Nearpod vs. Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nearpod
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Nearpod is an education-focused learning management software solution offered by Nearpod.
$159
per year
Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
myON News engages students in daily nonfiction reading with high-interest news articles that expand their knowledge of the world while building their content-area, digital, and media literacy skills. With five age-appropriate news articles delivered each weekday, 52 weeks a year, plus a searchable archive of thousands of published articles, myON News helps students stay up-to-date on the latest news, discoveries, world events, sports, and more as their build critical literacy skills.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Gold
$159
per year
Platinum
$397
per year
Silver
Free
Premium Plus
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per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNearpod has a free version for all teachers. There are paid options for individual teachers, as well as schools and districts, for increased features and access.
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Features
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Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Nearpod
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Ratings
Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
8.9
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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User Ratings
NearpodRenaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(7 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Renaissance Learning
Nearpod is great for teachers who want data to help gauge how engaged students are during lessons. Additionally, teachers in one-to-one schools can better use these tools with a lesson delivery system like Nearpod. Nearpod is especially effective when a presenter has to deliver information to a large class.
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Renaissance Learning
I think this is a great tool for middle school students, as they are starting to become aware of the world around them and topics that are going on in our country and world. In this digital age, students need to learn the difference between "fake news" and unbiased news reports. The interactive features, as well as letting them read articles based off their interests, is perfect for middle school aged children.
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Pros
Renaissance Learning
  • 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.
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Renaissance Learning
  • A variety of article
  • 3 different Lexile levels
  • English and Spanish
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Cons
Renaissance Learning
  • I would love Nearpod to have more free activities.
  • I would love Nearpod to be free for educators.
  • I would love if teachers could assign homework on Nearpod.
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Renaissance Learning
  • Maybe if they added a local or state feature...
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Likelihood to Renew
Renaissance Learning
Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year
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Renaissance Learning
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Usability
Renaissance Learning
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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Renaissance Learning
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Support Rating
Renaissance Learning
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.
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Renaissance Learning
Renaissance has always had a great online help section with videos and articles. They also have an online community for users to discuss ways to use their products. They have free webinars available to users as well. Most one-on-one learning sessions are done by our instructional facilitators in our county
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Alternatives Considered
Renaissance Learning
I don't know of a product off hand that does what Nearpod can do. Between the library of pre-made lessons, the ability to create your own lesson content, the ability to add interactive content, Nearpod offers a unique engagement platform for instruction
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Renaissance Learning
I like myON News more than any other product due to the variety of articles along with providing different Lexile levels. The Comprehension questions are also a great added feature. This is the complete package website, you have everything you need in one site. Students do not have to go to multiple websites to complete the activities.
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Return on Investment
Renaissance Learning
  • The impact is awesome. It gives students a digital option other than PowerPoint for presentations.
  • The feedback tool allows you to follow students in realtime.
  • The shallow learning curve made it easy encourage other faculty to try it.
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Renaissance Learning
  • The kids are up to date on events.
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