Formative assessments collect student data that provide insights teachers can use to inform the next set of instructional strategies, often making adjustments in real-time. Student assessment outcomes may indicate that teachers need to modify or even scrap their instructional plans in order to revisit or reteach concepts. There are many different types of assessments, from diagnostic assessments to summative assessments to authentic assessments. However, formative assessments are a common method teachers use for monitoring student progress daily.

Formative assessments provide teachers with real-time indicators of progress (or lack thereof) to make data-informed decisions when it comes to individualizing and personalizing instruction. These assessments can be active learning strategies—thumbs up or thumbs down, polls, quizzes, and the ever-popular “exit tickets.” But formative assessments are not just for teachers! They can also empower students using formative assessment to track progress themselves. Based on the frequency of formative assessments, students have more intel to drive their own learning journeys; they can seek out supplemental resources or practice materials depending on whether they are looking for more challenges or further support.

How to monitor student progress during a lesson

Teachers are ever observant and vigilant in monitoring student progress during a lesson. They can make observations about a student’s level and type of participation. They may use strategic questioning to gain evidence of student thinking and when tracking student progress. Many use active learning strategies such as think-pair-share to encourage collaborative learning and allow for peer-to-peer learning and feedback. Through such continuous analysis, teachers also can provide actionable feedback to students on an ongoing basis.

One of the hallmarks of Nearpod is that the comprehensive platform provides educators with real-time formative assessment data to monitor and modify instruction throughout the day. Allowing them to make “in the moment” instructional decisions to support student needs. Nearpod offers nine types of formative assessment:

• Drag & Drop
• Draw It
• Open-Ended Question 
• Quiz
• Poll
• Collaborate Board
• Fill in the Blanks
• Matching Pairs
• Time to Climb

The formative assessment data from these interactive features can be tracked whether a teacher is delivering a Live or Student-Paced Lesson lessons. When launching Live lessons, the content is synced across all student devices, allowing teachers to see every student and identify misconceptions. With Student-Paced lessons, students work at their own pace while teachers keep a finger on the pulse of individual students’ performance on activities, quizzes, and homework assignments. With both delivery methods, teachers can find comprehensive post-session reports via the Teacher Dashboard or downloadable CSV or PDF files.

During a Live lesson, click on Teacher View in the top right corner to see student responses to activities and assessments. You can share answers (anonymously, if you prefer) to highlight exemplars or address misconceptions. During a Student-Paced lesson, you can “View Progress” via a lesson code for any student in real-time.

New to Nearpod? Teachers can sign up for a free Nearpod account below to access these resources, interactive activities, and engaging lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

7 Tips for monitoring student progress with real-time formative assessment data

1. Choose the formative assessments that will provide the right insights

As mentioned above, formative assessments vary in format from strategic questioning and observations to engaging activities and assessments. Teachers employ multiple techniques and strategies depending on the format, content, and cadence of their lesson plans. The key is to pepper formative assessments throughout instruction so that students are actively participating and you are receiving feedback about individuals and the whole group.

Nearpod offers a variety of features that can help teachers use formative assessments when monitoring student progress throughout lessons. Consider how you might use Polls during an anticipatory activity to gauge prior knowledge of a new concept. Then, weave in an activity learning strategy like Collaborate Board throughout a lesson for quick checks of understanding. As an exit ticket, create a short multiple-choice Quiz or ask an Open-Ended Question to evaluate whether student learning objectives were achieved (and by whom!). These insights can help with data-driven instruction methods.

2. Embed formative assessments into lessons or stand-alone activities

Formative assessments can be bite-sized as well as more comprehensive. The trick is to immerse yourself in the many formative assessment strategies (see these active learning best practices to start) so that they become natural touchpoints for you to depend on throughout your daily instruction. Many say that teachers have eyes in the back of their heads, and while this sixth sense can help with classroom management, it can also help progress students toward reaching their goals.

Within a single Nearpod lesson, you can add a slide featuring a quick interactive check for understanding, like Fill in the Blank, or you can use Time to Climb to conclude a lesson with a bit of fun competition. Or, you might design a learning experience around a single activity. For instance, you could use Draw It to kick off a K-W-L chart or a Collaborate Board to capture small group work on a particular concept or problem. On Draw It, teachers can view students’ responses and data in real-time and share responses on students’ screens for discussions.

3. Provide feedback to individual students

Formative assessments provide teachers with rich data; then, the question can be, “Now what?” In addition to leveraging formative assessment data to design the next steps in instruction or even for planning a reteach, you can also intervene in the moment with targeted feedback. A continuous feedback cycle ensures that students stay engaged as you support them and boost motivation to strive toward their goals.

Nearpod’s feedback feature, Live Teacher Feedback, helps you provide such a continuous feedback cycle so that students don’t have to wait for support, encouragement, and praise. You can expand the toolbar on Draw It to add stickers or annotations to students’ work and responses within Nearpod. Screenshots of your feedback will appear in the associated student reports and notes as well. Students will be able to see your feedback in real-time, which helps them learn from errors and misconceptions, ask questions, and try different strategies.

4. Share student work

Many teachers appreciate the notion of “show what you know” when it comes to asking students to demonstrate their understanding, proficiency, and mastery of a new concept or skill by sharing their work. Teachers can use examples of student work to highlight where common missteps can occur. They also can share examples to showcase exemplary work or to applaud innovative thinking or self-expression.

Students can submit their work using the variety of interactive activities found in Nearpod. Tools like Draw It provide students a choice in how they demonstrate their learning based on their ability or preference, through drawing, writing, typing, or images. Teachers can share student work on the devices to encourage them to demonstrate their skills while developing mastery. Collaborate Board encourages peer-to-peer learning as well as peer-to-peer feedback. This feature is used as a digital discussion board where students share responses using text or images while commented on with their peers’ posts. Both tools provide evidence of student thinking that the teacher can monitor and share with other students.

5. Monitor class performance to check understanding

Teachers strive for student engagement, but the reality is that students’ attention can wax and wane throughout a lesson for many reasons—from the commotion outside a school window to the lack of personal interest in a topic. Therefore, teachers are masterful at weaving checks for understanding throughout even an hour of instruction. They may incorporate subtle personalized learning strategies to gauge understanding while also giving students voice and choice about what to pursue so they can take ownership in furthering their learning, whether that be asking for more support or seeking out a new challenge.

Nearpod’s Teacher Dashboard provides a turnkey way for educators to check whether or not students have started an activity or lesson and how they are progressing. Having formative assessment data analysis for progress monitoring student growth means that you can make informed decisions in the moment about how to challenge or modify instruction for a student, a group of students, or the entire class. You may choose to pull one or many together for a quick mini-conference to individualize the learning a bit more.

