Today I was able to use Nearpod with my Chemistry 11 class and it went amazingly well! I wanted to assess them on drawing Bohr-Rutherford Diagrams and Lewis structures and students are able to draw on nearpad. So instead of having to collect paper work and give them feedback at a later time on their diagrams, with nearpod, I was able to give them instant feedback. To be able to see the students work instantly saves so much time in correcting work. Another bonus to using nearpod is being able to share students work anonymously and it'll appear on everyone's iPad. This way I was able to grab students' examples and discuss with the class about their drawing. The students really loved this idea of sharing their work that they started to get a bit more competitive and decided to "spice" up their drawing with beautiful colours and would get excited for me to share their work. Another bonus was that I didn't have to worry about calling out students in front of the class if their work was incorrect. Since I was able to see everyone's work on one screen when they submitted their drawing, I was able to quickly look at where they drew their diagrams incorrectly. Then I shared a correct drawing and created a little discussion on why it was correct and "what not to do" on the diagram. And it just seemed like a little announcement and only the student who drew it incorrectly knew I was talking about his drawing. (Note: I printed the questions onto a sheet of paper as well so they're able write down their answers to keep)
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| This is the teacher's view. You can see your student's drawing on your ipad/laptop once they've submitted them. |
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| A few photos of my students working away on nearpod. |
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