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Qwizdom
Qwizdom
– Session 1 today – Introduction, construction and delivery
of a presentation
– Session 2: Your first live session
(help if requested)
Learning aims:
By the end of this session you should:
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Understand what Qwizdom is and how it can be used.
Understand how to construct a Qwizdom presentation.
Be able to present a Qwizdom presentation.
Be aware of the University procedures on obtaining the
Qwizdom kit.
What is Qwizdom?
Qwizdom is an audience response system. It can be used for a
variety of purposes:
• Polling/testing of students (learning, evaluation etc)
• Builds in interaction
• Research
Benefits
• Immediate feedback for an audience and lecturer
• Encourages participation
• Engaging audience (Drama)
• Anonymity
What is Qwizdom?
• Qwizdom integrates with PowerPoint to enable you to set
questions to an audience and show how the audience
responded.
• You can use an existing presentation and add questions.
• Software is already on your machine*.
• Currently a Qwizdom set consists:
– 25 – 100 remote controls for students
– 1 lecturer remote
– A receiver
* You may need an upgrade.
Lets now look at Qwizdom…
Student Handset – Q4
Screen
This is where question
choices will appear.
Arrow Keys
Use these to help select
the appropriate answer
displayed on the screen.
Clear button
This is used to clear your
answer.
Power button
Hold this button down
for three seconds to
switch handset off. Do
the same to switch on.
False/No button
This is used to answer no
or false to a question
True/Yes button
This is used to answer yes
or true to a question
Send button
Press this button to send
response to question.
Keypad
Use these keys to answer a
question which needs a
numeric answer.
Question 1 instructions
This Question uses:
A to D keys
Remember to hit the ‘Send/
Receive’ button when you
finish answering the question
Question 2 instructions
This Question uses:
A to D keys
Remember to hit the ‘Send/
Receive’ button when you
finish answering the question
-Key in all numbers at once
(For example 1234)
-Start with lowest amount first
Question 3 instructions
This Question uses:
Number keys
Remember to hit the ‘Send/
Receive’ button when you
finish answering the question
Question 4 instructions
This Question uses:
True or False keys
Remember to hit the ‘Send/
Receive’ button when you
finish answering the question
Question 5 instructions
This Question uses:
A to E keys
Remember to hit the ‘Send/
Receive’ button when you
finish answering the question
Question 5 instructions
This Question uses:
A to F keys
Remember to hit the ‘Send/
Receive’ button when you
finish answering the question
Question 6 instructions
This question uses:
Arrow keys
Remember to hit the ‘Send/
Receive’ button when you
finish answering the question
*NEW* Q6 student handset
Screen
This is where question
choices will appear.
Power button
Hold this button down
for three seconds to
switch handset off. Do
the same to switch on.
Arrow Keys
Use these to help select
the appropriate answer
displayed on the screen.
Multifunction button
Press this button to send
response to question.
Keypad
Use these keys to answer a
question which needs
alpha-numeric answer.
Symbol button
Press to enter fractions,
punctuation, etc.
Delete
Press to delete the last
character
*Available from September 2011
Name a famous politician…?
Type in using the keypad just as you would
to write a text message…
What do you think Qwizdom can
be used for?
Examples of use
• Beginning of session
– Softening up of audience
– Testing prior knowledge
– Assessing demands/expectations of audience
Examples of use
• During the session
– Testing understanding
– Compare and contrast different scenarios
– Keeping your audience awake
– Voting
– Debating
– Quick-fire questioning.
Examples of use
• End of session
– End of session evaluation
– End of module evaluation
– Test understanding
– Signposting – where to look for further
information
Hands-on
How to construct / alter a presentation
To work on or present a Qwizdom presentation access
your presentation via Actionpoint NOT Powerpoint
Creating a presentation from
scratch
• Just as easy as using PowerPoint itself
• Open ActionPoint
• You can work on PowerPoint presentation as you would
normally
• Add questions either during or after presentation
construction.
• Feel free to use Audio and Video if you wish.
Now to show you how to
edit an existing
presentation ...