Absolutely. Yes, Nearpod is free and always will remain so! Nearpod Silver is a no-cost license that you can use to boost excitement and student engagement in the classroom. This license provides the fundamental capabilities you will require to use the platform.
What’s included in a free Nearpod account?
With a Nearpod Silver account, you get:
- All of the standard features and functionality of Nearpod, including:
- Interactive slides, videos, and gamified activities
- Access to 22,000+ pre-made lessons, games, videos, and activities
- Three different types of teaching modes
- Real-time insights delivered through 20+ formative assessments and dynamic media features
- 40 student joins per lesson
- Up to 100 MB of storage
- Upload your lessons with resources you already have in .pdf, .ppt, and Google Slides files
Do students need their own device for Nearpod?
Not! Utilizing Nearpod, students can receive instructive and engaging lessons, regardless of the aid of a device. Learn more about the methods to use Nearpod, whether using devices or not.
How to use Nearpod without student devices
We recognize that not every school, classroom, or district has accessibility to technology available for every pupil, and that’s perfectly fine! There are many ways to provide your students with opportunities to learn and engage them, even if you have limited access to technology. Let the magic of Nearpod, even without 1:1 devices, by following these suggestions:
Try a whole group lesson
- Students can still enjoy Nearpod but only on a large screen to provide instruction.
- Lessons can be completed as a team, printed copy, or given to students to finish at home to provide assistance and practice.
Flip the classroom
- Let students take charge of their education by allowing them to use devices at home, allowing them to study the material before class with Nearpod.
- This allows class time to be used for solving problems, working on hands-on projects as well as providing tutoring
How to use Nearpod with devices
If your class is a 1:1 environment with devices, or students bring their own devices from home. Nearpod is agnostic to devices and works with many devices. In simple terms…
- Students can make use of the devices they own (think: BYOD…Bring Your Own Device)
- Students may use school- or classroom-provided devices
- Nearpod can be used on desktops, laptops, Chromebooks, iOS, and Android devices.
- If your students have to share their gadgets and devices, that’s okay, too!