1. Students were more engaged with this lesson because it was an interactive and game-like approach. In my survey, students stated that they liked it more because it was "like a competition," they liked "the games," "it was competitive," "it was fun to do," "we got to play a game with other people." Students were excited throughout the nearpod activity!
2. Since this was vocabulary review, it is hard to know if their understanding levels truly increased. The worksheet they originally completed for vocabulary review was done with a partner or independently. Students with a partner were able to work together to come up with an answer, or in some cases, rely on the other partner for the answer. This nearpod was done independently, so I was able to see which students really understand the vocabulary and which students need more practice.
3. I think nearpod has many benefits. One in particular is the nearpod report. The nearpod report provided data for each student individually which showed their understanding levels. I was able to easily look at each question to break down what students are understanding and not understanding. Yes, I can do this with a worksheet too, but the nearpod report saved a tremendous amount of grading time and immediate data. Another benefit is the fact that students were provided feedback immediately. This was something one of my students also liked and stated, "On a worksheet, you don't get your score right away like you do on Nearpod."
2. Since this was vocabulary review, it is hard to know if their understanding levels truly increased. The worksheet they originally completed for vocabulary review was done with a partner or independently. Students with a partner were able to work together to come up with an answer, or in some cases, rely on the other partner for the answer. This nearpod was done independently, so I was able to see which students really understand the vocabulary and which students need more practice.
3. I think nearpod has many benefits. One in particular is the nearpod report. The nearpod report provided data for each student individually which showed their understanding levels. I was able to easily look at each question to break down what students are understanding and not understanding. Yes, I can do this with a worksheet too, but the nearpod report saved a tremendous amount of grading time and immediate data. Another benefit is the fact that students were provided feedback immediately. This was something one of my students also liked and stated, "On a worksheet, you don't get your score right away like you do on Nearpod."