Engaging Clickers
To engage a class of students over the age of 17 by simply giving them a clicker each is very promising so imagine how this would help engage a class of primary school children. Today’s presentation covered yet another innovation that I had never seen in action let alone heard of. However, I am now very interested in this innovation and would really like to test it out myself in a primary classroom. Today we mainly learnt about the software TurningPoint, which is a simple toolbar add-in for PowerPoint that can be used to display questions and collect clicker results from individual students.
The great part about using clickers in the classroom is that they are very easy to use and you get immediate feedback. Also they are great for students who wouldn’t normally voice their opinion in class, clickers help these students stay involved in class discussions. The main downfalls of clickers is the price, they are quite expensive. Teachers could also start to over-rely on them for their lessons. Clickers seem like a very engaging way to conduct class quizzes and voting.
