Using Nearpod in the Classroom

Nearpod is a FREE, engaging, interactive power point platform. 

What's so awesome about Nearpod? First of all, the teacher's device and students' devices will display the same screen, but each student can submit their own response to a question. Then, the teacher can provide the students with immediate feedback! With Nearpod, the teacher can deliver instruction and move through the slides, or the students can move through lessons on their own. Nearpod allows students to submit comments or answer problems on a collaborative board. It will also notify the teacher if a student leaves the screen or opens a new tab on their screen. 

Features of Nearpod:                           Activities in Nearpod:                

Draw it!                                                Time to Climb                           Compatible with sites such

Open ended questions                        Memory Test                               as Canvas, Schoolology, 

Fill in the Blank                                   Virtual Field Trips                     and Google Classroom!

Multiple Choice                                   3-D Models

Nearpod slides can be transferred from Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint. However, the designs/ templates are limited on Nearpod. Links can be copied and pasted, or, you can embed links to avoid students leaving the Nearpod screen. Progress of each student is shown to the teacher. The photo to the left is an example of data collected from students who took a quiz and how it is presented to the teacher.

What I love about Nearpod:

I love that Nearpod is an EXCELLENT digital formative assessment tool. I also love how the teacher can control the students screen if necessary, but if not, then the students can move through lessons at their own pace. Nearpod makes it easy for teachers to give immediate feedback and progress monitor in order to know which students may need further instruction in certain content areas.