6. Adjust learning in the moment

In a popular Friends episode, Ross yells out, “Pivot!” at the top of his lungs. Teachers are nimble and applauded for their flexibility in response to classroom needs. By continually weaving formative assessment strategies into monthly, weekly, and daily lesson plans, teachers can rely on real-time data analytics to make informed decisions about what to teach next and how to do so. Additionally, integrating tailored standardized test prep into these strategies empowers educators to effectively address and reinforce key concepts necessary for student success.

Remember, you can duplicate and modify any existing Nearpod lesson. You may choose to add more interactive activities on the fly to boost your formative assessment strategies within a particular lesson. During Live lessons, you can also launch the Whiteboard for a more collaborative and visual discussion. Also, you could use the Live Annotation feature to highlight, draw, or type on content slides in real time to encourage more interactivity and model for students.

7. Use lesson data to differentiate

Teachers know they have a diverse classroom when it comes to varying personalities, ages and stages of development, and ranges of abilities. The first day of school is filled with anticipation as teachers meet their learners often for the very first time. With such a group of individuals in mind, teachers nowadays avoid “teaching to the middle” regarding skills or being a “sage on the stage” preaching to the crowd. Instead, they try to personalize and individualize learning plans, so much of their lesson preparation is thinking of ways to differentiate instruction based on anticipated needs. 

The real-time data collection that Nearpod provides means that teachers can differentiate instruction, targeting support and challenges accordingly. Many teachers plan for such differentiation, yet the data means that they can employ such strategies as needed in the moment, preemptively avoiding frustration or disengagement. Nearpod empowers teachers to recognize and address differentiation and thereby provide a more tailored and targeted approach to instruction. Nearpod supports needs-based decision making in classrooms and schools, and aligns with intervention approaches such as response to intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

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Periodically reassessing goals is essential for both teachers and students, as goal setting can evolve or expand over time. Teachers’ and students’ goals can shift or stretch at any time, but it is best to take this moment to reflect on what the data says in order to make informed decisions for the last half of the year. Formative assessment examples can be a teacher’s best friend when it comes to encouraging student participation, connections, and confidence building. Student engagement grows when they make progress and their curiosity is sparked. Explore new ways to use Nearpod’s nine formative assessment tools during the rest of this school year to help you monitor progress and enhance instruction.

New to Nearpod? Teachers can sign up for a free Nearpod account below to access these resources, interactive activities, and engaging lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

Darri Stephens

Darri Stephens is a dedicated LX (learning experience) designer, passionate about creating quality content and programs for kids, families, and educators. With MAs in Education from both Harvard and Stanford, and work experience at best-in-class ed tech organizations including Wonder Workshop, Nickelodeon, and Common Sense Education, she is steeped in the design thinking process and committed to agile and iterative project management, which has resulted in multi-award-winning programs and products.

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Why is formative assessment important?

Formative assessment fosters active student participation and provides immediate insights into their understanding. Mastering formative assessment strategies will help your students showcase their knowledge of and reflect on the material taught while providing the teacher with insight into their understanding. When teachers ask students to demonstrate their understanding through formative assessment during a lesson regularly, students become active in the learning experience and are able to cement or apply their knowledge. Through this instant feedback, teachers can tailor their instruction on the spot to immediately meet the needs of their students based on these insights.

How to use technology for formative assessments

We know the instructional value of consistent formative assessment in the classroom, but it has become a demanding practice to implement regularly for teachers with competing priorities. That is… until smart devices came into the picture. In fact, Ian Beatty at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst was one of the first to illustrate how personal smart devices in the hands of teachers and students could dramatically transform the ability to deliver and analyze the results of formative assessment. The integration of technology in the classroom provides teachers with real-time feedback that can be used to inform instructional decisions. Teachers can create personalized learning experiences, get immediate feedback on student learning, and conduct data-driven instruction, which can result in an improvement in student outcomes and engagement. Nearpod provides real-time insights into student understanding through interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities — all in a single platform.

The research and benefits of formative assessment in Nearpod

The original platform design of Nearpod was inspired by a growing body of research around the positive impacts of consistent formative assessment and best practices for implementing them (Engle & Conant, 2002). In the beginning, teachers could facilitate Nearpod lessons from their devices that synchronized informational slides and a few options for formative assessments (open-ended questions, multiple choice quizzes, or polls) on student devices. As the educational landscape evolves, Nearpod has consistently enriched its suite of formative assessment tools with evidence-based solutions, supporting educators in adapting to the changing classroom environment.

Nearpod allows teachers to monitor real-time formative assessment data and share individual responses with the rest of the class, making students more eager to demonstrate their understanding. Also, teachers can access formative assessment data after any session in their post-session reports or on their teacher dashboard during instruction to monitor student progress. Now, Nearpod offers nine types of formative assessments to check for understanding in any lesson!

New to Nearpod? Teachers can sign up for free below to access these resources, interactive activities, and engaging lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

5 Evidence-based formative assessment strategies using tech tools

1. Provide diverse assessment options to keep students interested

No matter how beneficial a formative assessment may be, doing the same thing over and over can get repetitive and have a negative impact on classroom engagement. Truly effective formative assessments should deploy a variety of tasks to measure student understanding (Ames, 1992). Diverse delivery of assessment is associated with strong cognitive and emotional gains in students (McLaughlin & Yan, 2017). This research inspired the Nearpod team to build out a more comprehensive suite of interactive assessments that could be added to a Nearpod lesson. Nearpod added Fill-in-the-blanks and Matching Pairs to better scaffold student work and responses for identifying and define-level assessments. 

2. Provide opportunities for collaboration and creation

The introduction of the Collaborate Board allowed students to see and interact with peer-written responses, recreating the concept of a digital instructional “parking lot” and updating responses in real time on teacher dashboards. One study from 2010 showed that opportunities to “doodle” during a learning experience increased the likelihood of information retention (Andrade, 2010). The Draw It tool was created as a way to empower students who prefer expressing their understanding creatively. Students can submit drawings on a blank canvas or a background image uploaded by the teacher. The feature quickly became a teacher and student favorite!

3. Use reference media to support and scaffold student learning

For each interactive assessment, we try our best to remove any potential impediments from answering a question. One study found greater access to requisite background knowledge enhances online assessment outcomes (Fuchs et al., 2000). Accordingly, Nearpod developed the ability for teachers to add reference media, such as an image, a video, a website, or even an audio recording of a teacher’s voice, as an attachment to interactive assessments to give more background information.

