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Nearpod

Interactive instructional platform for K-12 classrooms with formative assessments.

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Nearpod is an instructional delivery platform for K-12 classrooms that lets teachers build interactive lessons, run formative assessments, and view real-time student understanding through dashboards and reports. It connects with the Renaissance ecosystem to surface instructional recommendations based on student performance data.

Core capabilities include AI Create for generating interactive lessons and multiple-choice questions, the Nearpod Library of standards-aligned lessons, activities, and interactive videos, and subject programs such as Nearpod Math and Nearpod Social Studies. Teachers can upload PowerPoint, Google Slides, PDF, and video files to make them interactive, with access to OneDrive and Google Drive. The platform integrates with LMS platforms via LTI, supports single sign-on and rostering, and runs in any browser or device.

Nearpod serves individual teachers as well as schools and districts. Individual educators can start on a free Silver plan, with Gold and Platinum editions adding storage, larger session sizes, and features such as AI Create, Google Slides add-on, and student notes. School and District licenses are quoted directly and include unlimited storage, larger sessions, admin reporting, LMS and rostering integrations, co-teaching, shared libraries, and a dedicated Customer Success Manager.

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