Empower every future this school year
This Back-to-School season, we’re delivering more deeply rooted instructional support—right where you and your students need it most.
What educators are saying about Nearpod.*
92%
Improves student engagement
86%
Helps evaluate student performance
80%
Saves educators time when sourcing resources
*Based on the results of a 2023 Nearpod-conducted survey of 1,025 responses from teachers and education leaders.
Deliver impactful instruction with Nearpod—built to save time, boost engagement, and turn insights into action.
Experience powerful new updates for Back-to-School 2026
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Top requested feature
Create, adapt, and assess faster with AI Create.
Save planning time with Nearpod's AI Create tools. Generate complete interactive lessons, activities, and quickly create standards-aligned questions for formative assessment.
Availability: Lesson Generator and Activity Creator require School or District license; Question Generator is now included with Nearpod Gold license.
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Make lesson content accessible to more learners.
Quickly adjust existing Nearpod lesson content to a target reading level using Renaissance's Integrated Reading Level framework. Create differentiated versions without starting from scratch—saving planning time while providing students with content that better meets their needs.
*only available with school or district license
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Better prepare students to navigate their digital world.
Explore 148 new K–8 lessons created with Common Sense Education. Ready-to-teach, interactive resources help students build essential skills in digital safety, media literacy, online relationships, and responsible technology use.
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Keep instructional guidance right where you need it.
Access teacher notes, instructional guidance, and helpful resources while presenting a Nearpod lesson. Stay connected to key teaching points without switching between tools, tabs, or screens.
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New and expanded AI tools
Nearpod is the ultimate instructional platform for delivering engaging and results-driven teaching and learning experiences
Experience powerful new updates for Back-to-School 2026
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Create, adapt, and assess faster with AI Create.
Save planning time with Nearpod's AI Create tools. Generate complete interactive lessons, activities, and quickly create standards-aligned questions for formative assessment.
Availability: Lesson Generator and Activity Creator require School or District license; Question Generator is now included with Nearpod Gold license.
Learn more ⟶ -
Make lesson content accessible to more learners.
Quickly adjust existing Nearpod lesson content to a target reading level using Renaissance's Integrated Reading Level framework. Create differentiated versions without starting from scratch—saving planning time while providing students with content that better meets their needs.
*only available with school or district license
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Better prepare students to navigate their digital world.
Explore 148 new K–8 lessons created with Common Sense Education. Ready-to-teach, interactive resources help students build essential skills in digital safety, media literacy, online relationships, and responsible technology use.
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Keep instructional guidance right where you need it.
Access teacher notes, instructional guidance, and helpful resources while presenting a Nearpod lesson. Stay connected to key teaching points without switching between tools, tabs, or screens.
Standards-aligned resources for every instructional moment
Our guides are filled with ready-to-teach, interactive lessons, videos, and activities for all subject areas for grades K-9.
Standards-aligned resources for every instructional moment
Our guides are filled with ready-to-teach, interactive lessons, videos, and activities for all subject areas for grades K-9.
Additional Professional Development Opportunities
Explore expert-led sessions covering essential topics and skills.
Camp Engage Back-to-School 2026:
Register now for on-demand access to expert-led Camp Engage sessions.
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Whether you’re new to Nearpod, a seasoned pro, or stepping into the classroom for the first time—we have you covered!
Check out these resources for a great school year
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What’s new with Nearpod: Back to school 2026
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Back to school free lessons and activities to build classroom community
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Back to school icebreakers and first week of school activities with Nearpod
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Hear from our Nearpod educators
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Nearpod is a “go to” tool for me. I can present content then get a pulse on where students are in the learning process through quick formative assessments, sometimes even disguised as games through Time to Climb. There are a variety of activities so even when using Nearpod frequently, the way I collect data about my students learning can vary.”
Robin McLean
Middle School Teacher
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Nearpod is the ultimate way to keep students engaged. It allows for less lecturing, more interacting, and easy formative assessments. Students love to get all their information and practice in the nearpod platform and not have to click on several websites during one class period.”
Amanda Mims
Technology & Arts Teacher
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If you were to ask our students about Nearpod, you’d immediately see their faces light up. You just see an engaged learner, an excited learner, that not only engages in the content but collaborates with each other with their learning.”
Ashley Mercado
Principal at Wickersham School
Hear from our Nearpod educators
Nearpod is a “go to” tool for me. I can present content then get a pulse on where students are in the learning process through quick formative assessments, sometimes even disguised as games through Time to Climb. There are a variety of activities so even when using Nearpod frequently, the way I collect data about my students learning can vary.”
Robin McLean
Middle School Teacher
Nearpod is the ultimate way to keep students engaged. It allows for less lecturing, more interacting, and easy formative assessments. Students love to get all their information and practice in the nearpod platform and not have to click on several websites during one class period.”
Amanda Mims
Technology & Arts Teacher
If you were to ask our students about Nearpod, you’d immediately see their faces light up. You just see an engaged learner, an excited learner, that not only engages in the content but collaborates with each other with their learning.”
Ashley Mercado
Principal at Wickersham School
Hear from our Nearpod educators
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Robin McLean
Middle School Teacher
Nearpod is a “go to” tool for me. I can present content then get a pulse on where students are in the learning process through quick formative assessments, sometimes even disguised as games through Time to Climb. There are a variety of activities so even when using Nearpod frequently, the way I collect data about my students learning can vary.”
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Amanda Mims
Technology & Arts Teacher
Nearpod is the ultimate way to keep students engaged. It allows for less lecturing, more interacting, and easy formative assessments. Students love to get all their information and practice in the nearpod platform and not have to click on several websites during one class period.”
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Ashley Mercado
Principal at Wickersham School
If you were to ask our students about Nearpod, you’d immediately see their faces light up. You just see an engaged learner, an excited learner, that not only engages in the content but collaborates with each other with their learning.”
Nearpod connects with the Renaissance ecosystem, providing instructional recommendations based on student performance.
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