4. Promote inclusivity and reduce biases during instruction

Not every student is willing to raise their hand publicly, and this popular method of questioning means many are left behind during formative assessments. Student-response systems increase participation and draw out reluctant participants. (Graham et al., 2007) Nearpod developed the optional feature to make student responses anonymous in order to promote increased participation and reduce feelings of vulnerability (Caldwell, 2007). In Nearpod lessons, the barriers to entry for participating are reduced compared to raising your hand in class.

One study found that teachers can maximize learning outcomes and promote inclusivity by allowing students to submit audio recordings in lieu of written responses (Dalton, Herbert, & Daysher, 2003). Nearpod has a feature whereby students can submit audio responses to an open-ended question. Cheryl Staats argues that every educator enters the classroom with some degree of implicit bias, manifesting itself in who gets called on, who is believed in, and general classroom attitudes (2016). It can be a hard thing to spot in oneself, let alone curb entirely, but technology can play a pivotal role in democratizing classroom participation and formative assessment strategies.

5. Incorporate educational games

Educational games create engaging, fun, and valuable learning experiences for students. These types of formative assessment tech tools help build 21st-century social skills and problem-solving skills and build community, all while learning and boosting student achievement. Games are most effective when well-planned and integrated into learning objectives. With Time to Climb, you can include an existing Nearpod lesson or use it as a quick stand-alone activity. Students compete to get to the top of a mountain by answering a series of questions correctly and quickly to become one of the top three winners of the game. Teachers can choose a setting, and students select a character. It’s a teacher and student favorite!

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Formative assessment, especially with tools like Nearpod, has transformed traditional teaching methods. Teachers have attested to the fact that more students participate and participate consistently in Nearpod lessons compared to traditional lessons. Nearpod’s evolution showcases its commitment to supporting teachers with effective tools. Embracing technology-driven formative assessment not only enriches learning but also fosters an inclusive and adaptable educational environment where each student can thrive.

Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod. Teachers can sign up for free below to access and create interactive lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

Works Cited in Research Base

Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (1998). Assessment and classroom learning. Assessment in Education: principles, policy & practice, 5(1), 7-74.

Engle, R. A., & Conant, F. R. (2002). Guiding principles for fostering productive disciplinary engagement: Explaining an emergent argument in a community of learners classroom. Cognition and instruction, 20(4), 399-483.

Ames, C. (1992). Classrooms: Goals, structures, and student motivation. Journal of educational psychology, 84(3), 261.

McLaughlin, T., & Yan, Z. (2017). Diverse delivery methods and strong psychological benefits: A review of online formative assessment. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 33(6), 562-574.

Andrade, J. (2010). What does doodling do?. Applied Cognitive Psychology: The Official Journal of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 24(1), 100-106.

Fuchs, L. S., Fuchs, D., Karns, K., Hamlett, C. L., Dutka, S., & Katzaroff, M. (2000). The importance of providing background information on the structure and scoring of performance assessments. Applied Measurement in Education, 13(1), 1-34.

Graham, C. R., Tripp, T. R., Seawright, L., & Joeckel, G. (2007). Empowering or compelling reluctant participators using audience response systems. Active Learning in Higher Education, 8(3), 233-258.

Caldwell, J. E. (2007). Clickers in the large classroom: Current research and best-practice tips. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 6(1), 9-20.

Dalton, B. D., Herbert, M., & Deysher, S. (2003, December). Scaffolding students’ response to digital literature with embedded strategy supports: The role of audio-recording vs. writing student response options. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Adam Franklin

Adam is a Learning Experience Designer at Nearpod. He previously taught High School History teacher in Houston, Texas where he also served as the Social Studies Department Chair. Adam is currently in charge of the quality control of Nearpod’s learning experiences. He is also the manager of the Digital Citizenship and Literacy program.

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How to make your own interactive Drag and Drop activity

Nearpod’s Drag and Drop activity allows students to sort, order, or label images or text sequentially or in groups. Educators can choose from an ever-growing collection of premade activities or create customized activities to meet specific classroom needs. To create your own, you can add a content background image and customize draggable items for the activity. When paired with all of Nearpod’s interactive slides-based lessons, interactive videos, and other gamification and activities, this feature gives teachers many tools to meet the needs of diverse learners.

New to Nearpod? Teachers can sign up for free below to access these resources, interactive activities, and engaging lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

5 Ways to use Drag and Drop activity maker in the classroom

1. Label diagrams, images, and maps

With seemingly unlimited possibilities, these activities provide a visual and interactive learning opportunity, increase student engagement, and encourage retention. Start off by labeling diagrams, images, maps, patterns, and cycles. Here are some examples you can use in your classroom:

• Geography: Label the continents, oceans, and state flags
• Science: Label the parts of a plant, the parts of the brain, or the parts of an animal cell
• English Language Arts (ELA): Label the parts of speech in a sentence.

Here are some premade activities you can use:

• Locating & Identifying States: Northwestern States (Grades 3-5): In this activity, students identify the location of and label five northwestern states.
• Labeling the Parts of a Plant (Grade 4): Students can practice reading about and identifying the different parts of a plant.
• Labeling Parts of the Brain (Grades 9-12): Have students showcase their understanding of the brain by dragging labels to their correct positions.

2. Sequence events and information

Use a Drag and Drop activity maker to sequence events, steps, procedures, and information. Here are some examples you can use in your classroom:

• Social studies: Sequence the events leading up to the American Revolution
• English Language Arts (ELA): Sequence the order of events in a story: the beginning, middle, and end.
• Math: Sequence a collection of fractions on a number line

Here are some premade activities you can use:

• Representing the Numbers 14, 15, 16 (Grades K-1): In this Math activity, students will engage in practicing various methods of representing numbers using draggable objects.
• A Key Events Timeline: The Formation of the Union (Grades 6-8): Students show their understanding of crucial events that paved the way for the union’s establishment.
• Story Elements (Grades 6-8): Students will read a passage and identify the story elements.

3. Sort concepts and categories

Here are some examples you can use in your classroom to sort concepts, characteristics, properties, and categories:

• Science: Sort animals into groups, the five senses, and elements of the Periodic Table.
• Social studies: Sort the causes and effects of WWII and the powers of the three branches of government.
• Social emotional learning: Sort the steps for goal setting, categorizing emotions, and examples of empathetic and non-empathetic statements.

