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Going Beyond the Basics of Nearpod

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, 116

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Educational Technology Consultant
J2 Training
@corderj
@janetcorder
Janet is an educational technology consultant with experience as a classroom teacher, instructional technology coordinator, and adjunct professor. Her passion for assisting educators learn new strategies for successfully integrating technology into their curriculum has provided her with many opportunities to present at national, state, and local conferences and in school districts throughout the United States. She has co-authored four books on technology integration and professional development. Janet served in various positions for the TCEA Board of Directors and was awarded ISTE’s Making It Happen award given to leaders in educational technology. Also, Janet was an ISTE Featured Voice in 2020.

Session description

Nearpod is already one of your go-to tech tools but you want to learn some advanced skills and see what has been added to make it even better! You will leave this session with new ideas for using this amazing tool in your classroom.

Purpose & objective

Nearpod is constantly adding new activities, lessons, and content, but how can you possibly keep up? This session will contain all of the latest additions to Nearpod, plus tips and tricks for those wishing to learn more about what can be done within the Nearpod platform. Participants will learn how to use the advanced settings, be introduced to new lessons in the Nearpod Lesson Library, discover unique ways teachers are using Nearpod, and much more!
The presentation will be done in Nearpod so that the audience can have a hands-on experience with the content.
All information provided in the presentation will be available through a digital handout.
The goal of this workshop is to have attendees leave with new ideas on how to use Nearpod in their classroom, how to implement advanced and little-known features, and discover the newest Nearpod features.

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Outline

Introduction and overview of Nearpod (10 minutes) Participants will experience a Nearpod Presentation from the point of view of a student. The presentation will begin with a Collaborate Board (part of Nearpod) that allows the attendees to share their favorite Nearpod tips and/or tricks. The presenter will include in the presentation the new features of Nearpod as well as examples of how educators have creatively used the various activities to engage and formally assess students. We will look at advanced and little-known features that the attendees might not be aware of. (50 minutes) The presenter will share their website handout that includes step-by-step directions. (10 minutes) Audience reflection and sharing. (10 minutes) Closing and ISTE evaluation. (10 minutes)

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Supporting research

Nearpod has multiple case studies on the effectiveness of using Nearpod in the classroom. These studies can be found at:https://nearpod.com/case-studies.
Another study can be found at:https://tinyurl.com/NearpodStudy.

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Session specifications

Topic:
Online tools, apps & resources
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Intermediate
Audience:
Coaches, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
If attendees are using a mobile device, it would be helpful to have the free Nearpod app downloaded.
ISTE Standards:
For Educators:
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  • Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
  • Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
Disclosure:
The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session
Related exhibitors:
Nearpod/Renaissance