Overview​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Tools​ ​in​ ​Nearpod​ ​Lessons 

  What​ ​it​ ​is  What​ ​it​ ​does 

 
  Slide  Creates​ ​a​ ​blank​ ​page​ ​that​ ​you​ ​can​ ​format​ ​where​ ​you 
  can​ ​add​ ​a​ ​background,​ ​text,​ ​audio​ ​file,​ ​video, 
  PowerPoint,​ ​Pdf,​ ​image,​ ​or​ ​gif.  
 
Nearpod​ ​3D   Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​choose​ ​a​ ​3D​ ​image​ ​to​ ​include​ ​in​ ​your 
 
lesson.  
 
  ​ ​Phet  Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​content-related​ ​interactive 
  Simulation  simulation​ ​activity​ ​to​ ​your​ ​lesson.  
 
​ ​BBC​ ​Video  Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​BBC​ ​video​ ​to​ ​your​ ​lesson. 

  Field​ ​Trip   Choose​ ​or​ ​search​ ​for​ ​a​ ​place​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​using 
Nearpod​ ​Virtual​ ​Reality​ ​glasses.​ ​ ​If​ ​VR​ ​glasses 
aren’t​ ​an​ ​option,​ ​students​ ​can​ ​us​ ​their​ ​mouse​ ​to 
Add  move​ ​the​ ​360​ ​image. 

Content  ​ ​Sway  Choose​ ​an​ ​existing​ ​Sway​ ​or​ ​create​ ​a​ ​Sway​ ​(digital 
storytelling​ ​app)  

Slideshow  Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​slideshow​ ​by​ ​uploading​ ​images. 
Also​ ​allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​PDF,​ ​PowerPoint,​ ​or​ ​PNG 

Video  Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​video​ ​from​ ​the​ ​internet​ ​or​ ​upload 
a​ ​video​ ​file.​ ​ ​. 

Audio  Aaudio​ ​file​ ​to​ ​your​ ​lesson. 

PDF​ ​Viewer  Upload​ ​a​ ​PDF​ ​file​ ​to​ ​your​ ​lesson. 

Live​ ​Twitter  Add​ ​a​ ​twitter​ ​feed​ ​into​ ​your​ ​lesson. 

Stream 
 
  
  What​ ​it​ ​is  What​ ​it​ ​does 

Add​ ​Web  Web​ ​Content  Enter​ ​a​ ​website​ ​URL​ ​to​ ​your​ ​lesson.   

Content 
 
 
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  Open​ ​Ended  Add​ ​short​ ​answer​ ​questions​ ​(you​ ​can​ ​add​ ​media 
  Question  content​ ​to​ ​the​ ​question​ ​as​ ​well). 
 
  Poll  Add​ ​questions​ ​and​ ​answers​ ​(with​ ​media​ ​content)​ ​to 
create​ ​a​ ​poll​ ​of​ ​results. 
Add  Quiz  Add​ ​multiple​ ​choice​ ​questions. 
Activity  Draw​ ​It  Add​ ​a​ ​blank​ ​page​ ​or​ ​an​ ​image​ ​for​ ​students​ ​to​ ​draw​ ​an 
image​ ​on. 

Collaborate!  Post​ ​a​ ​question​ ​that​ ​students​ ​can​ ​discuss​ ​and 

interact​ ​with​ ​one​ ​another. 

Fill​ ​in​ ​the  Add​ ​an​ ​activity​ ​with​ ​fill​ ​in​ ​the​ ​blank​ ​sentences​ ​and​ ​a 
Blanks  word​ ​bank. 

Memory​ ​Test  Create​ ​a​ ​picture​ ​and/or​ ​text​ ​matching​ ​activity. 

 
 
What​ ​it​ ​is  What​ ​it​ ​does 
 
  Code  Shows​ ​the​ ​Nearpod​ ​lesson​ ​code​ ​and​ ​allows​ ​you​ ​to 
share​ ​it​ ​through​ ​email,​ ​a​ ​link,​ ​remind​ ​app,​ ​google 
  classroom,​ ​or​ ​social​ ​media 

  Add​ ​Activity  Add​ ​true/false​ ​questions,​ ​multiple​ ​choice​ ​questions, 

open​ ​ended​ ​questions,​ ​slides,​ ​web​ ​content,​ ​or​ ​draw​ ​it 
Showing​ ​a  activity​ ​WHILE​ ​presenting​ ​a​ ​lesson. 

Student/Teach Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​toggle​ ​between​ ​teacher​ ​and​ ​student 

Lesson  er​ ​View  views​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​showing​ ​the​ ​presentation​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of 
a​ ​whole​ ​class. 

Nearpod:  Sends​ ​a​ ​report​ ​of​ ​the​ ​activties/questions​ ​that 

Reports  students​ ​answers​ ​to​ ​your​ ​email.   

Nearpod:​ ​End  Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​end​ ​the​ ​lesson​ ​or​ ​save​ ​it​ ​for​ ​later. 
Session 

Student​ ​List  ​ ou​ ​how​ ​many​ ​and​ ​the​ ​names​ ​of​ ​the​ ​students​ ​in 
Tells​ y
your​ ​lesson. 

Slide​ ​Number  Allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​skip​ ​to​ ​a​ ​number​ ​slide. 

Hide​ ​Student  Shows​ ​or​ ​hides​ ​students​ ​names​ ​when​ ​sharing 

Names  answers​ ​with​ ​the​ ​class.