Nearpod

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 * Strategy : Nearpod **
 * Application : Content Delivery, Student Engagement **
 * Content Area : Any **

= Description = Nearpod will help you create a highly engaging presentation that integrates student polls, quizzes, text responses, images, videos, web tools and other activities that give you instantaneous formative assessment. Use class iPads and you control what students see on the screen and give them chances to interact with material. Easy to use and easy to deliver...If you can design a Powerpoint, you can design a Nearpod activity.

= Notes From the Field = I've worked with teachers in Social Studies, Math, Science and Language Arts classes from grades 6-12 and have found Nearpod to be a great way to not only engage students, but to help teachers plan and structure an interactive, student centered lesson with built in formative assessment. It is easy to convert existing Powerpoints into Nearpod and using the iPads in class takes much less sign-in/set up time than using laptop computers. I have also found that Nearpod is an excellent way to efficiently "shoot out" specific websites to students for classroom activities…this is great for Wikis, Google Forms, etc. Nearpod activities can also be assigned as homework and multiple sessions can be run simultaneously, making it a great tool for designing a flipped lesson or differentiating a classroom lesson. media type="custom" key="27064978" = Resources = Sign up and get started at [|Nearpod.com]
 * Tips and Reccomendations: **
 * Strong WiFi connectivity is essential for a fluid presentation
 * You do not need an iPad to design, deliver or participate in a Nearpod.
 * A simple starting point is Powerpoint--take an existing presentation, upload it to Nearpod, then insert interactive activities every few slides to let students engage with the content
 * The DRAWING tool can be utilized in many ways for activities such as: solving math equations, graphing, matching, circling and identifying, and even highlighting text.
 * Try using Powerpoint to design your Nearpod DRAWING slides. Create it, then take a screen screenshot (command+shift+4 on a Mac), then upload to nearpod as an image file. I have found this is the best way to maximize screen space.
 * Use the SHARE function to send out websites on the fly
 * Use the SLIDESHOW application for students to peruse images to compare, contrast or write observations
 * Run the presentation with an iPad to allow you to move about the room
 * Sign in a computer connected to the projector as an anonymous student. That way you and the students all see the same thing on the big screen and their iPads.
 * Use the SHARE button to send out any student response to ALL participants. This will not reveal a student name…only their response. This can be used to share drawings, text responses, and a pie chart of student poll responses.
 * Nearpod activities work well in conjunction with a physical hand out so students can take notes and respond in writing to take more ownership of the content.
 * The free version works quite well and includes most basic tools but does have limited video website, and slideshow applications.

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