Nearpod Tutorial by D. Kritikos: 1. Go To 2. Click Create Account
Nearpod Tutorial by D. Kritikos: 1. Go To 2. Click Create Account
Kritikos
1. Go to www.nearpod.com (Firefox works better than Internet Explorer)
4. Sign in with e-mail address or user name and password (or login with Google) - see item 2 above
CREATE
3. Upload a PDF or PowerPoint (one page = one slide in landscape format), Keynote document needs to be
converted to a PDF (also supports images and zip files) > Click START FROM SCRATCH (to create) or
BROWSE MY FILES (to upload)
6. Save message will appear and name of presentation now appears in blue
7. To edit beginning slide, click on the slide (blue border around screen and check in left top appears) > click
EDIT
8. Add Image, text, or audio from the EDIT menu
9. ADD a slide - click "+" > features include slide, slide show, poll, open ended question, quiz, video, draw it, or
web page.
10 CREATE A SLIDE (add text, images, and audio) > click SAVE when done
11. ADD SLIDE SHOW (to add a PowerPoint - Keynote must be converted to a PDF) - this is for a limited time in
free version - must upgrade to premium for continued use > SAVE
12. POLL (enter question and possible answers - use ADD ANSWER to add more answer choices) > SAVE
13. OPEN ENDED QUESTION > Enter question > click SAVE
14. QUIZ - Enter title > enter question > enter possible answers > click check mark next to correct answer >
continue with questions and answers until quiz is completed > click SAVE
15. VIDEO - Add a short video from files or Dropbox > click SAVE
16. DRAW IT - upload a matching worksheet or other document for students to draw on
17. WEB PAGE - copy and paste web address of webpage - this is for a limited time in free version - must
upgrade to premium for continued use > SAVE
18. FINISH PRESENTATION - Slides may be rearranged by clicking and dragging it to desired location - When
presentation is complete, click DONE > click YES to publish (NO if still in revision stage)
PRESENTING NEARPOD PRESENTATION
5. STUDENT VIEW > Click NEARPOD > Enter code into STUDENT ENTER PIN (keyboard will appear when inside
the Pin Box is touched and click OK > Presentation will download and appear on student iPad > Presentation
is controlled by the teacher
6. Top left of pin (green people) will show you the number of students connected
7. First slide after title slide will show the student list > click right arrow key or slide to move to next slide
10. OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS - circle graph will turn orange after all answers are received > this cannot be
shared with students
13. VIDEO - Video will play on all iPads - watch volume level
16. REPORTS - Click the blue down-arrow after nearpod at top center > Click REPORTS > click YES for assessment report
to be sent to your email
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