{"id":1740,"date":"2026-02-16T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:19:05","slug":"nearpod-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/nearpod-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping up to date: The latest updates to Nearpod"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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At Nearpod, we’re always innovating and growing. This blog post keeps you updated with all our platform and curriculum updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New to Nearpod? <\/strong>Teachers can sign up for free below to access these resources, interactive activities, and engaging lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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AI Create: Reading Level Adjustments<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With our new Reading Level Adjustment tool, you can quickly adapt your Nearpod lesson content to better match your students\u2019 reading abilities. Simply choose a target grade level (K\u201312), and Nearpod will create a new copy of your lesson with adjusted vocabulary and text complexity \u2014 while keeping your lesson structure and activities intact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re supporting multilingual learners, students who need extra scaffolding, or those ready for a challenge, you can now meet learners where they are without rewriting everything from scratch. Even better? Your original lesson stays untouched, so you can create multiple versions for different groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Teacher Notes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Teacher Notes allow you to add slide-by-slide notes directly in Lesson Builder and access them while you\u2019re teaching. During a live or student-paced session, you can view your notes side-by-side or pop them out into a separate window\u2014perfect for prompts, reminders, answer keys, or discussion questions. You can even upload attachments to support your instruction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re using a published Nearpod lesson with Teacher Notes included, you\u2019ll have expert guidance built right into your flow, and you can edit the notes to make them your own. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

September 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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AI Create Activity Generator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Generate suggested Nearpod activities for your existing Nearpod lessons. Upload or edit your lessons, preview and customize AI-suggested activities, and deliver impactful instruction without building from scratch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nearpod ELA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Initial release of Nearpod ELA, our supplemental instructional program designed to strengthen reading comprehension across grades 3\u20135. Featuring 140 lessons that build foundational understanding and apply skills in authentic contexts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Auto-Grade Drag & Drop<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Set correct and incorrect answers for your Drag & Drop activities and see real-time data as students complete the activity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

July 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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AI Create: Lesson Generator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Introducing AI Create: Lesson Generator<\/a>! Instantly build high-quality interactive lessons to support instruction, saving time while keeping students actively engaged. Each lesson includes grade-appropriate content, formative assessments, and gamified experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Redesigned homepage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New homepage, making it easier to discover, create, and launch your Nearpod content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New iOS App<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New app experience that gives you the same great experience, regardless of how you access Nearpod.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AI Literacy lessons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Help students think critically about AI with ready-to-teach interactive lessons developed in partnership with Common Sense Education. Available in Nearpod’s 21st Century Readiness Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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New content available in Nearpod Math<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Added new instructional components to every bundle in Nearpod Math, including pre-assessments, post-assessments, warm-up activities, and printable teacher resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Student Notes updates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Improved the note-taking experience for students during Nearpod lessons. Students can now email themselves a live link to their notes, download them at the end of a session, and easily catch up to the teacher\u2019s current slide\u2014even if they\u2019re still working on a previous one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Images as Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re making multiple-choice questions more versatile, visual, and interactive than ever. Teachers can now upload images as answer choices in Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs), expanding the ways students can demonstrate understanding. Previously, image-based answers were only available in Time to Climb, but with this update, teachers can now create visually engaging, differentiated, and accessible multiple-choice questions in all lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PowerPoint uploads are now editable in Nearpod<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nearpod just made lesson customization even easier! With our latest update, you can now import PowerPoint (.pptx) files with editable layers, allowing you to modify text, images, and videos directly within Nearpod\u2019s Lesson Builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Left-Hand navigation redesign<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve redesigned Nearpod\u2019s left navigation to make it easier than ever to find, create, and organize your lessons. With a streamlined and collapsible left navigation, you\u2019ll experience a smoother workflow designed with teachers in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 21, 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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AI Create: Question Generator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Enhance your workflow with Nearpod\u2019s AI Create, designed to quickly create multiple-choice questions for your formative assessments. This feature streamlines question creation, allowing you to quickly develop assessments that challenge and engage students, saving you time while delivering effective formative assessments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

November 1, 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quick Launch: Interactive Video<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Interactive Video is now accessible from the Quick Launch menu! This update brings back standalone video lessons and Front of Class view modes. Teachers can now Quick Launch or save video lessons right from the creation step, making it easier to access and organize video content.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

October 29, 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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LTI 1.3 for Blackboard Learn & Blackboard Learn Ultra<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With support for LTI 1.3, teachers and students (when student accounts are enabled) can now log in using Single Sign-On (SSO) for a seamless experience. Additionally, Deep Linking allows teachers to easily add Nearpod lessons directly into their Blackboard courses, and the Course Copy feature enables original teachers to quickly transfer their Nearpod lessons to future course sections.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Delete single Post Session Report<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can now delete individual session reports with just a click, giving you full control to keep your reports organized. This feature is available for all Nearpod users, regardless of subscription.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Manually graded activities available in Post-Session Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can now view student performance on manually graded activities directly within your post-session reports, making it easier to track progress and manage grades. This feature is available for all Nearpod users, regardless of your account type!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Google Classroom Add-On: Access Post-Session Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can now access your Nearpod post-session reports directly within Google Classroom, simplifying your workflow and keeping everything in one place.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Control Student Access to Post-Session Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Teachers and account admins can now choose to hide post-session reports from students, giving you more control over how and when student performance data is shared. This feature is available for B2B accounts with student accounts enabled.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

June 21, 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Enhanced Quiz Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our new Quiz experience enables teachers to combine formative questions and activities into a single assessment, simplifying the process of evaluating and tracking student learning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Admin Usage Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Admin usage reports provide actionable data to support strategic implementation and decision-making. This update is essential for administrators to understand and optimize Nearpod usage across their schools and districts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lesson Co-Editing and View Permissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The new co-editing feature allows teachers, curriculum coaches, and content specialists to effortlessly share lessons and set editing permissions for colleagues within their school or district.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Expanded Grading Options for Student Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This update introduces new grading options for various student activities, enhancing the feedback loop between teachers and students and providing teachers with more real-time, data-driven insights to drive effective instruction and improve student outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Student Reactions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Student reactions will allow teachers to receive real-time student feedback on a lesson, providing them with an at-a-glance view of student understanding. This will allow teachers to see which students feel confident with the material, which have questions, and which feel they need additional support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Improved Library Organization and Search Capabilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n