What is Nearpod?

Nearpod is a website and app-based digital tool that lets teachers create interactive slide-based learning resources for students to engage with and learn from.

Nearpod can also use gamification of information to make learning more engaging and fun. It is also built to work well with many pre-existing tools, such as Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, and YouTube. Teachers can easily import media to make a lesson quickly and simply using already existing resources. 

How does Nearpod work?

Nearpod allows teachers to create original interactive presentations with extensive standards-aligned content available. From creating a quiz using a 3D model of a molecule that students can explore to making a click-based game that teaches words and spelling, the options are abundant.

Lessons can be created within Nearpod or in Google Slides. Within Nearpod, build and add a name, then add content using the Add Slide button. Use the Content tab to engage students and the Activities tab to find assessment tools to add in.

You can also upload PowerPoint decks and more by selecting and uploading each directly from Nearpod. These will appear within the library, allowing you to add Nearpod features and activities to enhance the lesson you already have.

Add images, color themes, and more, then save a project and it will appear in the library proper, ready for students.

If you want to use Slides, select lesson in Google Slide and you'll then be taken through, step-by-step, on creating a slide, much as you would in Nearpod. In short, it's super simple.