5720 Technology Project #5Qwizdom

by Kristy Tarsha

QwizdomQwizdom is an audience response system that can be utilized in the

classroom/library setting. To use Qwizdom, you need a computer with PowerPoint on it and the student and teacher remotes (pictured below). Once you have loaded the Qwizdom software onto your computer, you can create a PowerPoint presentation to use in conjunction with the remotes. In the Qwizdom software when you go to PowerPoint slides, there will be an additional tab with question options. For each slide, using a pull-down menu, you will input information about the question being asked. You will select what type of question (True or False, Sequence, 3-choices, etc.), indicate the correct answer for the question, and if desired assign the question a point-value correct answer for the question, and if desired assign the question a point-value and a time interval for length of time to be shown (30 seconds, etc.).

Student remote & teacher remote Class set of remotes in carrying case

Qwizdom can be programmed to track individual responses and report each individual’s accuracy, or it can be programmed just to indicate how many overall responded to the question or responded correctly or incorrectly to the question. This technology can be used in many ways in an educational setting. It can be used for polling student opinions, voting, and giving quizzes just to name a few.

The following is an example of how it might be used in the library. The first twelve slides are intended for 3rd thru 5th graders that have been using the library for several years, and the last 2 slides show have been using the library for several years, and the last 2 slides show how the presentation can be “tweaked” for kindergarteners (A & B choices on student remotes would be color coded with red and green stickers). This is just a starting point for a presentation for library orientation as I am sure there are many more procedures/guidelines that would be important to cover.

*Note: Prior to completing this project, I had never created a PowerPoint presentation or used Qwizdom.

Welcome to the Library

The best way to get from one place to another in the library is:

A. Hop, Sing and DanceB. Push and shout “Hurry up!”C. Run to get the best seatD. Walk quickly and quietly

Where do you look up a library book that you would like to

check out?

A. The dictionaryB. GoogleC. Online Library Catalog

Why must you use a blue stick?A. Makes a great sword

B. It holds the place on the shelf where the book belongs

C. Excellent for drumming

on the tableon the table

Which books should you check out?

A) Age-appropriate books

B) All the Garfield books on the shelf

C) Books that give you nightmares

You may not check out a display book.

True or False

Place in order the following steps in checking out your books.

1. Scan your name2. Go to the check out computer3. Find your name4. Find your teacher’s name

Once you read your name on the monitor, what do you do next?

A. Scan the narrow school barcodeB. Scan the store barcodeC. Scan either as long as you hear a beep

The last thing you do at the check-out computer is:

A. Close the windowB. Click on ‘Check out to new user’C. Click on ‘Check out item to user’D. Nothing and just walk away

How long do you get to keep your books?

A. 100 yearsA. 100 yearsB. The whole school yearC. 2 weeksD. As long as you want

What happens when you keep your book longer than 2 weeks?

A) You need to ask for help

B) You cannot check out a new book

C) You will be blocked in the computer

D) All of the above

Which shows an appropriate amount of books to check out?

A or B

Which picture shows the appropriate way to carry a book?

A or B