Here are some premade activities you can use:

• Local, State & National Government (Grades 3-5): Students explore the roles and selection processes of government officials at the local, state, and national levels and identify their services.
• Identifying Congruent Triangles (Grades 9-12): Students can sort triangles based on their characteristics
• Recognizing Emotions (Grades 6-8)*: Students identify how different situations can induce different emotions by ranking how they may feel in different scenarios.

*This lesson is only available on Nearpod’s 21st Century Readiness Program.

4. Gather student responses to assess knowledge and gauge understanding

Providing students with timely feedback and support based on formative assessments is a highly effective way to enhance and improve a student’s learning. When teachers can create opportunities for feedback on a consistent basis, learning can reach a whole new level. Consider gathering feedback beyond the traditional assessment methods.

Create Drag and Drop game as an end-of-lesson or mid-lesson metacognitive check-in, gauge how students feel about learning a specific topic, or check in about the difficulty level of a homework assignment. These activities can aid students in indicating stress or focus levels or whether they find a lesson interesting or challenging.

5. Set expectations for learning and establish routines and procedures

Imagine having a tool that actively engages your students in understanding and establishing routines and procedures to allow your students to participate in building the classroom community. This will help create opportunities for students to become active participants in the classroom. Use interactive activities to sequence classroom procedures, gauge student understanding of classroom rules and policies, and take a snapshot of the level of excitement for a particular topic in the daily class agenda.

Use Nearpod’s interactive activities

As students physically engage with concepts through Drag and Drop elearning games, learning will be transformed into an immersive experience. These activities will prove to be a powerful EdTech tool in the classroom, enhancing learning and building stronger connections between teachers and learners and among classmates. Be sure to make these activities an integral part of instruction this school year and take advantage of our ready-to-launch standards-aligned activities, growing into the hundreds throughout this fall.

New to Nearpod? Teachers can sign up for free below to access these resources, interactive activities, and engaging lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

Jessica Clarke

Jessica Clarke is the Curriculum Manager at Nearpod.

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It can be a struggle to juggle different apps, tabs & resources to curate the perfect lesson for your students. We’re eliminating multi-tab teaching by allowing you to have everything in one place.

What is Nearpod for Google Slides?

With the Nearpod Google Slides Add-on, teachers can embed Nearpod activities and content directly into their Google Slides presentations. Nearpod gives teachers the ability to add interactive activities, formative assessments, dynamic media, gamification, and more to their new or existing Google Slides presentations and lessons.

To install the add-on, you’ll need a Gold, Platinum, and School or District account. Don’t have a Nearpod account? Sign up below first and then download the add-on.

4 Tips for integrating Nearpod with Google Slides

1. Easily create & engage

To begin, create your lessons like you normally would in Google Slides. With the Nearpod add-on, you can directly add content like YouTube videos, virtual field trips, and other dynamic media within your lesson! Source for content in lessons directly from the web using Google Safe Search. Whether you’re a pro-Nearpod user or someone who has never interacted with Nearpod before, it’s as easy as one-two-three!

2. Embed formative assessments

Engage in formative assessments even outside the walls of the classroom. Include interactive activities and formative assessments like quizzes, open-ended questions, and even games – all on your Google Slides lesson. You can easily embed these activities into your lessons to check in on students’ learning and keep them engaged.

3. Collaborate with your colleagues

Next time you’re seeking input on your lessons, share it directly with your colleagues and collaborate away!

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Find the perfect Google Slides templates for your Nearpod lesson! We have specific colored and seasonal templates! Download the resources below.

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With this add-on for Gold, Platinum, and School or District users, lessons will reach the next level with the magic of Nearpod directly within Google Slides. 

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O Nearpod ajuda os educadores a tornarem qualquer lição interativa, seja na sala de aula ou virtualmente. O conceito é simples. O Nearpod torna o ensino mais fácil com as ferramentas interativas, recursos e conteúdo de que os professores precisam –  tudo em um só lugar.

Um professor pode criar apresentações interativas que podem conter questionários, enquetes, vídeos, quadros colaborativos e muito mais. Você pode fazer upload de suas lições existentes e torná-las interativas usando o Nearpod na sala de aula.

Os alunos podem acessar a apresentação de participação ao vivo de um professor por meio de um código, e o professor então conduz a aula pela lição e permite que os alunos interajam com o conteúdo conforme avançam. Os professores também podem optar pelo modo “Ritmo do Aluno”, onde o aluno controla o fluxo da lição. Esse modo é perfeito para aprendizado remoto, aprendizado híbrido, dias de substituição, tarefas de casa ou trabalho independente.

Fomente o amor pelo aprendizado em cada estudante com o Nearpod. Professores podem criar uma conta gratuita abaixo e acessar diversos recursos para criar lições interativas. Administradores podem agendar um bate-papo com nossa equipe e explorar todo o potencial do Nearpod para escolas e redes de escolas.

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Ainda dá tempo de você confirmar sua presença no nosso evento virtual gratuito, Nearpod Day Brasil! Neste evento, vamos explorar funcionalidades do Nearpod e também discutir temas e tendências da educação no Brasil com professores e especialistas na área. Não perca essa oportunidade!

10 maneiras de usar o Nearpod na sala de aula

Aqui estão algumas dicas sobre como usar o Nearpod efetivamente na sala de aula:

1. Comece simples com materiais que você já possui

Se você é novo no Nearpod, comece com apresentações simples e elementos interativos para se familiarizar com a plataforma. Com o tempo, você pode explorar recursos mais avançados. Em vez de usar o PowerPoint ou o Google Slides, você pode utilizar o Nearpod e tornar a lição mais interativa. Você pode fazer o upload das  suas apresentações existentes do Google Slides, PDFs e PowerPoints no aplicativo para criar instantaneamente uma apresentação do Nearpod. Em seguida, você pode escolher entre inúmeras atividades interativas e avaliações formativas. As apresentações serão enviadas para o dispositivo de cada aluno na sala de aula. Super prático e eficiente!

2. Engaje com Gamificação e atividades interativas

Faça uso dos recursos interativos do Nearpod, como questionários, enquetes, perguntas abertas e quadros colaborativos para envolver os alunos e promover a participação ativa.

Uma maneira simples de implementar o Nearpod em sua instrução diária é fazer com que os alunos participem de uma atividade interativa. Adicione interesse e entusiasmo à aprendizagem cotidiana com recursos como Drag and Drop (Arrastar e Soltar), Draw It, (Desenhe) , Time to Climb (Hora de Subir), Matching Pairs (Pares Correspondentes) e Collaborate Board (Quadro Colaborativo). 

Para revisar uma unidade, utilize o quiz gamificado de múltipla escolha, Time to Climb. Com o Collaborate Board, os professores podem realizar discussões em sala de aula com os alunos usando um quadro interativo para compartilhar ideias em tempo real.

