1. To Click or Not to Click
By Lynne Butkiewicz
Course: Diffusion and Integration of Educational Technology (EDUC - 7101 1)
Walden University
Dr. Keith Pratt

2. I talked to teachers and administrators in different school systems about their main challenges within the classroom.
The next slide goes into the frequent challenges that teachersface in the classroom
3. Getting students attention!
4. Keeping students on-task!
5. Engaging All StudentsIncluding
Shy Students
6. Motivating Students
7. Assessing Skill Mastery
8. What are clickers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4A62QyAUHM
9. Effective Uses of Classroom Response Systems Creating an interactive learning environment with technologyVann M. Lassiter
10. Negative
Problems with clickers.Lack of planning.
11. RESEARCH
Hines (2005, P.4) research revealed that. after first-semester final exams, the science and math students scored an average of four to six percentage points higher on test score.
12. Commericalization
Below is a list of videos encouraging the use of clickers.
1.http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/gallery/utprofiles/cps/silverthorn/
2. http://www.engaging-technologies.com/clickers-in-action.html
13. Commericalization
3. http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k1985&pageid=icb.page29705&pageContentId=icb.pagecontent67719&view=view.do&viewParam_name=clickers.html&state=maximize
14. HELPFUL WEBSITES
*Writing better multiple choice questions
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/esgi.html
15. S-CURVE
16. Approach will be centralized with peer-to-peer review and problem centered approach. A change agent will be needed to persuade the opinion leaders (administration) would need to mandate use of clickers to the adopters.
17. BEST PRACTICES
http://research.renlearn.com/research/pdfs/255.pdf
18. CONCLUSION
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, ACTIVE STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND EASY WAY TO ASSESS STUDENTS MASTERY OF A SUBJECT AND IF YOU ANSWER YES TO ANY OF MY QUESTIONS THAN YOU MUST ADOPT CLICKERS QUICKLY !
19. References
AverMedia. (2009). National Taiwan Normal University finds visualizers beneficial to classroom in research study. Retrieved from http://www.avermedia.com/AVerVision/About_us/News.aspx?de+1&id=4
AverMedia. (2009). Case study: Broadneck Elementary School, benefits of document cameras
over other classroom technologies. Retrieved from
http://www.avermedia.com/AVerVision/About_us/News.aspx?de+1&id=4
20. References
Beatty, I. (2004). Transforming student learning with classroom communication systems. Retrieved from: http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id+666&ID+ERB0403&bhcp=1
Beekes, W.(2006). The Millionaire method for encouraging participation. Active Learning in Higher Education: the Journal of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, 7(1), 25-36.
21. References (Continued)
Burden, K., Atkinson, S. (2008) Evaluating pedagogical affordances of media sharing web 2.0
technologies: A case study. Retrieved from http://hull.academia.edu/documents/0008/6391/burden-2.pdf
Fredericksen, E., & Amers, M. (2008). Can a $30 piece of plastic improve learning? An evaluation of personal response systems large classroom setting.
22. References (Continued)
Hines , L. (2005). Interactive learning environmnt keeps Modesto students engaged. T.H.E. Journal, 33(2), 40-41.
Kaleta, R., & Joosten (2007, May). Student response systems: A university of Wisconsin system
study of clickers. Educause Center for Applied Research, 10, 1-12.Retrieved from
http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/StudentResponseSystemsAUnivers/157592
23. References (Continued)
ODonoghue, M., & OSteen, B. (2007). Clicking on or off? Lecturers rationale for using
student response systems. Ascilite. Retrieved June 14, 2010, fromhttp://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/procs/odonoghue.pdf
Pelton,T., Pelton, F.L. (2005). Helping students learn with classroom response systems. In J. Lang (Ed), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1554-1559)
24. References (Continued)
Penuel, W., Crawford, V, DeBarger, A., Boscardin, C., Masyn, K. & Urban,T. (2005). Teaching with student response system. Retrieved from: http://cti.sri.com/publications/downloads/teaching_with_Audience_Response_Systems_Brief_Report.pdf
Zhu, E. (2006,2007). Teaching with clickers: What do students appreciate most about clickers?
25. References (Continued)
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