Utah Nearpod Community
April 2022
It's Our First Newsletter!!
We're so excited to be growing this community with you on our team. We'll be sharing resources, lessons, and ideas in each newsletter plus updates and upcoming events. So without further ado...
New in Nearpod!
Nearpod recently added over 500 standard-aligned Drag and Drop activities to the Nearpod Library. You can find these awesome activities while building a Nearpod lesson by clicking on the Drag & Drop icon or you can filter in the Nearpod Library using the keywords "Drag & Drop Activity." Use drag and drop as a stand-alone assessment or as part of a lesson!
Upcoming Events:
MAY
- May looks pretty quiet as most of you wrap up testing, play field-day games, and attend graduation ceremonies!
JUNE
- June 7th @ 9:00am - What's New in Nearpod: The first session of the Nearpod Summer Series kicks off with an update on What's New in Nearpod!
- June 8th @ 4:00pm - UNC Virtual Meetup: Join us on Zoom for relaxing and fun get-to-know games that can be used in your classroom!
- June 21st @ 1:00pm - What is Nearpod?: This webinar is for anyone new to Nearpod. Educators will be engaged in a Nearpod lesson to see the possibilities it holds for their classroom. Share this opportunity with new Nearpod users in your buildings!
JULY
- July 6th-8th - Utah Rural Schools Association (URSA) Conference: Lots of Nearpod sessions on the agenda!
- July 6th @ 3:00pm - UNC Meetup at URSA
- July 5th & 19th - Nearpod Summer Series Webinars
April Virtual Meetup
Utah Nearpod Community Meetup April 2022
Nearpod Tips & Tricks
Using Google Slides Add-On to Create a Lesson - UEN Nearpod News Ep. 9
Our tip this month will help you get started using the Nearpod Add-On in Google Slides. "Nearpodize" your Google Slide presentations or create new Nearpods without leaving Google! Click here for more tips from UEN Nearpod News
UEN PDTV - Teaching with Nearpod
We traveled to Moab, UT this past week to film 2nd grade teacher, Abbey Martinez, using Nearpod in her classroom. She did a fabulous job incorporating Nearpod into her spelling and vocabulary lesson. Abbey will be featured on the next episode of UEN PDTV coming out May 10th!