Using Classroom Response Systems CPS in the classroom

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Using Classroom Response Systems (CPS) in the
classroom

• A step by step guide for teachers
• By Katie Shea

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Why use them?

• Increases interaction from every student
• Positive motivation as correct answers are shown
  directly after answering
• Provides a means for discussing answers to
  questions in preparation for a test
• Gives all students a means to answer, without
  having to speak (focus shy students)
• Fun and entertaining for students to generate
  responses with a clicker

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1.) Create your class list
Be sure you are in the prepare section and choose
new class Type in your students names.
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2.) Importing Exam View questions

• On the same prepare page, go to Lessons and
  Assessments
• Find the name of your database on the leftside
  and select it
• Click the green (new) button and choose folder.
• Name it ExamView.
• Open this file to appear in the Prepare/Lessons
  and assessments tab of CPS

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3.) Setting up for using the clickers
Move to the engage section. Find the file your
Exam View questions are in and be sure you check
the box of the assessment youd like to use.
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Are you ready?

• You will need to hook up the CPS transmitter to
  the USB plug on your computer
• Check to be sure the monitor you are using is
  hooked up to the projection screen
• Each student will receive a clicker. Their
  number, corresponds with the class list you
  created (maybe use mailbox numbers, line numbers,
  etc?)
• If you are all set, hit the green engage button
  for the questions to begin.

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Making sure the clickers work

• This shot will appear at the top of your screen.
• If youd like to take attendance, to be sure the
  clickers are working, hit the class button and
  attendance

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How to take Attendance
Have the students click any button. If their
number lights up, their clicker is
working. Replace any clickers that are out of use.
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Lets get these clickers clicking!

• Close out of the attendance window
• Hit the next button
• This will bring up question number 1

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And the answer is.

• Prep students to read the question carefully and
  not hit any buttons
• To begin, hit the start button and then the arrow
  to begin timing

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To begin clicking

• As students click the answers, their light will
  flash blue
• To check to be sure they answered correctly, they
  can press the button again.
• Green means they are pressing the same answer
• Yellow means they have changed their answer
• Red means they have chosen an answer that is not
  an option
• This will show how many students have answered

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At the Final Countdown.

• At the completion of the minutes, this screen
  will pop up
• The correct answer is shown
• The percentage of the class who got it correct is
  displayed
• To move to the next question, touch the green
  arrow

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And so on.

• Continue through your Exam View questions in the
  same manner.
• You may choose, depending on your purpose, to
  discuss the answers as you go on, or continue as
  an opportunity.
• The program saves data on its own

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Reports, reports, reports

• Hit the report button and you can choose from a
  wide variety of reports to print out.
• Right at your fingertips you can see
• How each student achieved
• Percentage of correct answers by the class
• Study guides for students to study from
• Much more