Nearpod
What is Nearpod?:
Nearpod is a technological tool that can be used in the classroom as a updated and more advanced powerpoint slides, virtual field trip of different interesting places, and a way to poll or quiz students on materials. There are many different things that teachers can use in nearpod to teach or assess the students in the classroom. This can be a good way to lecture students on the classroom since the teacher controls the screen of the students or the students can do the slides on their own for example at home.
How students Can Access:
The students will be able to access the nearpod in two different ways. The first way is they can simply go to nearpod.com and the teacher will give them a code to type in the box. After they do this they will be directed to the correct slides or virtual field trip. Another way is giving the direct URL to the students to type in for the slides or field trip however it is usually easier to give them the code for the website instead. The instructions I would give my students if I was teaching the class is just to pay attention and take notes on the slides since there will be a quiz after. However, there it is not very complicated and there is not much explanations that is needed.
How did I create the Artifact?:
I created the artifact by:
1. Going to Nearpod and creating a teacher account for free
2. Creating a new lesson
3. Naming the Lesson
4. Create the slides
5. The slides have options(Content, Web content, and activity)
6. Creating the different slides including information, imbedding videos/websites, and a field trip)
What Did I enjoy about Creating the Artifact?:
I enjoyed this artifact because it was a step up from a simple PowerPoint presentation that many students get tired of. This allowed them to be very interactive the teacher’s presentation with the different activities of fill in the blank, polling, drawing, and a quiz. I also loved the virtual field trip that allowed students to experience an actual volcano.
How Can I Use This Tool in my Future Classroom?:
I can use this tool in the classroom in many ways, I can teach my students interactively in a more fun way then lecturing. This is a great tool for all ages and is perfect for a new subject to engage students in what they are learning and be excited to learn with the field trip. This is also an easy way for students to learn on their own if they for some reason needed to miss class they could do the lesson at home with the link and code that is provided by the teacher.
How is this Linked to the SAMR Model?:
This is linked to the SAMR model because this is the growth of technology into a classroom. Not only is this moving past lecturing with white boards this is past the normal PowerPoint presentation. This is integrating the students in learning with technology which is the reasoning behind the SAMR model.
Objectives:
As said in the near pod, the objectives for the students in this lesson is students should know what volcanoes are, the three types of volcanoes, why they erupt, and other interesting facts!
Standards:
3.3.5.A1
Describe how landforms are the result of a combination of destructive forces such as erosion and constructive erosion, deposition of sediment, etc. and how this affects volcanoes.
VR Field Trip
The Field trip was a volcano siting that was erupting. This is an interesting opportunity for students to be able to see something that they may never be able to see in person. The image was near an erupting volcano with people around it as well.
Danielson:
This ties into Danielson’s component 3C which is engaging students in learning because the students are engaged in the lecture done by the teacher. The student is not merely listening to the teacher talk instead they are doing activities on the PowerPoint and can be apart of the lesson as well with the VR field trip. This is a great tool to implement into the classroom if the teacher is trying to engage the students more in what they are learning.
Nearpod is a technological tool that can be used in the classroom as a updated and more advanced powerpoint slides, virtual field trip of different interesting places, and a way to poll or quiz students on materials. There are many different things that teachers can use in nearpod to teach or assess the students in the classroom. This can be a good way to lecture students on the classroom since the teacher controls the screen of the students or the students can do the slides on their own for example at home.
How students Can Access:
The students will be able to access the nearpod in two different ways. The first way is they can simply go to nearpod.com and the teacher will give them a code to type in the box. After they do this they will be directed to the correct slides or virtual field trip. Another way is giving the direct URL to the students to type in for the slides or field trip however it is usually easier to give them the code for the website instead. The instructions I would give my students if I was teaching the class is just to pay attention and take notes on the slides since there will be a quiz after. However, there it is not very complicated and there is not much explanations that is needed.
How did I create the Artifact?:
I created the artifact by:
1. Going to Nearpod and creating a teacher account for free
2. Creating a new lesson
3. Naming the Lesson
4. Create the slides
5. The slides have options(Content, Web content, and activity)
6. Creating the different slides including information, imbedding videos/websites, and a field trip)
What Did I enjoy about Creating the Artifact?:
I enjoyed this artifact because it was a step up from a simple PowerPoint presentation that many students get tired of. This allowed them to be very interactive the teacher’s presentation with the different activities of fill in the blank, polling, drawing, and a quiz. I also loved the virtual field trip that allowed students to experience an actual volcano.
How Can I Use This Tool in my Future Classroom?:
I can use this tool in the classroom in many ways, I can teach my students interactively in a more fun way then lecturing. This is a great tool for all ages and is perfect for a new subject to engage students in what they are learning and be excited to learn with the field trip. This is also an easy way for students to learn on their own if they for some reason needed to miss class they could do the lesson at home with the link and code that is provided by the teacher.
How is this Linked to the SAMR Model?:
This is linked to the SAMR model because this is the growth of technology into a classroom. Not only is this moving past lecturing with white boards this is past the normal PowerPoint presentation. This is integrating the students in learning with technology which is the reasoning behind the SAMR model.
Objectives:
As said in the near pod, the objectives for the students in this lesson is students should know what volcanoes are, the three types of volcanoes, why they erupt, and other interesting facts!
Standards:
3.3.5.A1
Describe how landforms are the result of a combination of destructive forces such as erosion and constructive erosion, deposition of sediment, etc. and how this affects volcanoes.
VR Field Trip
The Field trip was a volcano siting that was erupting. This is an interesting opportunity for students to be able to see something that they may never be able to see in person. The image was near an erupting volcano with people around it as well.
Danielson:
This ties into Danielson’s component 3C which is engaging students in learning because the students are engaged in the lecture done by the teacher. The student is not merely listening to the teacher talk instead they are doing activities on the PowerPoint and can be apart of the lesson as well with the VR field trip. This is a great tool to implement into the classroom if the teacher is trying to engage the students more in what they are learning.
Danielson Framework Citation:
Danielson Group » The Framework. (2017). Danielsongroup.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from http://www.danielsongroup.org/framework/
Nearpod Citation:
Nearpod - Create, Engage, Assess through Mobile Devices. (2017). Nearpod.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from https://nearpod.com/
PDE Sas Website:
Standards - SAS. (2017). Pdesas.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from http://www.pdesas.org/Standard
Volcano Website:
Facts about Volcanoes for Kids. (2017). Primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/volcanoes.html
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Danielson Group » The Framework. (2017). Danielsongroup.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from http://www.danielsongroup.org/framework/
Nearpod Citation:
Nearpod - Create, Engage, Assess through Mobile Devices. (2017). Nearpod.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from https://nearpod.com/
PDE Sas Website:
Standards - SAS. (2017). Pdesas.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from http://www.pdesas.org/Standard
Volcano Website:
Facts about Volcanoes for Kids. (2017). Primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2017, from http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/volcanoes.html
*Image under creative commons use*