Nearpod

WONDER

Have you ever wondered how you can present information to your students and assess their understanding in real-time?

Learn how Nearpod can help you deliver content-rich presentations to students and check for understanding through a variety of interactive questions.

OBJECTIVES

  • Introduce yourself to your classmates
  • Understand what Nearpod is
  • Understand the concept of the SAMR Model to assess meaningful instructional technology integration into your lessons

TASKS

    • Visit Nearpod and sign-up for free with your school-issued Google account.
    • Download and examine a free Nearpod Presentation from the Nearpod Store and add it to your library.
    • Create an interactive Nearpod Presentation relevant to your subject/grade level that includes at least 4 different interactive assessment questions.
    • Using a 2nd device, take on the role of "student" to preview your presentation.
    • Transform a lesson plan by integrating a Nearpod Presentation and deploy your lesson with your students.
    • Review the assessment report once your lesson is complete.

DISCUSSION

Complete the following on Google Classroom:

    • Share a link to your Nearpod Presentation
    • Evaluate Nearpod as a teaching and learning tool.
    • Share your thoughts on how you might use this with students or colleagues.