Nearpod
Interactive lessons, videos, and formative assessments for K-12
About Nearpod
Nearpod is an interactive learning platform built specifically for K-12 classrooms. Teachers turn slides into interactive lessons with embedded quizzes, polls, draw-its, virtual field trips, and collaborative boards, with real-time per-student data on every response.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Built K-12 first — every feature fits classroom workflows
- Strong formative assessment data per student in real time
- Huge library of pre-made standards-aligned lessons
- Self-paced mode works well for absent students or homework
Cons
- Free plan limits storage and student count tightly
- Less suited for higher-ed or corporate contexts
- Can feel overwhelming on first use due to many activity types
Key Features
Interactive Slides
Add quizzes, polls, open-ended questions, and drawing activities to any slide
Live and Self-Paced Modes
Run synchronous in-class or async at-home lessons
Time to Climb
Built-in gamified quiz mode with leaderboard
Collaborate! Boards
Padlet-style collaborative boards inside the lesson
VR Field Trips
Embed 360-degree virtual field trip experiences
Lesson Library
Thousands of standards-aligned lessons across subjects
Student Reports
Per-student response data exportable to gradebooks
Pricing
- 100MB storage
- Up to 40 students per lesson
- Basic interactive features
- 1GB storage
- Up to 75 students
- All interactive features
- Up to 90 students
- Premium content library
- Priority support
- Site licensing
- SSO
- Admin dashboard
- PD support
Best For
K-5 Whole-Class Lessons
Run interactive lessons on shared classroom screens
Middle School Formative Checks
Embed checks for understanding inside content delivery
Substitute Plans
Assign self-paced lessons that run themselves
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