Question:
"Clickers" (audience response systems) have taken some schools by storm, giving students a way to record individual responses to questions. Have you used "clickers" in your school or in a workshop? What are the pros and cons of clickers?
Replies:
Sharon Kelly - Brooklyn, NY
Pros: great student involvement and interest
Cons: long preparation time including creating lesson and setting up equipment
Cella Gallagher - Chesterfield County, Virginia
The individual response systems are great fun for the students. I have used them for a few years. Some systems have imbeded games, which the students love to play, others just show the % of students who chose the various answers, either way you can make them exciting. Reward the top performers or reward all students when they have 100% correct on answers. No Homework Pass, Extra Time on the Computer, Private Lunch with the Teacher, what ever motivates your students, even small pieces of candy work.
Have fun while learning. CLICKERS ARE GREAT FUN
Don Herold - Leesburg, Florida
I teach high school Computers. I like the clickers, especially as a review tool. It gets ALL the students involved, especially if I make it as Jeopardy or Who wants to be a Millionare game. It is a nice change from working on the computer, and the kids have fun while learning at the same time
Kelly Tiscornia - Salem, OR
We used "clickers" at the American School Counselor Association Delegate Assembly the past 2 years. They are amazing. Our votes were counted instantly and the statistics were there also. It was great to have that information so quick.
Peggy Keohane - Waltham, MA
I teach instructional technology in a middle school (gr 6-8)some of the way the teachers use the "clickers" are: correcting homework review quizzes tests starting a discussion seeing which students understand concept presented
It really is a wonderful tool with many different uses.
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