Week 2 NearPod & Read Aloud

 

This week we look at NearPod and Read Aloud.

1. NearPod

It is a multimedia presentation and feedback tool. The input can be in the form of text, images and video. The feedback can be in the form of multiple choice, short answers and even drawings. It isn't a great tool for differentiation, but it allows a teacher to keep everyone lockstep on the same page, literally. That can provide a great bonus in terms of concentration as students won't be distracted by other pages on their devices.

Below is the NearPod lesson we will use in class. The in-class lesson will be in Live Particpation mode. Below is a student paced version - great for homework or remote learning situations. Try it!


Join at join.nearpod.com or in the app

Valid from Thu, Sep 1st 2022 - Sat, Oct 1st 2022


There are a lot of free, high quality lessons you can use. If you have a free account, you can still have 40 students using this software

Here is a snapshot of some other resources in the NearPod library:


Check out the library here: https://nearpod.com/t/market/init

2. Read Aloud

This is an extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge that allows students to get the text in a webpage to be read aloud. You can select which text to get read out, which is a real help. 


You can get the extension here:

Read Aloud extension from: 
https://readaloud.app/


Or get it in the Chrome Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/read-aloud-a-text-to-spee/hdhinadidafjejdhmfkjgnolgimiaplp




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