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- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
New kit
Hardware and software technologies
. . . and how to use them
in the classroom and outside it
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
New kit
Today we will look at:
Hardware voting system sympodium
Software wikis
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Voting systems
What is a voting system?
Hardware handsets receiver (IR and RF)
Software question setting and recording powerpoint
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Voting systems
What can they do? involve a whole class in questions and
answers; get instant responses; produce graphs and charts of responses; measure response times; set up sequences, presentations and
quizzes within lessons; get a report on a sequence of responses.
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Voting systems
Possible uses
quick quizzes summative assessment record-keeping and analysis poll pupils for opinions and ideas prompts for discussion assessment for learning (AFL)
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Voting systems
Different systems
CPS/Optivote Promethean Activote Turning Point Educlick Qwizdom Geeneus
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- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
What to look for size of handset; right/wrong feedback on handset; import of powerpoint and export to Excel; will it run as a toolbar (in verbal mode); response time measurement; charting features; price.
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Wikis
What is a wiki? communal blog evolving site free
example: wikipedia.com
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- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Wikis
Have a go. Go to:
http://web1t.e2bn.net/hertswiki/index.php/Main_Page
Choose ‘conference’ Click on the Edit tab Choose the link button Replace the text with your name (or a link name) Click save Click on your link Choose the Edit tab and away you go
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Wikis
Features
fully editable can add links and new pages can be password protected discussion aspect can upload files (including pictures) complete history (including comparison)
Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org
- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Wikis
Possible uses
news page(s) instructions diary group work peer review
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- new stuff and things to do with it Using New Technologies to involve and captivate learners
Sympodium
A smart screen (controller)
can face the audience no height issues no need to stand in the beam