Usando o Nearpod, você pode oferecer suporte individualizado a alunos, adaptando as lições para atender às suas necessidades específicas. Isso inclui fornecer recursos extras para alunos com deficiência visual ou oferecer suporte adicional a alunos com dificuldades de aprendizado. Você pode duplicar e personalizar as lições, incluindo atividades de avaliação formativa, coletando feedback e garantindo acessibilidade inclusiva.

3. Diferencie a Instrução

O Nearpod é uma ferramenta versátil que permite que os professores diferenciem a instrução, atendendo às necessidades únicas de cada aluno em sala de aula e  fornecendo diferentes níveis de conteúdo ou atividades para alunos com habilidades variadas.

Você pode criar lições personalizadas para atender às necessidades individuais dos alunos, fornecendo recursos adicionais para aqueles que precisam de apoio extra e desafios para os alunos mais avançados.

O Nearpod permite incluir uma variedade de formatos de conteúdo, como vídeos, áudios e interações interativas, tornando o aprendizado mais envolvente e acessível a diferentes estilos de aprendizado. Você pode incorporar avaliações formativas para verificar o entendimento dos alunos em tempo real e ajustar a instrução com base nos resultados. Os alunos podem progredir no seu próprio ritmo, revisitando o conteúdo conforme necessário, o que é útil para aqueles que aprendem em velocidades diferentes.

Usar a plataforma  para distribuir recursos é outra maneira simples de usá-lo na sala de aula. Você pode preencher sua apresentação com imagens ou planilhas e pedir aos alunos que usem o recurso de Notas dos Alunos para salvar a apresentação em seus dispositivos e acessar as informações posteriormente ao estudar para um exame ou fazer a lição de casa.

4. Avaliação formativa em tempo real

Use o Nearpod para avaliação formativa em tempo real. Isso permite que você avalie o entendimento dos alunos durante uma lição e ajuste sua instrução conforme necessário.

Como professor, você pode criar questionários personalizados, enquetes, perguntas abertas, atividades de desenho e muito mais. Use essas ferramentas para ver as respostas dos alunos e verificar o entendimento deles em tempo real. Os professores podem coletar feedback individual dos alunos e adaptar a instrução com base nas respostas, atendendo às necessidades específicas de cada aluno.

5. Incentive o Aprendizado no Ritmo do Aluno

Além das sessões ao vivo, considere usar o modo “Ritmo do Aluno”. Isso permite que os alunos progridam na lição em seu próprio ritmo, o que pode ser útil para tarefas de casa ou estudo independente. 

Ainda que os alunos estejam  trabalhando de forma independente nas atividades propostas, os professores podem acompanhar o progresso de cada aluno e identificar onde podem precisar de mais apoio ou desafio.

6. Immersive Reader – O leitor imersivo integrado ao Nearpod

O leitor imersivo, uma ferramenta poderosa de acessibilidade da Microsoft, foi integrado ao Nearpod, enriquecendo significativamente a experiência de aprendizado. Essa integração permite que os alunos acessem um ambiente de leitura mais inclusivo e personalizado durante as apresentações do Nearpod. O leitor imersivo oferece recursos como a leitura em voz alta do texto, destaque de palavras, ajuste de espaçamento e tamanho da fonte, além de tradução em diversos idiomas, tornando o conteúdo mais acessível para alunos com diferentes estilos de aprendizado e necessidades específicas. Isso não apenas promove a inclusão, mas também ajuda os educadores a atender às necessidades de uma sala de aula diversificada, proporcionando um ambiente de aprendizado mais equitativo e eficaz.

7. Modelagem

O Nearpod  também possui um recurso chamado DrawIt (Ferramenta exclusiva de desenho) que pode ser incorporado às suas apresentações. Essa ferramenta projeta uma lousa interativa nos dispositivos dos alunos. O dispositivo do professor exibirá todos os “desenhos” dos alunos e o professor poderá então “compartilhar” lousas individuais com toda a turma. Clicar em “compartilhar” fará com que o “desenho” escolhido apareça em todos os dispositivos. Isso permite que os professores compartilhem bons trabalhos e modelem boas progressões.

8. Tarefas abertas

O Nearpod na sala de aula permite flexibilidade criativa. O recurso de Open-Ended Questions (Perguntas Abertas) permite ao professor fazer uma pergunta ou criar um cenário para os alunos responderem. Com essa ferramenta, você pode facilitar tarefas de escrita criativa. Como resultado, a vantagem de usar algo como o Nearpod para esse tipo de atividade é que as respostas “Abertas” são automaticamente registradas nos relatórios.

9. Definir tarefas de casa

Todos os exemplos acima giram em torno da ideia de usar o Nearpod em uma sessão ao vivo, mas os alunos também podem se envolver por conta própria. Você pode fornecer um código de “Ritmo do Aluno” e eles podem acessar a lição do Nearpod em casa ou em qualquer lugar com uma conexão à internet.

10. Compartilhar e usar recursos pré-fabricados

Uma maneira de usar o Nearpod envolve quase nenhum trabalho. Depois de fazer login, clique no botão “Biblioteca Nearpod” no lado esquerdo e você será direcionado para uma biblioteca de lições pré-fabricadas do Nearpod. Você pode encontrar apresentações interativas sobre quase qualquer assunto para o Ensino Fundamental e Médio, feitas por especialistas em cada disciplina. Refine sua pesquisa usando os filtros no lado esquerdo, digitando na barra de pesquisa ou explorando nosso conteúdo em destaque. Você pode pesquisar por tipo de lição, padrões, disciplinas, níveis de ensino e palavras-chave.

A Biblioteca do Nearpod conta com centenas de lições já traduzidas para o Português mas estamos sempre disponibilizando novas lições ao longo do ano letivo.

Empoderando todos os professores, independente do que você ensina

Lembre-se de que o Nearpod é uma plataforma versátil, e sua eficácia depende de como você a integra ao seu estilo de ensino e às necessidades específicas de seus alunos. Experimente, aprenda com suas experiências e adapte sua abordagem conforme necessário.

O Nearpod pode ser utilizado por professores de qualquer disciplina, em qualquer contexto de ensino e por  alunos de  qualquer faixa etária. Economize  tempo com avaliações formativas em tempo real e relatórios de sessões e  construa uma cultura conectada dentro e fora da sala de aula.

Fomente o amor pelo aprendizado em cada estudante com o Nearpod. Professores podem criar uma conta gratuita abaixo e acessar diversos recursos para criar lições interativas. Administradores podem agendar um bate-papo com nossa equipe e explorar todo o potencial do Nearpod para escolas e redes de escolas.

