Get Flipped & Blended with Nearpod
What is Nearpod?
Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool that can be used to amazing effect in the classroom. The app’s concept is simple. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quiz’s, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and so on. The children can access a teacher’s presentation through a code. It is up to the teacher to then move the class through the presentation and let them interact with the media as they go.
The app is ‘web based’ and is accessible on a ‘log in’ basis. This means that you can access your Nearpod account through any device that connects to the internet. The nice thing about this is that you can run and, more importantly, create your presentations on a computer. In this case, the iPad is just the tool to deliver your Nearpod creations with. Ultimately, the real beauty of this app is that it enables you to connect with your students (digitally that is). This connection and the flexible nature of Nearpod means that it can be used in many different creative and innovative ways. Below are just ten ways of utilising this multifaceted tool.
Using Nearpod for Flipped & Blended Classrooms
Differentiated Lessons
Station Rotations
Read to be Ready Model
Use Nearpod to organize links, assignments
Clarissa Miles
Certified Promethean Trainer
Nearpod Certified Educator
Microsoft Innovative Educator
PBL Project Ambassador
Email: milesc@rcschools.net
Twitter: @mylifeasatechie