Mojdeh Nikdel Patty George

Mojdeh Nikdel Patty George

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Nearpod Ø Nearpod is an integrated teaching tool used to engage students or audience through a live, synchronized learning experience Ø Presenters use a computer to create the lessons Ø Presenters can launch a Nearpod presentation using a computer, or tablet, but not a smartphone Ø Participants use a smartphone, tablet, or computer to take part in interactive presentations

Free Account Setup Nearpod accounts are required for instructors and presenters only, not participants. Create a Nearpod Account 1) Go to www.nearpod.com 2) Click Create your FREE Account. 4

Free Account Setup In the Create your FREE Account section, type in your: 3) Click sign up. 4) Click Login with Nearpod. 5

Free Account Setup 5) Type in your username, which is your email address. 6) Type in your password. 7) Click Log in. 6

General Overview of the Process Ø Create a PowerPoint presentation and save it in PDF format. Ø Upload to Nearpod Ø Insert interactive features Ø Publish Your Presentation Ø Launch Your Presentation Ø Join a Session (Audience) Ø Report the session 7

Interactive Features q Add Activity Ø Open-Ended Question Ø Poll Ø Quiz q Add Activity Ø Draw it Ø Fill in the blanks * Ø Matching pairs * 8

Interactive Features q Add Content Ø New Slide - Images Ø Video Ø Audio * Ø Slide Show * Ø PDF Viewer * Ø Live Twitter stream q Add Web Content Ø Web page * 9

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Create a Nearpod Presentation 1) From the Home Screen, click Create. 2) Locate and Drag & Drop your file. 3) Click Ok. 11

Customize Your Presentation 1) Click the Settings icon. 12

Customize Your Presentation 2) Click in the Title field and enter a new title. 3) Click in the Description field and enter a description of the presentation (Optional). 4) Select a Grade. 5) Select a Subject. 6) Click Save. 13

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Open-Ended Question Add an Open Ended Question 1) Click Add Slide Icon. 2) Click Add Activity button. 3) Select Open-Ended Question. 4) Enter your question in the Question field. 15

Open-Ended Question Add an Open Ended Question 5) Click Save. 6) Repeat Steps 1 4 to create additional openended questions. 16

Poll Add a Poll 1) Click Add Slide Icon. 2) Click Add Activity button. 3) Select Poll. 4) Enter your question in the Question field. 5) Enter your answer option in the Answer field. 6) Click Add Answer to insert additional options. 7) Click Save. 17

Poll Add a Poll 8) Repeat steps 1 5 to create additional poll questions. Note: You can add an image with maximum image file size is 3MB. 18

Quiz Add a Quiz 1) Click Add Slide Icon. 2) Click Add Activity button. 3) Select Quiz. 4) Enter a quiz title in the Enter Quiz Title field. 5) Enter your question in the Question field. 6) Enter answer options in the Answer fields. 19

Quiz Add a Quiz 7) Click Add Answer to insert additional options. 8) Click the checkmark to the right of the correct answer. 9) Click Add Question link and repeat Steps 5 8 to create additional questions. 10) Click Save. 20

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Draw It Add a Draw It Image 1) Click Add Slide Icon. 2) Click Add Activity button. 3) Select Draw It. 4) Enter the instructions in the Draw It Instructions field. 5) Click Browse My Files. 6) Locate and Open your file. 7) Click Save. 22

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Video Add a Video 1) Click Add Slide Icon 2) Click the Add Content button 3) Select Video 4) Click YouTube (or other options) 5) Write the name of your video inside drop box 6) Select a file 25

Video Add a Video 7) To test your video, double-click on your video slide. 8) Click the X button at the top right of the preview window to close. 9) Repeat Steps 1 6 to upload additional videos. 26

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Web Page (Paid Feature) Add a Web Page 1) Click Add Slide Icon. 2) Click Add Web Content button. 3) Enter the URL of the website. 4) Click Test this Link to test URL. 5) Click Save. 28

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Edit Your Presentation Editing your presentation allows you to make edits to a published presentation. 1) Click My Library. 2) Select presentation. 3) Click Edit. 4) Click Accept. 30

Modify & Preview Presentation Delete Slides 1) Click on the desired slide. 2) Click the Delete button. 3) Click Accept. Re-Arrange Slides 1) Click and hold the desired slide and drag and drop to the new location. 31

Modify & Preview Presentation Preview Presentation 1) Click Preview button. 2) Click on Right/Left arrows to preview. 3) Click X button on upper-right screen to close. 32

Publish Your Presentation Once you have created your presentation, you must publish it to share it with your students/audience. 1) Click Publish in the lower right corner. 2) When the confirmation dialog box displays Are you sure you want to, click Yes. 33

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Launch Your Presentation Ø You must launch your presentation to share it with your audience Ø It is recommended that you launch your presentation using a tablet Note: A presentation cannot be launched with a smartphone. 35

Join a Session Have the audience join a Nearpod Presentation 1) Tap the Nearpod app or go to www.nearpod.com. 2) In the Join a Session field, enter the PIN number provided by presenter. 3) Tap OK. 4) As prompted, enter Name and/or Student ID. 5) Tap Send. 36

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Homework (Paid Feature) 1) Click My Library. 2) Select desired presentation. 3) Click Homework button on lower-left corner. 4) Click Email option. 5) Enter email address(es) in To: field. 6) Click Send. 7) Click Close. 38

Reporting Tool The Reporting Tool is used to monitor individual and combine reports and responses. Nearpod Report Types These categories are: 1) Summary Report 2) Quiz Report 3) Poll Report 4) Open-Ended Report 5) Draw It Report 39

Reporting Tool 1 st Method Report after presentation 2 nd Method Report after presentation 40

Reporting Tool Report Download Options Nearpod provides the following three (3) options to download reports to view offline. Ø Download to a PDF. Ø Download to a CSV (Excel). Ø Share by email (PDF Attachment). 41

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Educreations Ø Educreations is an interactive whiteboard and screencasting tool. Ø Teachers and students can create short instructional videos. Ø These videos can be shared instantly with each class participant. 43

Process for the Teacher Ø Create a class on Educreations Ø Share the class code Ø Provide a prompt Ø Assess the student productions 44

Process for the Students Ø Create a response to the prompt Ø Save the response to the teacher s class code 45

Example Review and Practice Ø Provide students with a list of questions. Ø Then use Educreations to post the responses.

Prompt

Student Work This is what one student produced during class time, shortly after the lecture finished. https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/tai-s-point presentation/27168555/?ref=link&s=mwrc4j

Example Educreations and Exam Review Ø Educreations can also be used to publish student generated solutions. Ø Students sign up for a particular problem. Ø Then use Educreations to post the solution.

Student Work This is one student s response to a sample test question. https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/partb-7/27263349/?ref=link&s=va5jpd

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Google Forms Ø You can plan events, make a survey or poll, give students a quiz, or collect other information in an easy, streamlined way with Google Forms. Ø Google Forms can be connected to spreadsheets in Google Sheets. If a spreadsheet is linked to the form, responses will automatically be sent to the spreadsheet. 52

Google Forms Edit Form View 53

Google Forms Live Form View 54

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Graphing Ø Quick Graph v https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-graph-your-scientific/id292412367?mt=8 Ø Quick Graph + v https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-graph+-your-scientific/id541477533?mt=8 Ø Meta Calculator v http://www.meta-calculator.com/graphing-calculator-app/ 56

Screencasting Ø Explain Everything v www.explaineverything.com Ø Educreations v www.educreations.com 57

Note Taking Ø Notability v https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notability/id360593530?mt=8 Ø GoodNotes v http://www.goodnotesapp.com 58

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