Interactive classroom tool Nearpod has raised almost $9.2m to fund its project enabling teachers to adopt a 'best practice' approach to mobile phone usage in their classrooms. The idea behind this is that teachers will use mobile phones or other mobile devices as a form of personalised learning, delivering interactive lessons that their students will understand and instantly connect with. In the first phase of Nearpod's project, which began last year, it was used by more than 100 schools across England with over 10,000 pupils using it. , making best use of their limited time. By using Nearpod a student can progress through a lesson at the teacher's pace whilst enjoying the interactive element; however, this one-to-one approach has a downside in that children from poorer backgrounds may be unable to afford this technology thereby placing them at a disadvantage.
Interactive classroom tool Nearpod has raised almost $9.2m to fund its project enabling teachers to adopt a 'best practice' approach to mobile phone usage in their classrooms. The idea behind this is that teachers will use mobile phones or other mobile devices as a form of personalised learning, delivering interactive lessons that their students will understand and instantly connect with. They will be able to determine if a student understands the lesson or whether they require additional help., making best use of their limited time. By using Nearpod a student can progress through a lesson at the teacher's pace whilst enjoying the interactive element; however, this one-to-one approach has a downside in that children from poorer backgrounds may be unable to afford this technology thereby placing them at a disadvantage.