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Math- Student Resonse System

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Clickers used in Elementary Math

 

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What are clickers?

Clickers or student response systems are mechanisms that allow students to participate anonymously in the classroom in a game like format. These mechanisms show a cumulative view of the class responses by appearing on a public screen. Each clicker has its own indefinable number to allow the instructor to record responses for individual students. The benefit of the game like format is students are more engaged because they have grown up playing computer and video games.

 

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How to use a clicker:

1. Use the software that comes with the Promethean/smart board to load it onto the computer.

2. Once the software is loaded, make sure to register each clicker into the system. This provides the teacher with knowledge on whom is missing specific questions or who has mastered the skill.

3. Pull up the game, power point, or even assessment on your computer.

4. Explain to the students how to use the clickers. Make sure the students know if they are using the numbers, letters, or a combination of both.

5. Pass out the clickers. Allow for each student to have the one that you registered for them.

6. USE THE CLICKERS!

Below is a video that will help with setting up your very own clickers.

Teaching Tools - Clickers with Terry Wilson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMubAKSt3I&feature=related 

 

Best Practices for Implementing Clickers in the Classroom:

1. Keep slides short to optimize legibility.

2. Keep the number of answer options to five.

3. Do not make the questions overly complex.

4. Keep voting straightforward—systems allow complex branching, but keep it simple.

5. Allow sufficient time for students to answer questions. Some general guidelines:

  • Classes of fewer than 30 students: 15–20 seconds per question
  • Classes of 30 to 100 students: 30 seconds per question
  • Classes of more than 100 students: 1 minute per question

6. Allow time for discussion between questions.

7. Encourage active discussion with the audience.

8. Do not ask too many questions; use them for the key points.

9. Position the questions at periodic intervals throughout the presentation.

10. Include an "answer now" prompt to differentiate between lecture slides and interactive polling slides.

11. Use a "correct answer" indicator to visually identify the appropriate answer.

12. Include a "response grid" so that students know their responses have registered.

13. Increase responsiveness by using a "countdown timer" that will close polling after a set amount of time.

14. Test the system in the proposed location to identify technical issues (lighting, signal interference, etc.)

15. On the actual day of the session, allow time to set out clickers and start system.

16. Rehearse actual presentation to make sure it will run smoothly.

17. Provide clear instructions on how to use the clickers to the audience.

18. Do not overuse the system or it will lose its "engagement" potential

            Source: http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ClickersintheClassroomAnActive/157458

 

 

 

Ways to incorporate clickers into a Mathematics lesson:

                Clickers can be incorporated into an elementary mathematics lesson in a variety of ways. This device can be used for pre-assessment, formative assessments, and summative assessments. For pre-assessment use, teachers can allow the students time to complete questions given to them on the Promethean or smart board. The teacher can then look at the results and decide from there what concepts need to be taught more in depth and what concepts may just need a refresher lesson. Formative assessments can be used in a way of answering questions or by completing an activity. Teachers can assess the results shown and decide from there if the concept needs to be re taught. Tests and quizzes can also be given using the clickers for a summative assessment. After each child has answered every question, the teacher can personally review and print the results of the assessment for each individual child. Each type of assessment is easily acquired through the use of clickers.

                The clicker device does not always have to be used for assessment purposes. Activities that implement the clicker device give the students more ways to practice and master the skill as well as the concept being taught. One example of this would be to have the students use their clickers to take a vote on their favorite animal. Students would then use the results from the clickers that would be shown on the board to create a line graph, bar graph, and pie graph. Students are working on the skill and concepts of creating a proper graph. They are also gaining practice on how to use the data given to them to create a way of displaying that data. A teacher could use this activity multiple times and vary the question to anything that would apply.

 

Mathematics URL'S

  • Promethean Planet:

This website allows for teachers to search games, activities, and content related resources to use on the Promethean board. Many of these games include 2 students up to the entire class.

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/Resources/Item/43067/geometry-baseball-game#.T3I0etkfiuM

 

  • Engaging Technologies

Engaging technologies gives examples, help, and various interactive math activities for all grade levels.

http://www.engaging-technologies.com/interactive-math-activities.html

 

  • Video of use of Clickers 

This video provides an example of how clickers can be used for math in an elementary classroom. Clickers can even be used in a Kindergarten room. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V1s4oRdnsA

 

  •  Teaching Mathematics with Classroom Voting: With and Without Clickers

http://www.maa.org/ebooks/notes/NTE79.html

 

 

Helpful Resources and URL's

 

  • Teaching Tools - Clickers with Terry Wilson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMubAKSt3I&feature=related 

 

 

  • Overview of clickers (power point) 

http://www.slideshare.net/rnja8c/using-clickers-in-the-classroom-posted 

 

  • Webpage

http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/srs/faculty/best_practices.cfm

 

 

  • Question, Answer

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2008/09/using-classroom-clickers-to-engage-every-student.aspx

 

 

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