This post was written by Sarah Ray, a teacher at Palm Beach Schools in Florida. In 2018 she was selected as Palm Beach County’s Teacher of the Year. There are…
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Using Nearpod Beyond the Classroom
Nearpod’s interactive platform provides easy opportunities for administrators to increase technology integration by using the products that teachers are expected to use in their classroom.
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Supporting Effective Classroom Discussions with Nearpod
When I hear the term class discussion, I always envision students sitting in a circle with the teacher handing off a “talking stick” so individual students can share their thoughts…
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Using Nearpod for Novel Studies
There are so many different ways to use Nearpod for your novel studies! It makes checking comprehension so easy and it’s just a great way to keep your students engaged…
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Utilizing Nearpod in the pre-K classroom
You are probably thinking, “Nearpod in Pre-K? That sounds like a headache!” I’m here to tell you that it was one of the easiest lessons I’ve implemented. Four-year-olds are capable…
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New with Nearpod: Easy Ways to Create Nearpod Slides
We’re excited to share some new, easy ways in which you can make your slides more dynamic and impactful. Many of you have told us that you’d like to have…
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How Formative Assessment Tools and Strategies Help Guide Instruction and Improve Learning
Improving school-wide learning is both the challenge and goal of every K-12 admin and school leader. Supporting the use of formative assessments is one of the few strategies that can…
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Formative Assessment Ideas for Elementary Students
This post explores three ideas for how formative assessments can be used in the elementary classroom, and how technology can be used to support these types of assessments.
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Learning from Student Assessments to Improve Student Achievement
In the current high-stakes testing atmosphere in the US, assessments often get a bad name. “Teaching to the test” is a common phrase used to describe how teachers feel when…
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Collaborating and Networking with the Nearpod Certified Educator Community
Think of your best lessons and the best teaching strategies you use. Then think of how critical your own professional learning network was in helping you with those lessons and…