We were very lucky to have the fabulous Sandra Story with us last week sharing Nearpod, Kahoot and Zaption. A huge thank you to Sandra for sharing how she uses all three of these in her classroom for assessment and much more!
You can watch the recording here.
We learned that Nearpod is a tool that allows teachers to transform the digital classroom into an engaging and collaborative learning experience. With it teachers can easily create and share interactive lessons, receive feedback on student device use, assess learning in real time, and personalize instruction for students.
Learn how to create a Nearpod lesson here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF9LKcATlAw
Kahoot is a free game-based platform in which teachers can create quizzes, surveys or polls to use with their classes. It is a very engaging tool that gets all students working, competing for 1st place or even competing against themselves in ghost mode to see how much they have learned or improved.
You can watch a tutorial here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saP76vMP80Y
Or click here to see other tools like Kahoot-
Zaption is a web tool and app that allows teachers to create video tours integrating quizzes, polls, open-ended questions and other interactive assessments.
Here is a quick video on how to use it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LghSQjBE1cs#t=25
Here is another tutorial that is easier to follow, use it once you are ready to start your first Zaption Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPqGfk6wt60
Here are some samples from Sandra’s classroom:
If you missed our session but want to know about these three engaging tools check out the recording. Let us know what you think about Nearpod, Kahoot and Zaption in the comments below. Let us know if you start using these or how you think it compares to similar apps. Try letting your kids show you what they know!