Comments on: 5 Nearpod Tips and Tricks for this School Year

By: Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 23:37:43 +0000

In reply to Karen. Hi Karen, if you send the code to students they'll be able to view the presentation.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 03:30:23 +0000

When in teacher instruction mode, how do students interact with the slides/presentation?

By: Monica

Monica — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:27:15 +0000

In reply to Stephanie_Estes. Thanks for sharing Stephanie! With the self-paced option you can share a code with students to review lessons on their own time.

By: Stephanie_Estes

Stephanie_Estes — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:02:51 +0000

Enjoy many aspects of Nearpod, but wish kids could accumulate lessons in a library for future reflection and review.

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:54:59 +0000

In reply to Kim Pond (@YodaPond). Yay! Thanks for sharing Kim :) I'm so glad you love Nearpod too!

By: Kim Pond (@YodaPond)

Kim Pond (@YodaPond) — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:10:15 +0000

Nearpod has proven to be a reliable tool for my classes these past three years or so (I started teaching in 2013)! It is truly the first reliable piece of EdTech tool that I learned as a new teacher and, since then, I have grown alongside it as it continues to develop and adapt to the needs of teachers and students. I enjoy the new “Hide Name” function which allows me to still “push” specific student responses to all screens (which I love) as well as the ability to push out individual quiz scores once students have finished the assessment. The integration of VR is just icing on the cake! Although “Student Paced” lessons, VR trips, Web Content, etc. are all premium features, Nearpod lets new users try them out for free for 30 days via the “Gold” membership trial period (it is activated once a new member clicks on the feature). It is well worth the time to explore and Canva, as you mentioned, is such an easy way to make slides that are aesthetically pleasing for Nearpod! Now, my next goal is to become a Nearpod PioNear! :) Happy 2017!

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:51:57 +0000

In reply to Tama Trotti. Hi Tama, Thanks for your comment! Yes, student-paced is a premium feature for teachers with that level of an account.

By: Tama Trotti

Tama Trotti — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:47:05 +0000

I love Nearpod too. However, “Student paced” is a premium feature – not everyone will be able to access…..

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 08:06:20 +0000

In reply to mathycathyyenca. Thanks for sharing Cathy, this is a fantastic resource!

By: mathycathyyenca

mathycathyyenca — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:17:40 +0000

Hi Monica! You mentioned using student-paced Nearpod lessons, and I think this is a great idea! I like using NPPs on topics for which students should have prior knowledge, and involve prerequisite skills for what we’ll be working on next. I use these NPPs as student-paced homework lessons. Before our next class meeting, I review the Nearpod Reports for the student-paced lessons to gather feedback about students’ current levels of understanding, and use this data to help me plan next-steps. I also like to start class the following day by projecting the report’s pie graph from the quiz portion of the NPP so students walk into class seeing an overall level of understanding for the class. They love knowing where they stand! More Here: http://www.mathycathy.com/blog/2015/01/nearpod-homework-reports-worth-the-40-page-pdf/

By: Billy Spicer (@MrBillySpicer)

Billy Spicer (@MrBillySpicer) — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:55:30 +0000

Great tips, Monica! Balancing the analog vs. digital realm is an important aspect in pursuing purposeful and authentic technology integration. As you mentioned in your think-pair-share idea, it’s important to still be cognizant of the all-important face-to-face time students can benefit from during a Nearpod lesson. One way I’ve enjoyed this idea is by using Nearpod throughout a science inquiry investigation. Often times I will use Nearpod to frame the learning and build background knowledge, introduce vocabulary, identify students’ schema for a topic, and even embed some video links about safety and the procedure of the investigation. But then we’ll go, “iPads down” to share a conversation or do actually DO the experiment. Afterwards we’ll come back to Nearpod for some immediate formative assessment and reflection. It’s been a nice balance while still meeting our learning targets and framing the learning with meaningful technology usage.

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:27:15 +0000

In reply to Guido Kovalskys (@GuidoNearpod). Hi Guido, Thanks for sharing this tip with Today's Meet! Backchannels are fantastic for increasing and monitoring participation, as well as making a connection to real world skills. Here's a post on How-to Start a Backchannel in Your Classroom :)