I'm fortunate enough to have one of the Turning Point Student Response Systems in my classroom. These systems are great and used for a variety of uses such as instantaneous assessments, informal assessments, surveys, or just for a fun.
Using Power Point, slides are created that requires students to select what they believe is the correct response. Once everyone has selected their choice or the poll has closed, responses are tallied and reported.
Example: What is 6 + 2 x 8 - 4 =
A) 60
5 Responses
B) 18
8 Responses
C) 40
2 Responses
No one knows who selected what, just how many of each choice was selected. This is especially great for those students who tend not to participate or raise their hand. At the end of class, simply print a report that shows each students response. I have used it during class, as a pre/post assessment, and even as a formal quiz.
Mike,
ReplyDeleteI have access to the same system, but do not find them to be very user friendly. Are you able to import questions from a bank or do you create all of the questions yourself?
We have these as well. I love the idea of them. I must say I haven't put them into practice yet, but I have a lot of ideas about how I could. Did you know that you can take webpages and have the students poll in that webpage? Also, there's a roaming one that you hang the receiver on your neck and then upload the data when you get back in the classroom. I plan to import the released items from the NECAPS and do some whole class practice before the test. A couple of questions a day gets them in that mind set and these systems make it fun for them.
ReplyDeleteI create the questions each time. All of us in the dept create them and we share them. They are time consuming to make!
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