I\u2019m also excited to share how I use Nearpod in my novel studies. First of all, if you don\u2019t know about Nearpod or you aren\u2019t exactly sure what it is, it\u2019s basically a presentation tool that you can incorporate a lot of different interactive parts to help keep your students engaged. Nearpod also downloads individual and whole classroom reports. When you create a presentation and you\u2019re ready for your students to view it, simply click \u201clive session\u201d on the presentation and you will be given a code. Watch a video that shows how to launch a lesson here<\/a>. The students use that code to log in and the first slide of the presentation immediately appears. Nearpod has live and self-paced lessons, to learn the difference, click here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n Although there are many features that I love about this site, my favorite part has to be the ability to lock the screen. We all have students who want to jump ahead to the next part or click something else that has nothing to do with the lesson. When you use Nearpod, YOU control which part of the presentation your students are seeing. How great is that? Trust me, it definitely comes in handy!<\/span><\/p>\n I also love all of the different interactive features you can add to the presentation that hold students accountable and keep them engaged. You can add quizzes, polls, interactive drawings, videos, and more<\/a>. When you add these interactive features, you can see how your students have responded and you can then choose to share certain responses with the entire class. Whatever you share will appear on the students\u2019 screens. You can access these student reports<\/a> by downloading individual or whole class data. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, now that we\u2019ve covered what Nearpod is and what I love about it, let\u2019s get into how I use it for novel studies:<\/span><\/p>\n When we do a novel study, I like to spend a little time on pre-reading strategies. You know- looking at the book cover; predicting what the story will be about; asking questions after reading the synopsis. Normally, I pass out copies of the book and have the kids look at it and make predictions, but you always have that one kid who goes ahead and looks at the back of the book and then \u201caccidentally\u201d gives wayyyy too much of an accurate prediction that makes a lot of your questions irrelevant. I like using Nearpod because you can show the image of the book and blackout what you don\u2019t want the students to see just yet.<\/span><\/p>\n [tweetshare tweet=”One reason why @LifeinFifthGrade loves #Nearpod for her novel studies: I like using Nearpod because you can show the image of the book and blackout what you don\u2019t want the students to see just yet.” username=”nearpod”]<\/span><\/p>\n [click_to_tweet tweet=”Have you tried using #Nearpod for novel studies? Read @msleslieann01’s detailed blog post packed with ideas!” quote=”Have you tried using #Nearpod for novel studies? Read @msleslieann01’s detailed blog post packed with ideas!”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See how I blacked out the text? I want the students to only focus on the title and illustration and make predictions using only those clues before getting any more information. This forces them to dig deeper and really look at the cover for clues. You\u2019ll be surprised at how much more successful your pre-reading stage is when you do this!<\/span><\/p>\n You can also include an interactive response where students can type something, I love using this feature for chapter checkpoints. This is a great way to monitor comprehension and prompt class discussions. You simply add an \u201copen-ended question\u201d slide and it will give the students the ability to answer a question.<\/span><\/p>\n [tweetshare tweet=”Have you tried using #Nearpod for your novel studies? @LifeinFifthGrade shares her favorite tips on the blog! Ex: Use for chapter checkpoints to monitor comprehension and prompt class discussions by adding an open-ended response! ” username=”nearpod”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Slide1.png\")
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