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3 ways text-to-speech transform your classroom through Immersive Reader

February 7, 2023 Nearpod Team

3 ways Immersive Reader transforms your classroom Students of all ages and abilities can struggle with accessing text in classrooms or at home. Text-to-speech options allow students to access content…

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
A new way to experience Nearpod for English Learners

March 4, 2022 Nearpod Team

Nearpod brings you exciting new lessons to support your work with ELs and struggling learners. Here’s an update on everything EL with Nearpod!

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
Engaging English language learners with Nearpod

March 4, 2022 Nearpod Team

PioNear Jodee Lund, a Technology Integration Specialist in Minnewaska Area Schools, Minnesota, recently used Nearpod to engage 11th grade students in Zhenghou, China to teach them US History. Jodee was…

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
5 ways to use Interactive Video in the classroom

October 19, 2021 AngeliaSimpson

Teachers, we’re entering a new frontier – interactive videos. This digital media allows teachers to boldly go further than we’ve ever gone before. Information right at our fingertips that immerses…

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
Extending learning with Nearpod’s Virtual Field Trips

July 2, 2021 Angie Bakke

An adventure into the world of Nearpod’s Virtual field trips allows the students to venture out of the classroom and entices them to want to learn more.

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
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Using Nearpod with Video Conferencing Solutions

March 8, 2020 Nearpod Team

We know that educators are currently making plans for what to do in case their school temporarily switches to distance learning. Did you know that popular conferencing tools are offering…

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
- Implementing Nearpod
- Tools & features
Distance Learning with your LMS

March 5, 2020 Nearpod Team

We know that educators are currently making plans for what to do in case their school temporarily switches to distance learning. Nearpod’s integrations with Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams,…

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
Matching Pairs with Timer!

August 1, 2018 Nearpod Team

Learn more about the Matching Pairs’ update with a new timer feature!

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
Leveraging PhET Interactive Simulations using Nearpod

April 27, 2018 Nearpod Team

By launching PhET simulations through Nearpod, EVERY student participates in the exploration and is engaged without of wasting instructional time navigating to websites.

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.
- Implementing Nearpod
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Using Collaborate Boards as a Springboard for Class Debate

April 19, 2018 Jamie Parrish

Student voice is very much about student choice and Nearpod’s Collaborate feature provides a simple and powerful way for students to do that.

Jamie Parrish
Jamie Parrish is an 18-year veteran teacher from Catonsville, MD. Three years ago he decided to use his Ed Tech skills and knowledge to move towards a paperless classroom. He lives and breaths Ed Tech and is always looking for technology tools that help deliver instruction efficiently, effectively, and most importantly engages students. It is his mission to help students develop the 21st-century skills they will need for college and beyond the classroom.