CodeMonkey vs. Nearpod

When CodeMonkey works really well:


Introducing coding: It’s great for beginners because students learn real coding concepts through simple game challenges.


Self-paced learning: Students can move at their own speed, which helps when you have a mix of fast learners and students who need more time.


Building problem-solving skills: The puzzles require students to test ideas, debug mistakes, and try different solutions.
When it’s less appropriate: Limited opportunities for advanced coding: Students who already know a lot of programming may find the early levels too simple.

Nearpod works great in any classroom, but the presentation must be projected or each student must have access to a internet connected device.

Incentivized

• Introducing you to coding in a friendly way.
• Improves efficiency of those teaching coding.
• Lots of tutorials to help as well.

Incentivized

• Provide timely and individualized feedback.
• Allow for the teacher to check for understanding, for the entire class, in one view.
• Present an array of different interactive lesson items, at the fingertips of every student.

Incentivized

• I would like to see CodeMonkey continue to expand its AI units.

• The notes feature in Nearpod sometimes has bugs that can be bothersome.
• The free version of Nearpod is limited, and missing some of my most favored features.
• Becoming proficient at lesson creation outside of Google Slides can take some time until you have mastered the learning curve.

Incentivized

Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year

Incentivized

Code Monkey is easy to use for both students and teachers. It has a friendly, intuitive interface for everyone. It also offers built-in support, extensive resources, and makes it easy to manage teacher tasks.

While there is some learning curve to fully understand and know how to lead a lesson with Nearpod, once mastered successfully, Nearpod lessons are simple to create and deliver. When leading a lesson, it is relatively simple to see how everyone in the class performs and how well they participate and understand.

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The support staff for Nearpod is top-notch. I have not had technical issues, but I did have a concern about my bill and they reached out to me nearly immediately to address the problem. I was very satisfied with how they handled the interaction from beginning to end. They did a great job.

Incentivized

Codemonkey made learning easy and fun. I think it has a leg up on the other software mentioned because it really tries to find a fun way to associate learning a difficult topic with a fun tutorial. The other software options were far more costly than Codemonkey, which makes this an even bigger win.

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Outside of Miro, Nearpod is my favorite program for leading a lesson. If I am presenting, and not requiring my students to perform any activities, then I really like Miro for presentations. If I have a large class, then I still prefer Nearpod to all others. Additionally, the more certain I am of what I want to do when, the more I like using Nearpod for lessons.

Incentivized

• My students ask to do more CodeMonkey. It is so engaging that the kids want more and more. This is worth the investment alone.

• Nearpod has a positive impact on my students because they learn while using technology vs. traditional method.
• My students' scores have improved ever since I've started implementing the consistent use of Nearpod.
• I cherish the fact that the teacher is in control but the activities are all student centered and fully engages them.

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