{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"005. Nearpod: There's Something Here","description":"Guido Kovalskys and Felipe Sommer were good friends from Argentina who migrated to the United States to start their business careers. &amp;nbsp; After working in the e-learning industry they noticed the influx of devices entering the classroom. &amp;nbsp;The two saw this as an opportunity to do something to help teachers and student utilize those devices - and that something was Nearpod! &amp;nbsp;On this episode discover the origins of the student engagement platform and the journey of how Nearpod made its into schools all around the world. This episode features commentary from:  Felipe Sommer - Co-Founder Guido Kovalskys - Co-Founder Steven W. Anderson - Digital Learning Evangelist Monica Burns - Education Consultant\/Author Laurie Guyon - Technology Coordinator  Guest Links  Nearpod - http:\/\/www.Nearpod.com Steven W. Anderson - Web20Classrooms.org Monica Burns - ClassTechTips.com Laurie Guyon - Nearpod Blog  * A special thank you to Melissa Elmer from ModernLearners.com for the audio clips of Guido. ","author_name":"EdTech Stories","author_url":"http:\/\/www.EdTechStories.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13861436\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/13861436"}