Chapter 11- Engaging Teachers and Students in Learning and Self-Reflection

Chapter 11- Engaging Teachers and Students in Learning and Self-Reflection

Focus Question- How can teachers use student participation systems as effective assessment methods?

Student participation systems are remote control devise known as clickers.  The clickers allow the students to respond to questions created by the teacher.  The clickers are engaging for students, and show teachers what the students have learned.  The clickers are fun and interacting for students. Open-ended questions are key for using students participation system (clickers) for success.  As long as used properly, the clickers can really show how much the students have learned or what they haven’t learned.

Tech Tool- iLife

Apple created the software program iLife for Macintosh products.  Once you import the images to the computer, you can add them to iPhoto, and store your pictures as well as edit them.  You can add them to iMovie and iDVD and add text, sound effects, titles and keywords.  You can then add them to the iCloud, and store you photos in a “cloud” and access them anywhere. 

Summary-

As a student I really enjoy using the clickers in the classroom.  I have had positive and negative experiences.  One of my teachers used the clickers, for a legit vocab grade, the whole class cheated every time.  There was no point in doing it, because the class worked together to find the right answer.  Another teacher uses the clickers as the book describes, the see how much the class has learned.  The teacher used the information the either re-teach or move on.  The clickers can be fantastic, as long as it is used properly.