{"id":880,"date":"2015-08-27T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/?p=880"},"modified":"2023-06-27T09:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:24:39","slug":"adapt-instruction-as-you-teach-with-the-latest-nearpod-ios-app-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/adapt-instruction-as-you-teach-with-the-latest-nearpod-ios-app-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Adapt instruction as you teach with the latest Nearpod iOS app update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>We are excited to announce the latest update for the Nearpod iOS app for teachers &#8211; just in time for the new school year! &nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know teachers spend hours preparing instructional materials, but still constantly improvise and adapt instruction as they teach. Our new On The Fly feature enhances teachers\u2019 ability to respond instantly to student needs \u2014 Teachers can now add multimedia activities and assessments to their Nearpod lessons while teaching!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Do any of these classroom scenarios sound familiar?<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You recognize that some students seem confused and you want to check for understanding with a quick quiz question\u2013 and get the graded results immediately. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A class discussion evolves in an unanticipated but exciting direction and you want to dive deeper into the topic with a reflection question. &nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your students are particularly interested in a specific topic and you\u2019d like to direct them to a website or prompt them with a short activity to explore further. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These common classroom occurrences\u2013 despite the most intentional and thoughtful preparation efforts\u2013 cannot be planned for ahead of time. But now, with <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/nearpod\/id523540409?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=10lvvY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nearpod\u2019s Version 7.0.8<\/a>, you can add interactive tasks at any time as you\u2019re teaching a lesson on Nearpod. &nbsp;These game-changing \u201cOn The Fly\u201d options enable teachers to adjust their instruction in real time by adding content slides, open-ended questions, True\/False questions, Draw It slides, or websites all with the quick click of a button! &nbsp;You can use these features within your existing Nearpod lessons, or use your paper-based lesson plan to create an entire Nearpod lesson on the spot. Not only does Nearpod add <\/span><b>highly interactive, engaging aspects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to your lessons, but now, it also enhances a teacher\u2019s ability to do what teachers do best\u2013 <\/span><b>respond to students in the moment.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">details on the new <\/span><b>On The Fly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dropdown Menu:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A new dropdown menu allows teachers to quickly choose from one <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200bof the &#8220;On The\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Fly\u201d features. <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0550.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-884\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0550.png\" alt=\"IMG_0550\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0542.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Web: <\/b>S<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hare a website with students at anytime during a lesson! Students can explore the shared websites as part of whole-class instruction or on their own\u2013 all without having to leave the Nearpod lesson! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0551.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-885\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0551.png\" alt=\"IMG_0551\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0543.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Open Ended Question:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Pose relevant questions to your students in real-time and get immediate answers. &nbsp;You can even share student responses &nbsp;with the class anonymously to continue or spark insightful discourse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0552.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-886\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0552.png\" alt=\"IMG_0552\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0544.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Draw It<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Want students to show their work, draw, annotate over text, label a diagram, or create something on a blank canvas? Add a Draw It slide to make students\u2019 thoughts and ideas come to life. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0553.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-887\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0553.png\" alt=\"IMG_0553\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Slide: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create and share new slides with text, images, photos, or drawings to present new information in a lesson! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0554.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-888\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0554.png\" alt=\"IMG_0554\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>True\/False:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embed T\/F questions into a lesson for a quick, quantitative check-in! Use as a formative or summative assessment\u2013 or a way to gauge how your students are feeling! