Nearpod

NEARPOD

NEARPOD virtual field trips

Nearpod.com is an amazing tool that I just learned about during this semester and I am so excited to use in my classroom because it can enrich my teaching in ways I never imagined possible.  It is also very easy to use.  BONUS!  

Nearpod provides interactive lessons that are integrated across curriculum lines.  There are lesson plans available and Nearpod is a great supplement to your standard and required curriculum.  Nearpod makes learning more engaging, accessible, and memorable.  Is that not what we are all looking for?  Memorable?  We want our students to remember what we study.  Nearpod and the other apps that interact with Nearpod can provide that for us to use as teachers.  

The ease of use is great too!  Connect and create an account using your Google account and you all set.  Nearpod integrates with Google Classroom.  That makes it super easy to use if you are already utilizing the many benefits of Google Classroom.  

Nearpod's Time to Climb activities are an excellent and easy way to provide your students with the differentiated practice that is fun and easy to assign and assess from the teacher's aspect.  

Nearpod also does a great job of helping teachers create excellent assessments.  You can have your students draw, collaborate, answer polls, or take a quiz.  You can tailor your questions to be multiple-choice, fill in the blank, or open-ended.  This is a great resource for any teacher wanting to find a way to increase technology and student engagement.  

I think the functionality of Nearpod that I am most excited about, that I did not know about before, is Thinglink and Nearpod working together.  These two apps open up a whole new world of possibilities surrounding virtual field trips and exposing students to rich content pertaining to exactly what is being taught each and every day. Now, that is exciting. 

The cost of Nearpod is free to begin but to access all of its benefits there is a fee.  I have been told that there are a lot of benefits of using the free edition of Nearpod so it is worth checking out.

Thanks for reading,

Shannon