Nearpod as a Digital Instructional Tool
The online resource called Nearpod is a tool that allows users to create presentations on any topic with ease. Nearpod is especially useful for educators because it is an excellent way to create lessons that rival PowerPoint based lessons. In fact, Nearpod exceeds PowerPoint in its ability to foster student learning. This is because Nearpod has a plethora of built in formative assessment features that can be used to quiz students while they are learning. In addition, students can join the presentation on their personal device to follow along in real time. These features distinguish Nearpod from other online learning tools and places it among the top for educators to use.
Like all good digital tools, the qualities and functions of Nearpod strongly support Danielson's Framework. For example, Nearpod allows teachers to organize their thoughts for an upcoming lesson which directly relates to the planning and preparation domain. Also, Nearpod's formative assessment features make it a very powerful instructional tool. Also, the ability for students to follow along to the presentation on their own devices is just another way that Nearpod exemplifies the instructional domain.
I can certainly see myself utilizing this technology in my classroom. It is easy to create and operate and is more engaging than other methods such as power point. Because of this, I believe more educators will be abandoning power point and other general ways of presenting and try out Nearpod. Personally, I love the built in formative assessment capabilities of Nearpod because it gives the students reasons to pay attention and stay engaged throughout the entire presentation.
Nearpod also relates to the 4C's and the ISTE standards in multiple ways. Because it revolves around making presentations, it inherently demonstrates the C creativity. Nearpod allows for many possible creations and encourages creativity. Also, the C's collaboration and communication can be facilitated by group work on a presentation. Having multiple people work together to create a presentation is a great way to implement those C's. The ISTE standard of creative communicator is one that Nearpod can greatly foster. To be a creative communicator requires that students uniquely express themselves and their ideas and customize their content. Both of these things can be greatly achieved though use of Nearpod.
Like all good digital tools, the qualities and functions of Nearpod strongly support Danielson's Framework. For example, Nearpod allows teachers to organize their thoughts for an upcoming lesson which directly relates to the planning and preparation domain. Also, Nearpod's formative assessment features make it a very powerful instructional tool. Also, the ability for students to follow along to the presentation on their own devices is just another way that Nearpod exemplifies the instructional domain.
I can certainly see myself utilizing this technology in my classroom. It is easy to create and operate and is more engaging than other methods such as power point. Because of this, I believe more educators will be abandoning power point and other general ways of presenting and try out Nearpod. Personally, I love the built in formative assessment capabilities of Nearpod because it gives the students reasons to pay attention and stay engaged throughout the entire presentation.
Nearpod also relates to the 4C's and the ISTE standards in multiple ways. Because it revolves around making presentations, it inherently demonstrates the C creativity. Nearpod allows for many possible creations and encourages creativity. Also, the C's collaboration and communication can be facilitated by group work on a presentation. Having multiple people work together to create a presentation is a great way to implement those C's. The ISTE standard of creative communicator is one that Nearpod can greatly foster. To be a creative communicator requires that students uniquely express themselves and their ideas and customize their content. Both of these things can be greatly achieved though use of Nearpod.