Nearpod
Last week at the university, we learned about applications that serve teaching and learning and can be used by the teachers and students. One of these apps is Nearpod, so I thought it would be great if I share with you information about it.
Ø What is Nearpod?
Nearpod is an
educational cross-platform application that convert or transform the
experiences of teaching and learning through technology with relevant
21st-century skills and content. It is also transforming the students’ devices
into a powerful learning tool.
Ø Why Teachers Use it?
Because it allows
them to create and share interactive lessons with their students. It allows teachers to instantly collect and
share answers submitted by the students. It allows them to track students’
comprehension in real time. Teachers can deliver their existing content through
mobile (iOS or Android) devices and get instant feedback from students through
interactive features like polls, quizzes, drawing activities, and others. Teachers
can give the students code that it refers to the lesson “PowerPoint” and the
students enter the application and download the lesson and do the activities if
there are some.
Ø How it works? Student
The software
provides tools for both students and teachers. Teachers can download multimedia
lessons from the Nearpod content store or create their own. Lesson content can
include previously created slides, embedded videos, audio, images, text, PDFs,
Twitter streams, and virtual field trips. The teachers can create their own
mobile presentation and engage the students. The teacher can create games , quizzes
and assignment for the students after they finish the lesson. The students can
search for the lessons and the lessons could be free or paid. The other thing
about Nearpod that you can make an account either if you are a student or a
teacher. You can use your google account, o
ffice account or your e-mail to sign up. It is very easy app to access and make your own lesson.
ffice account or your e-mail to sign up. It is very easy app to access and make your own lesson.
Yes, It is
effective because it allows educators to very easily take their existing
presentations, convert them into mobile-friendly content, and engage all
students to convert them into active classroom participants. It gives every
student a voice and Allow students to take ownership of their learning, for it
increases students’ access to information, ideas, and interactions with
Nearpod. Support and enhance their sense-making, which is central to the
process of taking ownership of knowledge. It is effective for teachers because
there is no longer excuses for students not to do their assignments and
homework because the material is in the app and the student can access there
easily. It is also effective for teachers because it give them the opportunity
to use different materials and assessments to students that they have different
learning styles. And it is effective for both students and teachers because it
give them the opportunity to attend webinars and take the records of them.
The link below is the link of the application.
https://nearpod.com
devices
into powerful learning tools.
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