• Does the technology create scaffolds to make it easier to understand concepts or ideas?

Nearpod creates scaffolds to make understanding concepts easier by offering reading level adjustments that match the students reading level. This allows students to be engaged in the content, while still fostering an understanding. Nearpod also offers a feature that makes learning interactive. It allows educators to ask questions throughout the lesson / or video that students must respond to before moving on. 

• Does the technology create paths for students to demonstrate their understanding of the learning goals in a way that they could not do with traditional tools?

Nearpod allows educators to create student-paced lessons. These allow students to go at their own pace, rather than falling behind in the traditional lecture style. Additionally, Nearpod allows students to answer questions a mutlitude of different ways. Educators can see progress as it occurs, allowing them to reinforce ideas in the content and to see how students are doing.