Nearpod love in the library
My new favorite app of the moment is Nearpod . In a nutshell, the app deploys interactive presentations and collects student assessment data. Here's how it works (or at least how I've implemented it): I create a basic PowerPoint show for my topic. The slides only contain text and images (no animations or multimedia). The PowerPoint lays out the basic flow or structure of the lesson. I upload the basic PowerPoint to Nearpod. Using Nearpod on the web, I start adding interactive features to my basic presentations. These interactive features are slides that can be inserted in between my original PowerPoint slides. Interactive options include the following: Slide shows A blank drawing canvas (with a background of your choice) Videos Web browser displaying a site of your choice Polls Multiple choice quizzes Short answer quizzes 4. I then "publish" the presentation on Nearpod. Now you have two options for deploying the presentation. You can do one of t...