with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) K-12 standards:
- MA.1.1.A
- MA.1.1.B
- MA.1.1.C
- MA.1.1.D
- MA.1.1.E
- MA.1.1.F
- MA.1.1.G
- MA.1.2.A
- MA.1.2.C
- MA.1.2.E
- MA.1.2.F
- MA.1.2.G

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January 2, 2024

New

Student progress on assignments and Practice Sets is available for teachers in Classrooms > click on the classroom name > Assignments > click on the assignment's name > Student Performance. The progress is listed under Completed and Practice Set Progress. One of three icons will show for Practice Set Progress:

‍Fixed

Sorting persists in Classrooms > click on the classroom name > Students > Sort By.

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December 12, 2023

New

Teachers can now see their students' Season Level in Classrooms > click on the classroom name > Students. The level is shown next to their email address.

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November 29, 2023

New

Non-premium users can now see the first two questions in a premium Practice Set.
Teachers with premium subscriptions now see "Premium Account" under their email address in the dropdown menu from their avatar.

Fixed

Premium practice questions no longer show for non-premium users in My Library > click on a Practice Set > + Add > search for a keyword in one of the libraries.

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November 9, 2023

New

Students can select different colors when answering a Draw question.

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November 3, 2023

Fixed

The Math keyboard includes the cent (¢) symbol.

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October 25, 2023

New

Draw questions now support optional background images. Teachers can add a background image by creating or editing a Draw question > Drawing > + Add Background > Image Library. Select from Shapes, Planes/Grids, Number Lines, and Tables.

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October 19, 2023

New

Teachers can download CSVs of assignments from the following screens:
- Classrooms > click on a classroom's name > click Assignments > click on an assignment > Student Performance > Download CSV.
- Classrooms > click on a student's name under Students > click Assignments> Download CSV.

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October 13, 2023

New

Added a "Getting Started" link to the drop-down menu from the avatar. It opens the "Getting Started" support article in a new tab, which features welcome videos for staff and students.

Changed

The homepage account selector copy was changed from "Teacher" to "Educator."

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October 5, 2023

New

Students can view Daily Remixes in the Season Map.
A Home button in the Season Map takes students back to their account's homepage.
When a student visits a location on the map, the current location persists until a new location is visited.

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October 4, 2023

New

Independent practices for students now show progress bars.
Teachers can check a student's individual attempts on an assignment from the assignment's Student Performance tab or by clicking on the student's name in the classroom > the assignment > Questions.

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October 3, 2023

New

Practice Sets assigned to students by teachers will now only be visible to students after the assignment starts. Sets that the teacher previously used in Live Practices will remain visible to the students regardless of assignment status.

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October 2, 2023

New

Sort reports by first name, last name, or student accuracy in the Practice Set and assignment Student Performance tabs.

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September 27, 2023

New

Teachers can see Practice Set results for cumulative class accuracy or by a set's due date.

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September 8, 2023

New

Generate feedback with AI when creating questions to add to your Practice Sets in My Library > click on a Practice Set > add or edit a question > Feedback > Generate Feedback with AI.

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September 1, 2023

New

In Classrooms, you can create a Student Group to use it in a Live Practice.
An introductory "How to Play Pear Practice" Practice Set is now available for teachers on the Home screen and in My Library. Students can also access it in My Daily Remixes. The set disappears from the students' My Daily Remixes when they complete it.

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August 30, 2023

New

The AI-feedback feature, Explain, supports text-to-speech.

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August 29, 2023

New

Sound effects now play when unlocking rare avatar items.

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August 22, 2023

New

Teachers can generate questions with AI in their Practice Sets. In a set, click + Add > AI Question Generator.

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August 21, 2023

New

Enhanced Home screen for teachers.
Released new AI-based feature, Explain, that lets ask for more feedback on questions, including detailed explanations and additional practice questions.

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August 2, 2023

New

Teachers can now turn on daily or weekly notifications for:
- Class Performance Snapshot
- Open Assignments
- New Sets From Your Favorite Creators
- Your Community Impact
- Quick Updates

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August 1, 2023

New

Students receive email invitations when their teachers add them to a classroom.
Season 2, Giant Quest, is available to students.

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July 19, 2023

New

Teachers can now follow each other's public profiles. They can also check their list of followers and whom they're following. Please read Follow a Teacher's Public Profile to get started.

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June 30, 2023

New

Teachers can link a Pear Practice class with Google Classroom. After linking them, teachers can also post Pear Practice assignments to Google Classroom. For more information, please read Connect Pear Practice Class with Google Classroom and Post Pear Practice Assignments to Google Classroom.

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June 26, 2023

New

The teacher account menu was restructured to lead with My Avatar, My Profile, and My Account. You can find the menu by clicking your avatar in the upper-right corner of Pear Practice.

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June 22, 2023

New

Quick Play has been released. Please read Run Rapid Rounds with Quick Play for more information and find it in My Library > click on a Practice Set > Start Live Practice > Quick Play.

