2. Qwizdom
Qwizdom 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-valuecorrect 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
3. 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 showhave 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.
5. The best way to get from one
place to another in the library is:
A. Hop, Sing and Dance
B. Push and shout “Hurry up!”
C. Run to get the best seat
D. Walk quickly and quietly
6. Where do you look up a library
book that you would like to
check out?
A. The dictionary
B. Google
C. Online Library Catalog
7. 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
8. Which books should you check
out?
A) Age-appropriate books
B) All the Garfield books on the shelf
C) Books that give you nightmares
9. You may not check out a display
book.
True or False
10. Place in order the following
steps in checking out your
books.
1. Scan your name
2. Go to the check out computer
3. Find your name
4. Find your teacher’s name
11. Once you read your name on the
monitor, what do you do next?
A. Scan the narrow school barcode
B. Scan the store barcode
C. Scan either as long as you hear a beep
12. The last thing you do at the
check-out computer is:
A. Close the window
B. Click on ‘Check out to new user’
C. Click on ‘Check out item to user’
D. Nothing and just walk away
13. How long do you get to keep
your books?
A. 100 yearsA. 100 years
B. The whole school year
C. 2 weeks
D. As long as you want
14. 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
15. Which shows an appropriate
amount of books to check out?
A or B