Vitoria Mendes Rogers

Vitoria is currently the marketing coordinator for the Nearpod Emerging Markets team. She is always seeking new and creative ways to communicate the value of education technology to a global audience and promote educational equity.

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Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod. Teachers can sign up for free below to access and create interactive lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

What you need to know before creating a Nearpod lesson

As you begin creating lessons for students, it is important to understand Nearpod’s features. Interactive slides are broken down into three major categories:

Creation media

Slides, Sways, and Slideshows hold the essential content to guide your learners through the interactive lesson. The most common content media educators use is slides.

Dynamic media

Incorporate 3D objects, Simulations, and VR Field Trips to breathe life into your content, fostering a deeper understanding.

Interactive activities

Engage your students with captivating activities like Time to Climb, Draw It, Open-Ended Questions, and Collaborate Boards, which capture the pivotal moments of learning.

How to create a lesson on Nearpod

Our Lesson Builder features a user-friendly design familiar to those who have experience with tools like PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Step 1: Launch the Lesson Builder

Click on “Create” and select “Lesson” to launch the Lesson Builder.

Step 2: Choose your slides

Select “Slides” from the Activity Selector. The Slide Editor offers a variety of pre-designed templates and layout features, enabling you to curate content slides for your lessons. Unleash your creative style in text boxes, leveraging rich-text capabilities and the Nearpod Equation Editor. Layer images, GIFs, and even your own audio directly onto slides. Create your content even faster using the new quick add slide button!

Step 3: Incorporate interactive media and activities

Click “Add New” to continue adding Dynamic Media and Activities, to finish building your interactive lesson.

Include activities from the Nearpod lesson library to customize your lesson using the Activity Bank. With thousands of pre-made Time to Climb quizzes and Matching Pairs, Drag and Drop, and Draw It activities, teachers can easily customize any lesson in Nearpod with standards-aligned activities.

Step 4: Input lesson details to stay organized

Click on “Lesson Details” to give your lesson a title, provide a description for the lesson, and tag the lesson with relevant grade levels and subjects. This metadata enhances searchability, making it easier to find and share your lessons.

Step 5: Launch and observe the magic

Launch your lesson in either Live Participation or Student-Paced modes and see the impact of Nearpod in action!

Tips for creating your own Nearpod lesson

As you design interactive lessons for students, here are some tips to get you started!

Tip #1: Use the lesson library for inspiration

It can be difficult knowing where to start when building lessons for your students. Nearpod’s curriculum team comprises former educators who design lessons around the latest research into active learning strategies, such as the 5 E’s Model and Guided Inquiry. Filter the Nearpod Library by grade level, subject, or state standards to discover new ways to approach your content. You can even copy and paste library resource content directly into your lessons!

Tip #2: Use what you already have

We know you already have amazing resources in other formats. Use the Upload Slides feature to quickly upload your PowerPoints and Google Slides into Nearpod, transforming them from static presentations to lessons for your students. You can even use worksheets for Draw It or Drag and Drop activities. Learn more about how to convert your existing presentations into a Nearpod lesson.

Tip #3: Enhance your Google Slides with the Nearpod Add-On

If you prefer to “Nearpodize” your existing Google Slides while working within the familiar Slides tool set, school or district users can integrate Nearpod activities and dynamic media content directly with the Nearpod add-on! With the Nearpod Slides add-on, your embedded hyperlinks stay active, and Microsoft Immersive Reader will be able to read all the text on your Slides to support all learners.

Learn more about integrating your Nearpod lessons in Google Slides.

Tip #4: Organize ALL of your digital resources in one space

As we incorporate technology into our classrooms, it is easy to lose students to an array of open tabs. Direct students to specific websites, district curricular resources, or collaborative learning experiences with Google or Microsoft tools quickly and easily, using Nearpod’s Web Content feature. Using Web Content, all of those links can be easily integrated directly into your interactive lessons, ensuring you and your students are always on the same page. Learn more about enhancing your lessons with Web Content.

Tip #5: Combine dynamic media and activities

When creating lessons, it is important to remember all of the magic you have available to you in Nearpod. VR Field Trips, PhET Simulations, and 3D objects help the learning come to life. But did you know that you can easily pair that dynamic media content with one of Nearpod’s activities to truly make student thinking visible?

• Combine several VR Field Trips for a compare and contrast interactive classroom activity. Students can explore the various locations and then use a Collaborate Board to discuss or even debate their findings with their peers.
• Add a blank Draw It after a Simulation for students to upload their discoveries. First, they experience the simulation and then take a screenshot of their work. They can upload their image and then annotate right on top of it to explain what they have uncovered. 
• Create a Drag & Drop activity to label the parts of a cell using a screenshot of a 3D object. Students can explore the cell in their browser and then demonstrate their understanding by correctly labeling the various parts they have seen.

Start creating lessons on Nearpod

Whether you are using pre-made lessons from the Nearpod Library, enhancing your own materials, or even working directly in Google Slides, Nearpod makes it easy to create lessons for your students’ learning needs.

Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod. Teachers can sign up for free below to access and create interactive lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

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Nearpod helps educators make any lesson interactive, whether in the classroom or virtual. The concept is simple. A teacher can create interactive presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Collaborate Boards, and more. You can access thousands of premade K-12 standards-aligned lessons or upload your existing lessons and make them interactive using Nearpod in the classroom. Nearpod makes teaching easier with the interactive tools, resources, and content teachers need, all in one place. You can sign up for a free account today and learn 5 ways to use a free Nearpod account.

The students can access a teacher’s Live Participation presentation through a code, and the teacher then moves the class through the lesson and lets students interact with the media as they go. Teachers can also opt for Student-Paced mode, where the student controls the flow of the lesson. This mode is perfect for remote learning, hybrid learning, sub days, homework assignments, or independent work. The app is web-based and works on any device with an internet connection.

New to Nearpod? Sign up for free below to create your own interactive lessons and access engaging standards-aligned resources!

10 ways to use Nearpod in the classroom

Below are just ten simple ways you can utilize this multiple-solutions-in-one tool:

1. Simple presentation delivery

At its most simple, you can use Nearpod as a substitute for other presentation tools. Instead of running a Powerpoint or Google Slides, you can utilize Nearpod and make the lesson more interactive. You can even ‘drag and drop’ your existing Google Slides, PDFs, and PowerPoints into the app for it to instantly create a Nearpod presentation. Then you can select from countless interactive activities and formative assessments. The presentations will be beamed to each student’s device in the classroom. You also do not have to rely on students being able to see the board.