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0555-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-889\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nearpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0555-1.png\" alt=\"IMG_0555 (1)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope the new On The Fly features maximize the learning opportunities for your students! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/nearpod\/id523540409?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update your iOS app&nbsp;today!<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re sure you will come up with exciting new ways to leverage the On The Fly capabilities\u2013 please share your ideas with us in the comments! <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce the latest update for the Nearpod iOS app for teachers &#8211; just in time for the new school year! &nbsp; We know teachers spend hours preparing instructional materials, but still constantly improvise and adapt instruction as they teach. Our new On The Fly feature enhances teachers\u2019 ability to respond instantly to student needs \u2014 Teachers can now add multimedia activities and assessments to their Nearpod lessons while teaching! &nbsp; Do any of these classroom scenarios sound familiar? You recognize that some students seem confused and you want to check for understanding with a quick quiz question\u2013 and get the graded results immediately. A class discussion evolves in an unanticipated but exciting direction and you want to dive deeper into the topic with a reflection question. &nbsp; Your students are particularly interested in a specific topic and you\u2019d like to direct them to a website or prompt them with a short activity to explore further. These common classroom occurrences\u2013 despite the most intentional and thoughtful preparation efforts\u2013 cannot be planned for ahead of time. But now, with Nearpod\u2019s Version 7.0.8, you can add interactive tasks at any time as you\u2019re teaching a lesson on Nearpod. &nbsp;These game-changing \u201cOn The Fly\u201d options enable teachers to adjust their instruction in real time by adding content slides, open-ended questions, True\/False questions, Draw It slides, or websites all with the quick click of a button! &nbsp;You can use these features within your existing Nearpod lessons, or use your paper-based lesson plan to create an entire Nearpod lesson on the spot. Not only does Nearpod add highly interactive, engaging aspects to your lessons, but now, it also enhances a teacher\u2019s ability to do what teachers do best\u2013 respond to students in the moment. &nbsp; Here are some details on the new On The Fly features: Dropdown Menu: A new dropdown menu allows teachers to quickly choose from one \u200bof the &#8220;On The\u200b&nbsp;Fly\u201d features. Web: Share a website with students at anytime during a lesson! Students can explore the shared websites as part of whole-class instruction or on their own\u2013 all without having to leave the Nearpod lesson! Open Ended Question:&nbsp;Pose relevant questions to your students in real-time and get immediate answers. &nbsp;You can even share student responses &nbsp;with the class anonymously to continue or spark insightful discourse. Draw It: Want students to show their work, draw, annotate over text, label a diagram, or create something on a blank canvas? Add a Draw It slide to make students\u2019 thoughts and ideas come to life. &nbsp; &nbsp; Slide: Create and share new slides with text, images, photos, or drawings to present new information in a lesson! &nbsp; True\/False: Embed T\/F questions into a lesson for a quick, quantitative check-in! Use as a formative or summative assessment\u2013 or a way to gauge how your students are feeling! &nbsp; We hope the new On The Fly features maximize the learning opportunities for your students! Update your iOS app&nbsp;today! We\u2019re sure you will come up with exciting new ways to leverage the On The Fly capabilities\u2013 please share your ideas with us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[889,906],"tags":[129],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-updates","category-updates","tag-product-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Adapt instruction as you teach with the latest Nearpod iOS app update! - Nearpod Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/adapt-instruction-as-you-teach-with-the-latest-nearpod-ios-app-update\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adapt instruction as you teach with the latest Nearpod iOS app update!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We are excited to announce the latest update for the Nearpod iOS app for teachers &#8211; just in time for the new school year! &nbsp; We know teachers spend hours preparing instructional materials, but still constantly improvise and adapt instruction as they teach. 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But now, with Nearpod\u2019s Version 7.0.8, you can add interactive tasks at any time as you\u2019re teaching a lesson on Nearpod. &nbsp;These game-changing \u201cOn The Fly\u201d options enable teachers to adjust their instruction in real time by adding content slides, open-ended questions, True\/False questions, Draw It slides, or websites all with the quick click of a button! &nbsp;You can use these features within your existing Nearpod lessons, or use your paper-based lesson plan to create an entire Nearpod lesson on the spot. Not only does Nearpod add highly interactive, engaging aspects to your lessons, but now, it also enhances a teacher\u2019s ability to do what teachers do best\u2013 respond to students in the moment. &nbsp; Here are some details on the new On The Fly features: Dropdown Menu: A new dropdown menu allows teachers to quickly choose from one \u200bof the &#8220;On The\u200b&nbsp;Fly\u201d features. Web: Share a website with students at anytime during a lesson! 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