2022
DuBois’ Elisha Burns receives Nearpod’s first-ever Educator of the Year award. Learn more
Nearpod Math Launches with Emphasis on Flexible Instruction Design, Standards-Aligned Content. Learn more
Nearpod, an instructional platform, is expanding its content for higher education. Learn more
2021
Excellent Educators: First-year Cradock Middle School teacher uses ‘Nearpod’ for interactive learning. Learn more
From shearing sheep to planting fields, kids can learn online or in person at Mahaffie. Learn more
Learning Apps Have Boomed in the Pandemic. Now Comes the Real Test. Learn more
Renaissance and Nearpod, Coming Together to Empower Teachers and Accelerate Student Growth. Learn more
2020
Get the Most Out of Zoom, Nearpod, Biblionasium, and Other Tools While Teaching Remotely. Learn more
Remote learning doesn’t have to be awful. Here’s what actually works. Learn more
Students joined Nearpod lessons 120 million times last school year; now the platform offers even greater flexibility for in-school, hybrid, and home-based learning. Learn more
20 Ways Tech Can Keep Your Kids Engaged and Learning This Summer. Learn more
Social Studies Instruction in the Age of the Coronavirus. Learn more
38 Miami Companies to Watch in 2020. Learn more
Teacher-Recommended Tools for Online Learning. Learn more
How schools are coping with the constantly changing landscape of COVID-19. Learn more
Coronavirus School Closures Accelerate Utah’s Statewide Adoption of Nearpod. Learn more
Teacher-Recommended Tools for Online Learning. Learn more
Students & Teachers Use Technology to Achieve Distance Learning. Learn more
A local science teacher has joined others around the world harnessing technology to make sure her students don’t miss their chemistry lessons. Learn more
200+ Amazing Online Learning Resources. Learn more
Avoid Cabin Fever With These 125 Ideas to Keep Kids Entertained During the Coronavirus Crisis. Learn more
57 Free Educational Websites Parents Can Access While Schools Are Closed. Learn more
2019
The company’s “student engagement” system for K-12 lets teachers create, download, and teach interactive lessons that include quizzes, polls, open-ended questions, digital collaboration, and 3D objects. Learn more
What we’re really striving to do is to help teachers get that 100 percent student engagement regardless of ZIP code, regardless of student learning abilities… Learn more
Nearpod is the winner of Tech & Learning’s Best of Show at ISTE! Learn more
The company announced the launch of a new feature during ISTE! Learn more
The students of Chad Miller’s seventh grade social studies class put pencil to paper on average once during the entire period. As their teacher, he’s OK with that. Learn more
When I first met Nearpod’s co-founders in 2015, they were working in a small office tucked inside a Hallandale warehouse and were getting ready to relocate their team of several dozen. Learn more
Nearpod, a company that prepares off-the-shelf course supplements, believes it has at least a partial solution. Learn more
2018
Second-grade students at Mylan Park Elementary School got a lesson in world cultures and technology Monday morning with the help of virtual reality. Learn more
A wave of new edtech companies are using VR to bring vivid experiences like these to the classroom, with advocates highlighting the technology’s ability to grab the attention of young minds. Learn more
From their modest San Bernardino classroom, 9-year-olds Travis Vasquez and Amy De La Rosa got to visit the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Roman Colosseum, Big Ben, and Statue of Liberty on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Learn more
Imagine traveling around the world without ever leaving your high school classroom. Learn more
Alden Middle School is using a new program that keeps students engaged and excited about the lesson of the day. Learn more
2017
Now that every kid is on social media, maybe it’s time schools start teaching how to treat others on those services.but these immigrants are excelling. Learn more
Between cultural differences and language barriers, getting ahead can be hard in a foreign country, but these immigrants are excelling. Learn more
2016
Students in the San Francisco Unified School District and Polk County Public Schools in Florida are the first to use Nearpod VR virtual reality lesson plans. Learn more
Virtual-reality technology is ready for the classroom. Whether teachers are ready for virtual reality is less clear. Learn more
2015
Nearpod, a company that provides tools to sync learning resources and content across devices, has integrated its technology with Google Classroom. Learn more
Nearpod’s model is to take a bottom-up approach, by first becoming a free tool that K-12 teachers want to use to engage their students. Learn more