Nearpod
Depends
Confidence: Medium
K-12 teachers should start on the free tier . real-time formative assessment works out of the box.
Comparison
Nearpod vs Pear Deck
Pear Deck
Starting report…
Pick Nearpod when
- K-12 formative assessment
- 1:1 device classrooms
- Districts spending ESSER funds
- Teachers building interactive slides
When Nearpod is not a fit
- Teachers wanting zero-prep quiz games . Kahoot fits better
- Schools expecting flawless pre-made lessons
- Anyone outside K-12 education
- Districts that won't train teachers on lesson building
Sources
- Nearpod homepagenearpod.comofficial
- Nearpod . Grokipedia overview with review ratingsgrokipedia.comreview
- Nearpod.com Trust Score scan (80/100)gridinsoft.comsecurity
- Teacher praise: 'a great digital tech tool'facebook.comreview
- Teacher complaint: mistakes in paid lessonsfacebook.comreview
review
- Nearpod ESSER funding blognearpod.comofficial
- Nearpod Join training PDF (Jackson, MS)training.jacksonms.govnews
- Nearpod answer keys / standards PDFwiki.rschooltoday.comofficial