2. Personalized provision and differentiation

Following on from the idea of using Nearpod as a simple presentation tool, you could isolate the use of the app to one student or a small group. It could be that you are beaming extra teaching provisions to particular pupils during a starter. This could be the missing link that provides more support for a child with visual impairments. It could provide that extra bit of help for a low attainer in your class. You can also duplicate the lesson and modify to deliver differentiated content to your students. You can edit these lessons with personalized formative assessment activities, collect feedback, and inclusive accessibility.

3. Distributing student resources

Using the app to distribute resources is another simple way of using it in the classroom. You can fill your presentation with images or worksheets and ask the students to use the Students Notes feature to save the presentation to their drive to access the information later when studying for an exam or completing homework. 

4. Live formative assessment

The app can become even more useful if you insert one of Nearpod’s many formative assessment activities into your presentation. As a teacher, you can create customized Quizzes, Polls, Open-ended Questions, Matching Pairs, Draw It activities, and more. Use these tools to view their responses and check for students’ understanding in real-time. The teacher can instantly gain insights into the classes’ overall understanding and make adjustments on the fly.

5. Interactive gamification and activities

One simple way to implement Nearpod into your daily instruction is to have students do an interactive activity. Add interest and excitement into everyday learning with Drag & Drop, Draw It, Time to Climb, Matching Pairs, and Collaborate Board. To review a unit use the gamified multiple-choice quiz, Time to Climb. With Collaborate Board, teachers can host classroom discussions with students using an interactive board to share ideas in real-time.

6. Self-assessment

It is common practice in Primary and Secondary schools for students to assess themselves and evaluate their own confidence levels. This is usually achieved through a traffic light system that children are encouraged to draw in their workbooks. Red indicates a poor confidence level, amber indicates a fair understanding and green indicates a very good understanding of any given learning topic.

Nearpod contains the option of inserting a ‘Poll’. In this situation, students’ opinions are questioned. This makes the ‘Polling’ tool a perfect feature to use when ‘traffic lighting’ in the classroom. The information is then saved in the aforementioned reports!

7. Modeling

The app also has a feature called ‘Draw It’ that can be built into your presentations. This beams an interactive whiteboard to the students’ devices. The teacher’s device will display all of the students’ ‘drawings’ and the teacher can then ‘share’ individual whiteboards with the entire class. Hitting share will cause the chosen ‘drawing’ to appear on every device. This enables teachers to share good work and model good progressions.

8. Open-ended tasks

Nearpod in the classroom allows for creative flexibility. The ‘Open-Ended Questions’ feature allows the teacher to pose a question or set up a scenario for the students to respond to. With this tool, you can facilitate creative writing tasks. As a result, the advantage of using something like Nearpod for this kind of activity is that the ‘Open-Ended’ answers are then automatically logged in the reports.

9. Setting homework

All of the above examples revolve around the idea of using Nearpod in a Live session, but students can also engage on their own time. You can provide a Student-Paced code and they can access the Nearpod lesson at home, or anywhere with an internet connection.

10. Sharing and using pre-made resources

One way of using Nearpod involves almost no work at all. Once you log on, tap on the ‘Nearpod Library’ button on the left side and it will take you to a library of pre-made Nearpod lessons. You can find interactive presentations on almost anything for K-12 made by reliable subject experts. Near down your search by using the filters on the left side, typing into the search for, or browsing around our featured content. You can search by lesson type, standards, subjects, grade levels, and keywords.

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The customizable nature of the app means that it can be applied to any age range and teaching context. It saves you time with real-time formative assessment and session reports and helps build a connected culture in and outside of the classroom.

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The College Tour is a TV series that enables students to explore colleges and universities meaningfully without the burden of travel costs. Each episode travels to an individual college or university and features real students on campus telling their authentic and diverse stories, making college exploration relatable and aspirational.

The College Tour brings equity to higher education by giving students the freedom to explore all their options regardless of finances, medical limitations, or logistics. Their video series teaches students how to identify priorities and choose the path that works best for them based on their own individual needs.

The College Tour TV series streams on Amazon Prime, Freevee, and also for free on thecollegetour.com.

The College Tour + Nearpod

Nearpod’s 21st Century Readiness Program offers 650 interactive videos covering 48 campuses across the U.S. from The College Tour. Educators can easily find and launch the resources to steer students onto college paths, erasing doubts and sparking excitement. By showcasing a variety of students and campuses, they provide an easy-to-understand view of college, uncovering lesser-known majors and aspects of campus life. This blend of motivation and learning empowers teachers to mold well-informed and enthusiastic students heading for college.

Every campus includes a full 30-to 60-minute video and short 5-minute videos that explore traditions, academics, athletics, lifestyles, and more. Our pre-populated interactive questions placed throughout the videos get students to think critically about the content and evaluate whether the campus is right for them. Teachers can gauge student comprehension and facilitate discussions about the college journey, as presented by The College Tour. This combination allows for a comprehensive learning approach that imparts knowledge and fosters active participation, making the exploration of college pathways informative and engaging.

These lessons can only be accessed through school and district accounts with Nearpod’s 21st Century Readiness Program. Our college and career readiness lessons explore learning strategies, college exploration and preparation, career exploration, and virtual reality career tours.

If you’re interested in Nearpod’s 21st Century Readiness Program, schedule a call below!

Colleges and universities included in The College Tour

The College Tour offers lessons in the Nearpod library about the following colleges:

To access the lesson previews on this blog post, please make sure you’re logged into Nearpod. If you’re new to Nearpod, sign up for free here!

Topics included in each lesson bundle

Each college lesson bundle includes at least 12 interactive video lessons covering topics such as campus, activities, students, and what makes the school a desirable place to attend. Students learn about the college’s various majors, geography, student lifestyle, academic experience, services offered, traditions, values, and more.

Lessons to visit colleges and universities across the nation with The College Tour

Ready to get started on your experience with The College Tour? Here are some Nearpod lessons we recommend exploring!

Florida Atlantic University

In this full-length College Tour video about Florida Atlantic University, viewers learn about the campus, activities, students, and what makes the school a desirable place to attend.

Make Gaming a Career: New Jersey Institute of Technology

In this short College Tour video, viewers learn about the gaming program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey.

Teaching the Teachers: Sam Houston State University

In this short College Tour video, viewers learn about the education program for future teachers at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.

Texas Christian University

In this full-length College Tour video about Texas Christian University, viewers learn about the campus, activities, students, and what makes the school a desirable place to attend.

