2. Add Clicker Technology to your classroom to get
your entire class involved
Instead of getting an answer from one student…
3. What is a Clicker?
“the simplest remote
personal response systems
that resemble pared-down
TV remote control units,
and they work in the same
way”
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7002.pdf
4. Student Response System
A small, portable receiving station is placed in the
front of the class to collect and record student
responses.
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7002.pdf
5. Responses are Recorded and Displayed
Students enter the answer
using their own
personal clicker – the results of the entire
class are displayed on the screen.
6. Improve attentiveness
Increase knowledge retention
Poll anonymously
Track individual responses
Display polling results immediately
Create an interactive and fun learning environment
Confirm audience understanding of key points
immediately
Gather data for reporting and analysis
Benefits of Using Clickers:
7. Don’t Just Lecture…
Use lecture and student interaction
to increase information retention
8. Want To Know What Student Think?
Clicker technology gives you a way to poll students
anonymously and quickly which allows for less
time working on concepts that are already
understood.
Also allows students to compare what they know to
the rest of the class
Interaction is fun, students are more involved
9. Lets See How a Clicker Works
You can give the class a question and ask for each
student to use the clicker to log their answer.
The students “click” the corresponding button on
their personal clicker which corresponds with the
answer they have chosen.
Once all students have logged their answers, the
results will show on the screen for the class to
review.
Lets give it a try…
10. Pick the Correct Answer
How many days of the year does Las Vegas
experience sunshine?
A. 143
B. 254
C. 362
D.308
E.259
11. Question Results
Answer A
9%
Answer B
11%
Answer C
5%
Answer D
72%
Answer E
3%
Class Breakdown
The Clicker Records the answers of the class – this shows that 72% of the class
got the answer correct.
12. Sources for Presentation
Information was retrieved from the following sites:
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7002.pdf
According to Educause Learning Initiative
http://www.lifescied.org/cgi/content/full/6/1/9
www.calvin.edu/~dsc8/clickers.htm
