A portable, handheld device that allows students to vote by "clicking" on the appropriate button for his/her choice Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) 3 REPRESENTING VENDORS eInstruction iclicker Turning Technologies Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) MOBILE LEARNING CPS vClicker Web>clicker Turning Technologies ResponsWare Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) 1. Use your laptop or iPhone 2. Go to the following website link: https ://webclicker.iclicker.com (Safari or Firefox are recommended, make sure USF wireless connection is working) Introducing Web>clickers Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) Introducing Web>clickers Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) 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 Clickers Personal 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 will not put my target learners through the setup process in class How do you feel about the setup process? Teaching with Clickers Personal 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 Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) Just-in-time Teaching Active Participation Anonymous polling Mobile Learning Why use Clickers Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) Hand held Clicker 1. Remote clicker for students. 2. Receiver for instructor. 3. Clicker software 4. Course management support How to setup clicker system in your class. Setup requirement Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) Web Based 1. Desktop, laptop /internet 2. Web browser 3. Smart phone with data plan 4. Clicker software 5. Course management support Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) How to setup clicker system in your class Start an i>clicker course session Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) 1. Word document2. Power Point3. 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.Yes B.No Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) 1. Click on i>grader2. Open i>grader3. i>grader output How about grading and reporting Check out i>grader course session Answer: A. Technical problems during class time B. I have no time to learn this technology C. Too much prep time D. The cost ($15 per student, per year) E. Our institution does not have (does not allow) cell phone or laptop in class What is your biggest concern in implementing web based clickers in your target learners? Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) Answer: 1. Very interested 2. Not interested 3. Not suitable for my target learners 4. It all depends on the cost Would you be interested in promoting clickers in education in the future? Teaching with Clickers Personal Response System (PRS) For more information Check outHanna Lu DML 670: Issues, Trends & Research in Digital Media and Learning