Clickers are handheld remote control units that allow students to anonymously transmit responses to instructor questions in class. They promote active learning, student engagement, improved retention of material, and provide real-time feedback to instructors. Instructors should consider the costs of clickers as well as their accuracy and ability to collect responses from a large class size. Popular clicker systems include those made by eInstruction and Turning Technologies.

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9. Definition A hand held remote control unit which transmits and records responses to questions. 4

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15. Question for You Name a benefit you would look for in a learning technology tool 10

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26. Leading Tools A sample of a clicker made by eInstruction, a company in Denton, Texas. This one uses radio frequency to transmit responses and sells for around $12 at some student bookstores. The receiver for this particular device can gather up to 1,000 responses in seven seconds. Photo by eInstruction 21

27. Leading Tools Students click their way through a quiz using handheld devices that wirelessly relay responses to questions to an instructor's laptop. "Clickers," as they are becoming known, are appearing in hundreds of colleges and universities around the country as teachers try to appeal to a generation raised on computers and cell phones. Photo by Turning Technologies 22

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