{"id":1246,"date":"2016-05-04T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:13:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T12:13:51","slug":"whats-new-nearpod-8-5-now-available-for-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/whats-new-nearpod-8-5-now-available-for-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new: Nearpod 8.5 now available for iOS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A &nbsp;Nearpod update &nbsp;is available on the App Store with a new look &amp; feel, and improvements to enhance your classroom experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The update includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/i><b><i>Anonymous students<\/i><\/b><b>:&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This functionality gives you the option to hide students\u2019 names when projecting the Nearpod teacher dashboard, which keeps students\u2019 names and answers anonymous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1283\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/report-1.jpg\" alt=\"report-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1271\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/report-2.jpg\" alt=\"report-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/i><b><i>Remove students<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a live session: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students can be removed from a session\u2019s list if they entered an incorrect name or accidentally joined a session twice.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1278\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/report-3.jpg\" alt=\"report-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Students can <b><i>screenshot Virtual Field Trips<\/i><\/b>:&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s now a camera button integrated into your virtual field trip activities so students can document their exploration of new places. 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