Nearpod: a Mobile Assisted Learning Tool for TOEFL Learners
Hi, 😀Beijing colleagues. From the perspective of sociocultural theory, interaction is at the core of SLA. We are always on the way to explore means of interactive TOEFL class. In this blog, I am to share an interactive education platform, called ‘ Nearpod ’ ( https://nearpod.com ). Nearpod is a mobile assisted learning tool designed for interactive classes. It can synchronize materials on the electronic equipment of both teacher and students. When the teacher presents learning materials on big screen, students can get access to the materials by Nearpod on their mobile electronic equipment at the same time. Imagine when the teacher presents reading tasks on the big screen in TOEFL class, back-row students without either this kind of mobile tool or paper copies would have difficulty in dealing with the reading tasks especially in the case of a long reading text. But with Nearpod, students could use their own electronic equipment to read and take notes while following the teacher’s pa...