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What is a clicker?

What is a clicker?. An Automated Student Response device Cordless & Portable Uses radio waves to send responses to a base which processes the response data A USB drive contains memory which runs the clicker program software and a grade book

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What is a clicker?

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  1. What is a clicker? • An Automated Student Response device • Cordless & Portable • Uses radio waves to send responses to a base which processes the response data • A USB drive contains memory which runs the clicker program software and a grade book • A separate remote is used by the instructor which controls the questions being presented to the class • Can also advance PowerPoint slides!

  2. Clickers… • Why i>Clicker? • CASSL funded a study on student response systems and we found that they were the most economical and practical option for our students at CRC. • i>Clickers are sold at the CRC bookstore for $30 used, $40 new; • Los Rios “standard” • Also sold on Ebay, CL, Amazon, etc. • Each takes three AAA batteries. • Training programs for instructors by i>Clicker • Many other companies make student response systems but they were not feasible for our needs in the social sciences department.

  3. The Value of a “Clicker” • A way to: • Engage students in any class size • Evaluate personal student knowledge • Avoid “hand-raising” when personal questions might lead to student embarrassment • Take informal attendance • Save all of this valuable data for future use

  4. Use your clicker! Is your clicker turned on? • Yes = A • No = B

  5. Check your Knowledge • Which of the following is the current president of CRC? B A C D

  6. What do you think? • Who will be the next college president of CRC? A B C D

  7. Can this help Assess SLOs? • Of course it can! • Example- • Objective 1c: Define basic cellular and DNA components and functions. • Show and discuss the basic components of the cell. • Follow up with…

  8. Which of the follow letters is pointing to the mitochondria? A B C D E

  9. The Grade book:i>Grader • Shows screenshots of when clickers were used to remind instructors of what questions were asked when data was collected • Can be adjusted to reflect correct answer points and/or participation-based grades • Can be exported as an excel or .csv file

  10. The Future • I>Clicker 2 just released and available • More capabilities, more costly (of course!) • Can track demographics if desired (sex, gender, grade level, age, etc – many pre-loaded options, programmable) • WebClicker now available for Smartphones • Apps available, but all students must have smartphones with internet access- $$$ • Remote access is a potential issue

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