A portable, handheld device that allows students to vote by "clicking" on the appropriate button for his/her choice

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

3 REPRESENTING VENDORS

eInstruction

iclicker

Turning Technologies

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

MOBILE LEARNING

CPS vClicker

Web>clicker

Turning TechnologiesResponsWare

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

1. Use your laptop or iPhone 2. Go to the following website link:

https : / /webclicker.iclicker.com

(Sa fa r i o r F i r e fox a re r ecomm ended , make su r e U SF w i r e l e s s conn ec t i on i s work ing )

Introducing Web>clickers

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

Introducing Web>clickers

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

1 2 3

Answer:A. Yes, as a teacher/trainer

B. Yes, as a learner

C. Yes, as both

D. No

Have you used any clicker system before, either as a teacher, or as a learner?

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

Answer:A. Quite easy and comfortable for me

B. I need help setting up the clicker

C. Maybe easy for me, but not for my target learners

D. I wil l not put my target learners through the setup process in class

How do you feel about the setup process?

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

• Large numbers of students• One-way communication only• Formative assessment is rare• Not all members can participate• Students resist/fear answering

aloud

Problems in classrooms today

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

• Just-in-time Teaching• Active Participation• Anonymous polling• Mobile Learning

Why use Clickers

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

Hand held Cl icker1. Remote c l i cker for

s tudents .2. Rece iver for

ins tructor.3. Cl icker sof tware4. Course management

support

How to setup clicker system in your class.

Setup requirement

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

Web Based1. Desktop, l aptop

/ internet2. Web browser3. Smart phone wi th data

p lan4. Cl icker sof tware5. Course management

support

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1 2 3

How to setup clicker system in your class

Start an i>clicker course session

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

1. Word document 2. Power Point 3. Question on the fly

How to setup clicker system in your class

Conduct an i>clicker course session

Question 1-2:I am overwhelmed with new technologies.

A. YesB. No

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

1. Click on i>grader 2. Open i>grader 3. i>grader output

How about grading and reporting

Check out i>grader course session

Answer:A. Technical problems during class t ime

B. I have no t ime to learn this technology

C. Too much prep t ime

D. The cost ($15 per student, per year)

E. Our inst i tut ion does not have (does not al low) cel l phone or laptop in class

What is your biggest concern in implementing web based clickers in your target learners?

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

Answer:

1. Very interested

2. Not interested

3. Not suitable for my target learners

4. It al l depends on the cost

Would you be interested in promoting clickers in education in the future?

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

Teaching with ClickersPersonal Response System (PRS)

For more information

Check out

http://teachingwclicker.wiki.usfca.edu/

Hanna LuDML 670: Issues, Trends & Research in

Digital Media and Learning