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What is it?
What is it?
Nearpod is a student engagement platform that can be used to create interactive lessons. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quiz's, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and so on. Nearpod can be used to support instruction in a remote, hybrid, and in person setting. Lessons can be designed to be given asynchronously or synchronously.
Who is it for?
All MPS staff have an account with Nearpod
Use this tool if you want to:
create interactive/ whole class lessons during synchronous instruction
create interactive/ self-paced lessons during asynchronous instruction
use multiple formative assessment options in one lesson with 1 tech tool (quizzes, polls, drawing, open response, 3D tours etc.)
collect, share and use student responses during synchronous instruction
integrate multiple web resources and share with students in one presentation
turn your Google Slides presentation into interactive slide decks.
Documents:
How to Create a Nearpod Report (useful for those who coteacher!)
What is Nearpod?
This video is a quick introduction to Nearpod.
Step 1: Logging into Nearpod
To log into Nearpod, you first need to be invited. Email nbrennan@maldenps.org if you are a new teacher to gain access to a Nearpod license. Then go to: https://nearpod.com/login/ and sign in with Google.
Step 2: Tour the Nearpod Homepage
Step 3: Understand Nearpod's Formative Assessment Options
This video will give you an overview of the different formative assessment options available in Nearpod.
Step 4: Creating your first Lesson in Nearpod
This video will walk you through how to create your first lesson in Nearpod.
Step 5: How to Create a Neapod Lesson with Google Slides Add-on
Watch this video to learn how to turn any of your Google Slides Prenstation into a Nearpod Lesson. You will need to install the Nearpod Extension. Click here to get the extension.
Step 5: Edit an Existing Nearpod Lesson
This video will explain how to edit a Nearpod Lesson you previously created.
Adjusting a Lesson while in a Live Synchronous Mode
This video will explain how you can make adjustments to a Nearpod lesson while in the middle of a live lesson with students.
How to find Content in Nearpod
Looking for a lesson already made? This video will show you how to use the Nearpod library to search through already made lessons. Note: You can search by topic and standards.
How to Create a Report in Nearpod
This video and document (linked at the end here) will show you how to create a Nearpod Report. With a Nearpod report, you can share student responses from your Nearpod lesson with another teacher (like a co-teacher)
This video is a beginners guide to Nearpod. This training was offered to staff on Sept 14th & 15th
Using GoogleMeets and Nearpod
This video will quickly explain how to use Google Meets and Nearpod. NOTE: This presenter is using Google Hangouts which is essentially the same as Google Meets.
Google Classroom and Nearpod
This Slide Deck will walk you through how to assign a Nearpod lesson to your Google Classroom
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