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So Simple – Get Every Kid “To The Board” With Nearpod

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

I feel silly even posting this – it’s so simple and obvious, surely everyone who has used Nearpod in the mathematics classroom has already thought of this! Today, at 6:45am as I flipped my head upside-down to blow dry my … Continue reading →

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Nearpod Helped Make a Good Question Better

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

Every year I look forward to presenting this quadrilateral question to middle schoolers before defining special quadrilaterals.  I know, I know… it’s sort of a “trick question” since kids assume multiple choice questions have only one right answer (and why … Continue reading →

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Nearpod, I Think I Love You

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

I used Nearpod presentations for several different lessons this week, and I think I’m in love!  (If you’ve never heard of Nearpod, check out their website for a brief description.) To create the presentations I didn’t have to start from scratch … Continue reading →

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Nearpod App: First Experiences

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

Our principal introduced the Nearpod app to our staff in August at one of our first in-service days.  I loved the way the app made me feel like she was talking directly to me – like I had some sort … Continue reading →

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