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June 21, 2023

New

A teacher's Pear Practice profile can now be viewed by anyone on the internet if the teacher sets the permission to Public Profile. The permissions also support Pear Practice User Access, which allows only users to see it, and Private Access, which prevents all from seeing it. You can change the permissions from the avatar menu > My Profile > the pencil button > Profile > Customize Who Can View Your Profile. Please read Set Up My Teacher Profile for more information.
Teachers can also customize their profile URL and the statistics that show in their profile. Please find it in the same path listed above.

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June 9, 2023

Fixed

Fixed an unexpected behavior that awarded duplicate Care Packages.

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June 6, 2023

New

Teachers can now choose to randomize answer orders for multiple choice and multiple select items when importing CSVs.

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June 5, 2023

Fixed

Improved the clarity of text-to-speech audio.

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May 25, 2023

New

Teachers may now start Live Practices and create assignments from Shared Libraries.

Changed

Renamed Live Session to Live Practice.

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May 15, 2023

Changed

Live Sessions now open via a flyout instead of a new tab.

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May 10, 2023

New

New statistics available in teacher public profiles:
- Number of distinct users that copied a set by the given teacher
- Total number of practice sets copied from practice sets made by the given teacher

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May 9, 2023

New

Choose a hairstyle, skin tone, and hair color as a guest user.
Create a Practice Set from the navigation menu.
During a session, copy a session's join link from the hamburger menu and share it with students to join the ongoing session.

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May 5, 2023

New

Share your public teacher profile on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, or copy its URL to send it to others. The options show when you click your avatar near the navigation menu > My Public Profile > the share button.

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May 4, 2023

New

Educators now have a Pear Practice public profile that shows all Practice Sets shared in Public Library. The profile is only available to Pear Practice users.
- Find your profile by clicking your avatar near the navigation menu > My Public Profile.
- To show or hide the grades you teach, click your avatar > Account > toggle Display grades on public profile.
- To show or hide the subjects you teach, click your avatar > Account > toggle Display subjects on public profile.

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April 27, 2023

New

Included a background image for students to draw on when prompted with Draw questions.
Provided clarity for Guest users in the UI.

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April 24, 2023

Changed

Live Session previews no longer show answers automatically, allowing educators to preview the questions with the class. Toggle on Show Answers to display them.

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April 19, 2023

New

Added more text-to-speech support for complex math formulas and operators.

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April 17, 2023

New

Text-to-speech announces the minus sign (-) as "minus" instead of "dash."
It also now reads the power operator (^) as “to the power of.”
Students skip the round-review interstitial during individual sessions by clicking on the interstitial.
Individual sessions move at your interaction speed.

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April 3, 2023

New

Public Library defaults to filtering by the grades and subjects that the teacher selects when creating their account.
Multi-select drop-downs now stay open when selecting Items across the application.

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March 31, 2023

New

Independent practice now includes Draw items. The change does not apply to Daily Remix and Redemption sets.

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March 30, 2023

New

Teachers can now preview Practice Sets from Shared Libraries without copying the set to My Library.
Refined the sign-up and onboarding screens.

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March 27, 2023

New

Added 25 new purpose-built poses in Photobooth within My Avatar > Share Your Avatar.

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March 23, 2023

New

Classroom links created via Generate classroom link now expire after 14 days.

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March 16, 2023

New

Click on images to enlarge them in Practice Sets within My Library and Shared Libraries.

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March 13, 2023

Changed

Simplified the Pear Practice login screen to reduce confusion during account creation. It now prompts the user to select their role before logging in.
Changed Public Library to Shared Libraries in the navigation menu.
Added two new tabs in Shared Libraries:
- Public Library, which hosts Practice Sets created by your peers and the Pear Practice team
- School Library, which contains Practice Sets created by everyone within your domain
Renamed Domain to My School in My Library > create or click on a Practice Set > Adjust Sharing Settings.
Updated My School Library to School Library in My Library > click on a Practice Set > + Add > Add Existing From.

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March 7, 2023

New

Searching in Public Library now includes your Practice Sets and Items configured with Domain Library or Public Library sharing settings.

Changed

Changed wording from Private Library to My Library in My Library > click on a Practice Set > + Add > Add Existing From.

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February 27, 2023

New

Teachers can now import a classroom's name, description, and students from Google Classroom. It allows teachers to create a Pear Practice classroom from an existing Google Classroom and add students to it in a single workflow.

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February 21, 2023

New

Enhanced animations and Items with more realistic movements.
Personalize and share your teacher avatar on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, or download it on your computer.

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February 17, 2023

New

Access and edit your Teacher account avatar from the dashboard.

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February 3, 2023

New

Updated home screen to distinguish teacher and student sign-in.
Added support for Chinese (Simplified) and Vietnamese languages.

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January 27, 2023

New

Included support for the Spanish language except in content and avatars.

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January 20, 2023

Fixed

Fixed unexpected behaviors.

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January 13, 2023

New

Empowered teachers to select multiple classrooms when creating an assignment in Practice Sets.
Created import option for Practice Set questions via CSV. Use our template, or upload existing CSVs from Blooket, Gimkit, Kahoot, or Quizizz.

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Fixed