Linking Nearpod Lessons to Brightspace

There are several options for creating integration points for launching Nearpod or creating assignment links (deep links) directly to a Nearpod lesson for students. Follow the instructions below for the method that best suits your teaching style and Brightspace class structure.

Adding Nearpod Lesson via Quick Links

Nearpod lessons can be added to the course content and custom table of contents areas.

1. As an Instructor, select the course shell and module you want to work in. 
2. Select the Existing Activities button and select Nearpod from the drop-down menu.
3. Brightspace will provide a window that will launch Nearpod, showing the My Lessons page. From here select either Live Participation or Student Paced when hovering over the lesson you want to teach.
   1. For the first launch signing into your Nearpod account is required.
   2. If you do not have any lessons in your Nearpod account, it’s recommended to add Nearpod to the class by following the directions below or going directly to www.nearpod.com

Adding Nearpod Lesson via Insert Stuff

Nearpod lessons can be added to the HTML areas of Brightspace such as in an assignment’s instructional text editor.

1. As an Instructor, select the course shell you want to work in.
2. Select an assignment or create a new assignment.
3. In the HTML editor, select the Insert Stuff symbol
4. Brightspace will provide a window that will launch Nearpod, showing the My Lessons page. From here select either Live Participation or Student Paced when hovering over the lesson you want to teach.
   1. For the first launch signing into your Nearpod account is required.
   2. If you do not have any lessons in your Nearpod account, it’s recommended to add Nearpod to the class by following the direction below or going directly to www.nearpod.com

Adding Nearpod to a Class via Basic Launch

Nearpod can be added to Brightspace course content areas. Nearpod instructors will have access to all the functionality of Nearpod.com. Nearpod students will see a blank page.

1. As an Instructor, select the course shell you want to work in.
2. Select Existing Activities and select External Learning Tools from the drop-down menu.
3. Select Nearpod from the LTI Link area on the screen provided. 
   1. This external learning tool placement will allow teachers access to all of Nearpod’s amazing program content, lesson creation tools and lesson settings.

D2L Course Copy Support

With Course Copy for LTI 1.3 teachers will save time throughout the school year.

When an LMS course is copied Nearpod will start a new session, and the post-session report will only include the new group of students.

To ensure the session is ready for students to use, click on the Nearpod lesson from your LMS course. When this message appears, the Nearpod new session has started and is ready for students and co-teachers!

It is recommended that teachers open the Nearpod sessions after a course or an assignment is copied so this step is not missed. This is most important for Student-Paced lessons. Live lessons should be started when it’s time to teach.

• Student-Paced lesson expiration is 365 days (about 12 months).
• Live lesson expiration is 14 days (about 2 weeks).

If you are in an active course and your students are reporting “Uh Oh! Your teacher needs to launch the lesson,” complete the following steps.

• From your LMS course, click on the Nearpod lesson.
• If the lesson is set to launch in a new window, click the lesson so it launches in the new window and look for the success message.