Nearpod

What is Nearpod?Nearpod enables teachers to use their tablet to manage content on students’ mobile devices.  It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated application. With a device in their hands, students are able to move through teacher-directed or self-directed interactive presentations.  Interactive features make it possible to deepen the learning during direct instruction while assigning presentations as self-paced assignments empower students.  The site provides real-time results and reports to monitor student progress and instruction.  

How can Nearpod be useful in classrooms?

Nearpod presentations provide opportunities for skill development across the curriculum and multiple ways to improve student learning.  Whether students draw key locations on a map of China, respond to a poll question on the tropical rain forest, watch a video on how to solve quadratic equations, review notes on the different parts of speech, or submit an open-ended response analyzing primary source documents, they’re interacting with the content in a meaningful way.  For situations where direct instruction is a necessity, Nearpod offers a fantastic way to increase student engagement and empowerment.

Teachers use Nearpod to share content with their students and to manage the flow of instruction.  Students use Nearpod on their mobile devices to receive multimedia content and to participate in engaging assessment and collaboration activities.  

Nearpod fosters student ownership as a quick create tool.   Students demonstrate creativity in their presentations and problem-solve best ways to engage their peers while selecting the best mode to share their concepts.

Easy Steps to Get Started

STEP 1: Log-in or create your Nearpod account or create your account at https://nearpod.com

STEP 2: Consider your classroom/setting, an upcoming lesson, or a challenge area for your students.

STEP 3: Using the checklist below as a guide, explore/complete the goals on the Nearpod platform.