Nearpod

Nearpod is a presentation tool that has been helping to build better 21st century classrooms. With Nearpod, teachers are able to create presentations, save and share lesson plans, take polls and quizzes, view calculated assessment data, and more! This all-in-one app and website can really bring a teacher's style to the next level. Nearpod is available free to all teachers and can be used with all subjects and all grade levels. While some features must be bought, such as the personalized virtual field trips, there are many things that can be done with a free account. Nearpod presentations are the equivalent of putting a teacher guided whiteboard in every student's hands. Teachers set the pace for their lesson and can embed questions, polls, and other assessment features for the students to complete periodically during the lesson. These assessments do not have to be multiple-choice or true/false; Nearpod includes a "draw it" feature in which students can sketch or write their answers on their tablet or smartphone. This is ideal for early ages or as differentiation for multiple learning disabilities. It also offers students with different learning modalities a better way to express their understandings. Teachers are also able to give students a code to access their Nearpod accounts at home, making this application perfect for flipped classrooms as well!
 
  

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