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(Beijing time March 2, 2017) If innovative classroom teaching can provide students with an unprecedented learning experience, slideshows and PPT presentations will never be boring for students. Nada's Nearpod, which provides an integrated solution for educational device applications, seems to be smelling the future of the VR+ education model.
Nearpod teaching integration solution
Earlier, Nearpod received a $9.2 million Series A round of funding from venture capital institutions such as Reach Capital, hoping to help teachers integrate mobile technology into on-site instruction instead of focusing on students’ mobile phones every day and confiscation of mobile phones at any time. Go on.
So, how is this classroom teaching solution started? First, teachers need to register on the Nearpod App and self-select the necessary classroom materials in the “content platform†provided by the company, and then share it in class. Students who are also registered with the Nearpod account. In addition, Nearpod also provides teachers with a student assessment function. After the completion of the learning process, the students will be systematically assessed, analyze the student’s learning situation, and help the teacher learn how to Focusing on learning and understanding what kind of topic content students care about and like to participate in.
Students are experiencing Nearpod
In addition, a student survey report previously published by Baidu VR (Micro-Signal: BDVRbbs) homonyous Nearpod revealed that the Nearpod App currently has 1.6 million accounts (based on students). In 2016, nearly 10,000 school teachers and students have started using the Nearpod platform.
Since the beginning of 2013, Nearpod has started to make profits. After the Series A round of financing, in addition to recruiting talent, other funds will be mainly used to promote Nearpod's implementation of the project in about 125,000 K-12 schools in the United States. In 2016, Nearpod began offering virtual reality (VR) courses and VR outdoor teaching. There are currently more than 100 VR built-in courses, and more than 4 million students have experienced this educational integration project.
A corner of Nearpod
At the same time, Nearpod also promised privacy issues. They said: "The background will not store student and teacher data, nor will it conduct long-term data analysis."
Currently invested by AGP Miami, Reach Capital, GSV Acceleration, and Krillion Ventures, Nearpod completed a new round of financing of 21 million U.S. dollars. Nearpod APP has joined online knowledge competition, 3D teaching and other functions. Currently it has logged in iOS and Android platforms. Monthly fee is 10 USD.