Transcript Student Response Systems (SRS)

Clickers!
AKA Student Response Systems
Belle Birchfield and Tom Gerson
Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology
What do they do?
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Allow you to quiz and survey individuals, and
receive instant feedback
Responses are:
• gathered on the instructor’s computer
• available for immediate feedback or later analysis
http://www.citl.ohiou.edu/index.cfm?pageID=29
Our dual purpose
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Consider clickers
for Senate use
• Attendance
• Voting
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Illustrate a bit of
what they can do
in the classroom
i>clicker impressed us
With its simplicity and flexibility
• Question delivery in any visual format:
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Word, Notepad, PowerPoint, web pages,
movies, BlackBoard, SMART boards, photos
• Easy to use
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For students and instructors
• No software pre-installation
• Open source software
• Doesn’t do everything
What exactly do you need?
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A computer: Mac or Windows OS
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A clicker system:
• A receiver
• Clickers (one per participant)
• Software
• Some systems have registration and
activation fees
i>clicker
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Installation
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Start up session
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Floating toolbar
i>clicker anatomy
Indicator LEDs
Power on
Low battery
Vote Status
Answer keys
On/Off switch
When did Queensborough first
open its doors?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1958
1960
1962
I have no idea
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Will the Yankees go all the way this
year?
A.
B.
C.
Yes
No
Abstain
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com
Reviewing Response Data
Reviewing Response Data
In the classroom
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Increase student attention, interest, and
learning by ENGAGING them
Provide instant FEEDBACK to the instructor
and student
Allows EVERYONE to participate in a “safe”,
anonymous way
Initiate discussions
Who’s who in clickers at QCC
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Biology - Pollack, Schneider & Subramaniam
• eInstruction CPS (Pollack)
• Turning Point (Schneider & Subramaniam) – on order
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Chemistry – Irigoyen
• eInstruction CPS – early model
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ECET - Gerson & Birchfield
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TurningPoint
i>clicker (demo kit)
InterWrite PRS (demo kit – Gerson)
eInstruction CPS (Gerson)
Factors to consider (i>clicker)
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Multiple applications supported (+)
Security of student data (++)
Responsiveness of vendor (++)
Unit price (~$26, lowest and only cost, +)
Support by various publishers for some texts (+)
Numerical pad responses (-)
Design and usability of clicker (+++)
Compatibility with existing infrastructure (++)
RF Clicker Comparison Table
eInstruction TurningPoint
CPS
i>clicker
InterWrite
PRS
Cost for
Senate
$6,850
$4,059
$2,365
$3,142
Ongoing
fees
None
Maintenance
and support
None
None
2 - AA
Coin type
3 - AAA
USB
USB
USB
Battery
type
Base
Power
3 - AAA
Power
Supply
Possible Funding Sources
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Students (bookstore model)
• Might be bundled with a textbook
• Will students need to purchase and
carry more than one model?
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Faculty (grants)
College
• Who maintains and administers them?
Players in the Clicker arena
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eInstruction: CPS
Turning Technologies: Turning Point
i>clicker
Interwrite: PRS
Quizdom
SMART Technologies: Senteo
Virtual clickers
Players in the Clicker arena
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eInstruction – CPS
• Biology – Pollak
• Chemistry – Irigoyen
• ECET - Gerson
McGraw-Hill support
Players in the Clicker arena
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Turning Technologies - Turning Point
• Biology – Schneider & Subramaniam (on order)
• ECET – Birchfield & Gerson
Players in the Clicker arena
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i>clicker
• ECET – Birchfield & Gerson
(demo kit)
Pearson, Wiley, Houghton Mifflin, Freeman/Worth
Players in the Clicker arena
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InterWrite PRS
• ECET – Gerson (demo kit just arrived)
Pearson, Wiley support
Players in the Clicker arena
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Qwizdom
Players in the Clicker arena
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SMART Technologies – Senteo
• Integrates with Smart Notebook
• Release date: June 2007
• $65 per clicker (bulk)
Virtual Clickers
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For use in computer rooms and with
laptops or PDAs
• TurningPoint Vpad
• InterWrite Virtual PRS
The first group of students admitted
to Queensborough numbered 312.
A.
B.
True
False
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