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Nearpod Tool Snapshot

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:15:19 UTC

Cost:
- Free basic version (limited storage and access to public lessons).
- Paid version (advanced features- collaboration tools, analytics, and more storage).
Ease of Use:
- User-friendly interface.
- Drag-and-drop features for creating interactive lessons.
- Beginner friendly tutorials and templates.
Type of Tool:
- Interactive multimedia creation tool .
- Create and deliver engaging lessons.
Functionality:
- Create
  - Presentations
  - Videos
  - Polls
  - Quizzes
  - Simulations
  - VR Field Trips.
- Provides student feedback and reports.
Audience:
- Educators
- Students (K-12).
- Higher Educators/Students
- Corporations.
Multimedia Principles Supported:
^{*Note - while Nearpod does support the following multimedia learning principles, it is a user-created tool meaning that the responsibility to consider the needs of the learner is on the creator of the slides.}
- Coherence Principle: Content avoids extraneous material.
- Segmenting Principle: Lessons broken into manageable parts using interactive slides.
- Signaling Principle: Highlights key points with cues like arrows or bold text.
- Redundancy Principle: Balances audio, visuals, and text to minimize cognitive overload.

Using Nearpod in the Classroom

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:28:15 UTC

Nearpod can be used to reinforce learning, introduce new ideas, or review before assessments. With a variety of atmospheres from live participation, student-paced, or front of the classroom, students are engaged and excited about participating. Below is a specific example of how to integrate:

Topic:
- Chemical Families
Audience:
- Grades 9-12, Introductory High School Chemistry Class.
Multimedia Principles Included:
- Redundancy Principle:
  - Nearpod presentation, graphics are accompanied by audio narration instead of redundant on-screen text.
  - Example: A diagram of properties of a chemical family is explained through narration, with only short labels on the screen to support understanding.
- Signaling Principle:
  - Nearpod uses visual or verbal cues to highlight essential information like "alkali metals" and "noble gases" are bolded or highlighted in the video.
  - Arrows and bright colors are used in diagrams to draw attention to specific parts of a atomic structure.
- Coherence Principle:
  - Nearpod eliminates extraneous material that might distract from the core instructional goal.
  - For example, the presentation avoids decorative images or sounds that do not directly relate to chemical properties.

Other Uses for Nearpod in the Classroom

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:35:40 UTC

Interactive videos
Interactive slides
Gamifitcation
Draw It
Polls
Drag & Drop
Open-Ended Questions
VR Field Trips
PhET Simulations
Formative Assessments
Exit Tickets

Access Nearpod

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:40:59 UTC

Click the link to access Nearpod. Sign up for a free account to start creating interactive and engaging lessons for all subjects.

Getting Started with Nearpod

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:45:44 UTC

A beginner's guide to using Nearpod.

Create a Nearpod Lesson

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:46:56 UTC

Learn how to build a Nearpod lesson with interactive slides, formative assessments, dynamic media, gamification, and/or activities within the Nearpod platform.

Teaching with Nearpod Intructional Modes

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:50:53 UTC

Step-by-step tutorials to learn how to navigate the different modes of instruction - live participation, student-paced, and front of class mode- with Nearpod.

Nearpod Full Evaluation

sararoberts6 — 2024-11-23 15:55:16 UTC

Digital Tool Evaluation

Digital Evaluation Scale (0-4pts)

Performance: 4 pts. Tool performs and loads quickly, without technical issues, and is very reliable.

Usability: 4 pts. Tool provides clear directions, and students can launch and operate it independently.

Differentiation: 3 pts. Tool allows instructors the complete flexibility to alter content and settings to meet student needs.

Curriculum Connection: 3 pts. Targeted subject matter can be reinforced through the tool.

Engagement: 4 pts. Students would be

highly engaged and motivated to independently use the tool.

Thinking Skills: 3 pts. Tool facilitates the development of higher order thinking skills, including creating, evaluating, and analyzing.

Total Score: 21/24