Nearpod is an instructional platform to enhance teacher or student-paced learning experiences through real-time formative assessments and activities.

Key takeaways:

• What is Nearpod?
• Includes interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamified learning, formative assessment, and activities.
• Utilize 1:1 devices to support students who need material up close, can be taking notes on paper/pencil, and save the Slides for later (study guides!).
• Real-time, equitable formative data collection - students can share their understanding with the teacher privately.

Access: Go to nearpod.com

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New for the 24'-25' School Year: Nearpod Premium Plus is centrally funded for all secondary schools.
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For Elementary Schools: You can sign up for free or opted into the paid subscription. Check out the differences here. See your school's technology representative to ask if you have a subscription as there are different features offered for each subscription level.

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Here are a few support resources from Nearpod:

• Nearpod Beginner Guide (Youtube Video Series)
• Nearpod Professional Learning Page
• Nearpod Resource Library​
• How to use Nearpod with Schoology 
• CHECK OUT THE UPCOMING ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS HERE!

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• Explore the Nearpod Library - there are 8.5k+ interactive lessons, 10.2k+ interactive videos, 3.3k+ relative games and activities that are already made and ready to be used!
• Open a current lesson you have on Google Slides (choose Extensions from the top toolbar→ scroll down to Nearpod → click “Open Nearpod”) Then, explore the tools on the right. Add collaboration pages, multiple choice questions, polls, and drawing opportunities to engage and enhance your current instruction (or collect formative data!)
• The Activity Bank - ready to use features including Time to Climb (always a crowd favorite), Matching Pairs, Draw It, and Drag & Drop options
• Math teachers! Always feeling left out when math symbols and characters aren't included but you need to use them? Explore and tinker around with the Draw It Activities!
• Check out 6 quick ways to use interactive activities in the classroom from Nearpod's Blog!

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For questions about the use of Nearpod contact your schools tech coordinator or Seth Coffey in the Office of Professional Learning at [email protected]