Install or Allow the Pear Deck Add-on for users in your Google Domain (Administrators)

Overview

This page is for administrators whose schools or districts use Google for Education. Apps like Pear Deck are, by default, not allowed in EDU domains. In order for teachers to get the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on, the Google Administrator must set permissions for users in their Google Admin Console. There are two different ways to accomplish this:

• Install Pear Deck in all users' accounts.
• Allow Pear Deck in G Suite so that individual users can install Pear Deck in Google Slides.

Install Pear Deck in all users' accounts

Follow these steps to automatically install the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on (and thereby install Pear Deck) in every user's Google Drive:

1. Open the Google Admin Console.

2. Select Apps. 

3. Select Google Workspace Marketplace apps. 

4. Select Add app to Domain Install List. 

5. In the Google Workspace Marketplace, search for and select Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on. 

6. Select Domain Install. 

7. Follow the Domain wide install prompt, then grant the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on permission to access data (learn more about why we need access to your Drive files).

8. Go back to your Google Admin Marketplace page and click the refresh button. When you see Pear Deck listed there, the domain installation is complete!

9. Now teachers can open the Pear Deck sidebar in Google Slides. They just open a Google Slides presentation, and go to Add-ons > Pear Deck > Open Pear Deck Add-on. Please note that it may take up to 24 hours for Pear Deck to be installed in every user's Google Slides menu.

Allow Pear Deck in the G Suite Marketplace

Here's how to allow individual users in your Google domain to get the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on for themselves. If you would like to automatically install Pear Deck for every user in your domain, please see instructions in the previous section. 

1. Open the Google Admin Console.

2. Select Apps. 3. Select Google Workspace Marketplace apps. 4. Select Settings. 5. On the Settings page, select the first or third option. When you are all done, click Save. 

Please note:

• If you select Allow users to install any app from Google Workspace Marketplace, users in your domain will be able to install any application from the G Suite Marketplace.
• If you select Allow users to install only allowed applications from Google Workspace Marketplace, be sure to select the Manage allowlist link and:
  • Click Add app to allowlistsearch for the app.
  • Point to the appclick Add to allowlist.
  • Click Confirm. See the original source of these instructions.

If you have questions, please email help@peardeck.com! 

Article by Erin M.