The Nearpod platform enables teachers to use their Laptops or iPads to manage content on students' iPads or Chromebooks. It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and so on. They can also access over 7K K-12 standards-aligned lessons.
All core K-5 teachers have received an email with their Nearpod username and password information.
Audio – Embed audio files into your lesson.
Nearpod 3D – Experience 3D objects created specifically for Nearpod.
PDF Viewer – Upload PDF files to include in your lesson.
PowerPoints/ Slides Presentations – Upload previously-created PowerPoint/ Slides presentations to turn them into Nearpod slides.
Slides – Create new, customized slides within Nearpod.
Slideshow – Add multiple images at once by searching Google Images or uploading your own image files.
Sway – Search a variety of interactive Sway presentations focusing on specific topics.
Videos – Search YouTube or upload your own video.
Virtual Field Trips – Explore a destination from around the world through 360 cities.
Web Content – Add any website directly to a lesson.
Draw It – Have students identify an image or draw a diagram.
Fill in the Blanks – Develop a question that requires the students to fill in the blanks of a sentence or paragraph.
Homework – Student-paced sessions where students complete lessons at their own pace or on their own time outside of the face-to-face classroom.
Matching Pairs – Have students match images or text.
Open Ended Questions – Add a question or writing prompt for students to answer directly from their computer or personal device.
Polls – Gage the students opinion by creating a poll question.
Quiz – Include a set of questions, which the students answer before, during, or after the lesson.