Nearpod
CMCSS provides this program for students and teachers K-12. Nearpod is a presentation program that allows students to respond in real time. Features like 3-D images, virtual field trips, and drawing slides increase student engagement. Teachers can launch lessons to the entire class at once or individually so students can work at their own pace. Reports allow teachers to see student performance data that can be shared via link or download.
Classroom Ideas for Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
Use the Collaboration board for students to have an academic discussion.
Use columns on a collaboration board for students to indicate their level of expertise on a topic.
Students answer open-response questions by typing or using the audio recording feature.
Nearpod Add-on in Google Slides allows for students and teachers to collaborate on projects.
Collaboration board provides a safe space for students to engage in discussion that can be moderated by the teacher.
Students can create their own presentations in Nearpod using a variety of slide types and activities.
Students upload existing presentations to Nearpod and add activities that support learning the standards and share with peers.
Students can design learning opportunities in Nearpod as part of the Jigsaw strategy.
Students use a blank drawing slide to find a solution to a problem, and then the teacher shares the slide with the class as the student explains his/her thinking.
Ready Made Nearpod Activities From The TIC Team
Recent Nearpod Updates
CMCSS students now have Nearpod accounts. They can view Nearpods they have joined, and can create their own presentations and show them with teacher permission.
All CMCSS Nearpod users much access their account through Classlink.
Teachers have the ability to launch a live lesson and switch to student-paced lesson and designate which slides are student-paced, then switch back to live.
Student-paced lessons now require students to submit activity pages before moving on to the next slide to prevent lost work.
Settings in Nearpod allows teachers to set Nearpod presentations so that student's Google credentials are automatically filled in so students can't enter fake names.
Get Started in Nearpod
Nearpod Account
Teachers and Students Access Nearpod via Classlink
Log into Classlink
Select the Nearpod Icon
Log in with Google if prompted
Use CMCSS Credentials
Navigation in Nearpod
Join a lesson - Enter a code and join a lesson
My Lessons - Access, organize, and launch curated lessons
Reports - View data from previously launched Nearpod presentations
Sub Plans - View and manage Nearpod lessons organized into Sub Plans
Shared Libraries - School, District, and Nearpod library access
Video Tutorials for Using Nearpod
Classroom Tips and Tricks
Live Presentations
Share a lesson link instead of code to speed up student access.
Keep students engaged by using an activity slide regularly.
Keep quizzes short for live lessons to avoid delays.
Practice activity slides with students before using them for assessment.
Show videos whole group when possible to save bandwidth and keep everyone in the same place.
If projecting the presentation, make sure to show the student view when a quiz or other student input activity is live to protect student responses.
Use a blank drawing or open-response slide as a back-channel to get responses from every student to every question presented during teaching and monitor participation in real-time.
Switch between Live and student-paced lessons throughout the day.
Student-Paced
Share student-paced lessons with a link via email or LMS.
Consider where students will be when completing the lesson and make adjustments accordingly.
Give warning slides before an activity that requires peripherals like headphones, pencil and paper, etc.
Remind students to click submit after each quiz or other activity that has the option.
Include a slide near the beginning with an approximate amount of time needed to complete the activity.
Less is best. Keep Student-Paced lessons short to avoid student fatigue and disengagement.
Switch between Live and Student-Paced lessons throughout the day.
Learn More about Nearpod
Nearpod on Social Media
#NearpodChat
@nearpod -general information relating to nearpod
@nearpodhelp - specific to nearpod help topics
@nearpodcontent -specific to nearpod content related topics
Updated 8/29/22 JC