How To Use NearPod In Online Classes For Student Engagement 

As I continue to make tutorial videos for educators transitioning to online teaching methods, are there questions you have about NearPod that you would like me to elaborate on?

Thank you. Very thorough. I love that you posted the student view side-by-side with the teacher view!

Thanks for an excellent video. I have been using Nearpod for about two years now, and I love it. Many of the activities are useful for formative assessments. I have a suggestion that I have found very useful in online resources and grading. For a formative assessment, I use completed/not completed as the rubric for a class participation grade. The report function in Nearpod will give you a record of what students did and whether they took part in all the activities. I find that to be much better than the old CP grading method of trying to remember who took part in class discussions, and much easier to defend if a grade is challenged. Also, I have a convention for students signing in to Nearpod and other resources like Socrative. I make them use their own names, and also to do it in "last name, first name" format. Then, when I check the reports of activities, all the student names are in alphabetical order. Transferring results to my gradebook is much easier that way.

This is really helpful! I appreciate you adding the teacher view and student view, side by side.

Thank you for taking the time to explain this so well. I really liked the way you shared the two screens. It can be such a difficult thing to understand, so thanks! I love nearpod, it's so much fun for the kids!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I truly truly appreciate you putting this out there for us! This is a huge help for all of us new to thing!

You are phenomenal. I learned more in your 15 minutes than I did through Professional Development. Great voice tones and pacing. Thank you.

Thank you this was very helpful. I appreciate you showing how the various tools can be used with my students virtually. Really very cool!

Thanks for this wonderful video. It walked me through Nearpod without a problem. I look forward to seeing more of your upcoming videos.

Thank you so much Ms. Rochford, your content is a lifesaver regardless, but in remote learning it is especially useful as we navigate this new space!

Thanks for this! Nearpod is also one of my go-to apps and I love the ideas you've shown here.

This was so helpful and well done. I loved seeing it from the students perspective. It was clear and concise. It was more helpful than the 2 hours inservice conducted at my school.

Thanks so much Ms.Rochford....warm greetings from Indonesia. Really appreciate your sharing.

Thank you for such a helpful explanation!! Loved the side by side view!!!!!

This was a quick easy to follow tutorial for me! Thank you!

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this and to share it with us!

Boom. Just what I needed. Thank you.

Informative information.

You're the best. Appreciate these videos. Thank you so much!!

Thanks! This tutorial was really helpful!

Thank you - you were very clear and concise and so very helpful. From what you presented, it appears that NearPod will provide many, many ways for me to get students to participate in their learning during the lessons. I also really appreciated you showing how to use the Google Slides since I have developed most of my lessons in this mode. Thank you, again!!

love this resource.

thanks. really appreciate all your tips.

This is my favourite so far.

You had me at Prayer Wall 🤓🙏🏾

Thank you for giving my ELA teacher the power to drown me in homework All jokes aside keep up the great work on helping teachers getting a better grasp on technology

Very very helpful!!! Thank you!

Very helpful! Thanks very much!

Awesome explanations. Thanks.

Thank you this was Really helpful 🤗

Very clearly explained. Thanks.

Thank you. Very informative.

Thank you great explanation

I LOVED this video. It was a great tutorial!!! I wanted to insert a video of me as well as what I have on my computer screen. How do I record my screen as you do so they can see the curser and my voice?

Hi Ms. Rochford, thank you so much for this video! I started using Nearpod about a few weeks ago not regularly. About a week ago, I started using it every day and I find it very helpful to get my students to practice during the live sessions so that I can give them immediate feedback. I had to upgrade my account a few days ago and I think It's worth it! I'm still exploring the possibilities with this online tool. How can I reach you?

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Great job! As a teacher trying to get used to working remotely, this sure is helpful!! Guess it takes time to get used to working with Nearpod..and other tech..(am 61 yrs old lol)

Thankyou!!

thanks for the tutorial... can you share on how you use nearpod for LA, Science, Math, etc. in an enclosed classroom where teachers have to create different types of lessons .. also, can you integrate that with Google classroom & other G Suite for education. lastly, I saw that you opened up slides, but didn't quite get how it was integrated with Slides...I guess what I need is a complete start to finish samples of lesson planning using Nearpod. I'm in charge of getting teachers up to speed on this virtual classroom & have just stumped on this... really like it so far, but not quite grasping it enough to teach others... will continue to search & learn more. thanks

I feel like the 3D feature could be really cool for science and history if they would add more pictures.

Hi I love adding Nearpod activity to Sunday school classes I just start making. I am having a problem with open ended question, I am asking them to record their voice but in the student side I can’t record on iPad I get a not saying (recording is not available in your device), on my phone I can record when I open the lessons in the browser but not in the Nearpod app, I appreciate your help.

Thank you

Thank you for sharing this. I do have one question- can I mix teacher lead and student paced in the same lesson deck? Also, can this be used on cell phones?

Do you still have the webinar for Nearpod?

I like the enthusiasm and how it can enhance; can you show step by step for the very beginner... like take a slide show you have prepared and show how you are going to enhance it right in front of us so we can see the process. that's where I'm stuck.

I just discovered nearpod. I have created my lessons on google slides for outschool. I’m confused about the log in part. So if I am screen sharing my google slides do they need to log into nearpod? With the code. Or am I saving my google slides as a nearpod lesson and presenting my lesson that way? I hope my question isn’t too confusing. Thank you!

Thank you for the tutorial. It's very well put together and you explain things very easily. I have a question, I have to do a demo lesson for an interview and I want to use NearPod. Can I send the link with the code to the people interviewing me the day before? Will the link work from one day to the next?

Thank you! Are you able to teach this interactively, with audio so you can guide them?

Can you give feedback to students on the work they submit on the free version?

Thank you for the video. At 2:40 what did you click on to get to the google slides to create the lesson. I couldn't tell.

Similar to the google slides add on, do you know if there is an add on for Microsoft Powerpoint? We are a Microsoft district.

What is the self paced lessons? I would like students to be able to work through at their own pace at home on their own devices

Fellow Teacher here. Just joined NearPod... Love your Jams. What program did you used to make this video? I'm Hooked! Also, do you have any lessons I can access?

Can the content posted by students on the Collaborate Board be saved? I have tried to save, but I can only find students' names without their contents.

Hi Ms. Rochford, I have another question (sorry). So I created some slides and I wanted to write on them during the live teaching mode but the slides get locked. I can't write. Is there another feature I can use where I'm able to write live as students watch?

Can you create like you did inGoogle Slides and present in Microsoft Teams?

First time I’m hearing about nearpod. Silly question -do students all need accounts on nearpod to participate with the google decks?

If students start off with the live session, can they continue independently without the teacher?

Does nearpod allow you to screen cast for asynchronous learning? Thanks!

Hi. If I want to share the nearpod lesson before my actual class, do I click on Student-pace option instead of Live presentation?

Newbie here. For distance learning, while a teacher is doing a created nearpod live lesson with her class, can she hear and speak her class during the live session for class discussion or to answer questions ( which means can the kids speak to the teacher)? If Nearpod dn allow access to microphones, it seems challenging to do this with young students.

Do I have to use google slides? Nearpod extension/add on is blocked by my district. In other words, can nearpod stand alone without having to go through a google account.

can this be used to create online courses

Lol it’s 10 pm my project has to be done by 6 am

is this good for second beginning second graders?

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Thank you - super helpful!

Thank you