Housing: University of Oregon

In this short College Tour video, viewers learn about campus housing at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.

Start exploring The College Tour’s lessons on Nearpod

The College Tour, in partnership with Nearpod’s 21st Century Readiness Program, revolutionizes college exploration by providing accessible and engaging resources for students to discover a diverse range of colleges and universities. With lessons covering various institutions and critical topics, students can embark on their college exploration journey with confidence and enthusiasm, irrespective of financial constraints or logistical challenges. Start exploring colleges with your students now!

If you’re interested in Nearpod’s 21st Century program, schedule a call!

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What is Nearpod for Canvas?

Canvas is an LMS that helps to gather all the tools together so students and teachers can easily access them – think of it as a custom one-stop shop. If your school or district uses Canvas already, you can save your teachers and students time by integrating your Nearpod account. The four tips below will help you get started.

Four tips for integrating Nearpod with Canvas

1. Install Nearpod LTI 1.3 for Canvas

Nearpod is LTI (Learning Tool Interoperability) Advantage certified, which is an interoperability standard that allows institutions to create a technology ecosystem where different products can “speak” or communicate with each other. This communication is key, whether products are being used in the classroom, for distance learning, or in a hybrid scenario. You will need to have a Nearpod School or District license to access Nearpod LTI.

Nearpod’s LTI 1.3 (the latest) for Canvas includes:

• Single sign-on
• Assignment linking (deep linking)
• Canvas SpeedGrader – manual grading
• Support of all Nearpod school and district setup configurations
• Support of all Nearpod rostering options

2. Create a home base

Schools and districts can maximize their Canvas investment by showcasing how Nearpod seamlessly integrates. You can embed and assign live and student-paced lessons and videos into Canvas. Students then click on the shared link to access the shared lesson. You and your students will appreciate the ease of accessing resources curated into one centralized hub.

How to add a Nearpod assignment to Canvas

1. From the left navigation menu, click on Assignment.
2. In the top right corner, click on + Assignment.
3. Scroll down to Submission type, and from the drop-down menu, select External Tool.
4. Click on Find.
5. From the modal that appears, find Nearpod (LTI 1.3).
6. Sign in to your Nearpod account if you have not already done so. 
7. Select the Nearpod delivery type from the lesson you want to add to this assignment, Live Participation or Student-Paced.
8. Complete the Canvas assignment details and click Save & Publish when ready.

3. Track and grade student progress

With Canvas, teachers can input, manage, and share grades with students via the Canvas Gradebook. You can sort through students and/or assignments to reflect on your next instructional steps.

Via Gradebook, you can access Canvas’s SpeedGrader to gain real-time insights into students’ understanding. SpeedGrader displays students’ submissions, and you can provide feedback via annotations. You can grade submissions using a simple point scale or a comprehensive rubric. Students will be able to see their own reports in “Submission Details.”

You can access the SpeedGrader through the Assignments or Grade areas. Click below to view step-by-step instructions for both ways.

4. Seek out professional growth opportunities

Make sure that you and your colleagues are up to date on the latest and greatest features that Nearpod’s integration with Canvas includes. Consider creating a teaching cohort, as Cleburne Independent School District in Texas did, so that all teachers can see the ease of use and share best practices.

“We wanted to make sure from the instructional technology side that we were creating an actual cohort, where we could help teachers grow during the process.”

– Tracy Shea, instructional technology & district multimedia specialist

5. Showcase the results

Share with your stakeholders the ways in which you are enriching students’ learning experiences with tech. Tout the ways in which you are creating continuous student engagement through Nearpod’s integration with Canvas. As referenced earlier, Cleburne ISD leveraged Nearpod’s integration with Canvas to transform its practices and build a strong culture of digital citizenship within and across its schools.

Start using Canvas with Nearpod now

Take advantage of how edtech companies like Nearpod and Canvas collaborate so that their platforms can support one another in making teachers’ instruction more efficient, engaging, and effective for students. Consider speaking with your district or school’s tech lead to see what needs to happen for your Nearpod account to integrate with your Canvas account!

Admins: Interested in Nearpod for your school or district? Schedule a call to access these integrations and so much more!

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5 ways to use Nearpod’s activity banks

1. Label parts of a cell in a Draw It Slide

Learning all the parts of a cell is part of every student’s science education. Now teachers can select a diagram of a cell right inside the Draw It activity bank. It loads a pre-made cell diagram inside of a Draw It slide, and it’s ready to go. This could be stand-alone independent practice at home or a class discussion and activity they do together. This activity can add to any larger lesson as one formative assessment method among other videos, simulations, or other engaging and interactive activities.

2. Analog clocks in Draw It

Reading analog clocks in various time increments and finding elapsed time, start time, and end time are all different lessons covered throughout the elementary school math curriculum. The Draw It activity bank now includes a blank analog clock. This activity helps students skip counting strategies to find the exact time, elapsed time, start time, or end time and illustrate it correctly. Teachers can use this pre-made activity within a lesson or as a stand-alone activity to help students demonstrate time on an analog clock or read an analog clock.

3. Use Time to Climb gamified quizzes for science

Students can show what they know about Earth’s landforms, oceans, and continents with numerous Time to Climb gamified quizzes. Teachers can customize a lesson with a Time to Climb quiz or use it as a stand-alone activity in class. Pre-made Time to Climb activities are available in every subject area for all different grade levels. They span geography, grammar, reading, science, and math.

4. Reading comprehension strategies in Draw It

Reading comprehension strategies can be modeled for students in any grade level, and Nearpod’s new Draw It library can help. The library includes a variety of reading comprehension activities and passages. These can help students in many grade levels practice character analysis, text connections, making inferences and predictions, identifying main ideas and details, determining theme, text structure, author’s point of view, summarizing, and more. Many Draw It activities include graphic organizers to help students organize their ideas.

5. Matching pairs vocabulary in any subject

Matching Pairs is a Nearpod activity perfect for building vocabulary and using it as a formative assessment for teachers. With numerous pre-made Matching Pairs vocabulary activities in all subject areas, teachers can introduce, assess, and have students practice vocabulary acquisition. Matching Pairs activities are a great tool to customize any lesson and elaborate on specific terminology with students.

Start using activity banks on Nearpod

Nearpod’s activity banks are a teacher’s time-saving ally, offering pre-made activities that empower educators to enhance their lessons with ease. From labeling cell parts to mastering analog clocks, gamifying science quizzes, and expanding vocabulary, these resources streamline lesson planning and boost engagement. Get started customizing any lesson or resource you already have with Nearpod’s activity banks!

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