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Getting ready for ISTE 2010 in Denver!

June 10, 2010 Conferences, CPS Clickers, eInstruction Interwrite Workspace, feedback, Mobi, Presentations, Student participation, Technology One comment

Over the next few weeks I will posting about some Educational Technology companies I will be presenting for, and working with, at ISTE 2010 in Denver.

Today I had a chat with some colleagues at eInstruction about my role for them at ISTE.  I was selected to be one of the original cadre of National Certified Instructors for eInstruction, and recently underwent a fantastic 3-day training event in Maryland!   I met some amazing teachers there, and learned more about several educational (and inspirational) products that I am very excited to share with other teachers at ISTE!

I will be working in one of eInstruction’s  “sharing stations” (my terminology, not eInstruction’s)  helping teachers form ideas on how to use the Mobi, the CPS Pulse clickers and Interwrite Workspace, to enhance any classroom activity or lesson.

The Interwrite Workspace software is the “heart” of the collaboration between the Mobi and the Clickers in an interative classroom experience.    This software allows the teacher to present their lesson using any software on their computer or website, and then have students participate with the activity or lesson with both Mobis and CPS Pulse Clickers for immediate feedback.   The Mobi also allows the teacher to walk around the room and engage with their students on a more personal and interactive level.

The Mobi is a mobile interactive whiteboard:

The CPS Pulse clickers work seemlessly to send immediate feedback to the LCD screen on the Mobi, and allows the students to input anything from letters and numbers, to math symbols!

If you plan on being at ISTE 2010 in Denver, please stop by the eInstruction booth and say hi!

 

CPS Pulse clickers and Workspace – great for immediate feedback!

May 24, 2010 CPS Clickers, eInstruction Interwrite Workspace, feedback, Mathcast, Mobi, Student participation, Technology One comment

I spent some time today playing with my eInstruction CPS Pulse (clickers) and the Mobi software called Workspace.   I wanted to create a short “how to” video on getting immediate feedback from your students while teaching a class.    One of the best features is that you don’t have to design the questions ahead of time!  In this video I will show you how to ask any question during class, get immediate feedback of your class as a whole, and then be able to look at more detailed feedback from individual students  at a later time.  You can do this at any point during the class, even when the students are asking questions about the homework!

here is a link to the YouTube video

 

Teaching with the Mobi

May 6, 2010 Bio, eInstruction Interwrite Workspace, Mobi, Student participation One comment

Here is a video of me teaching with the Mobi (recorded by my students)

Here is a link if you want to see it IN YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ftSlZ-UVA

I recorded this as part of the interview process for becoming a Certified National Instructor for eInstructor.  I was accepted into the program and the training is in MD next week!  I can’t wait to learn even more about all their products and how to use them to enhance my own classroom and online experiences for my students!

 

Another Level of (real) Student Participation

April 2, 2010 CPS Clickers, Student participation, Technology Comments Off on Another Level of (real) Student Participation

Today I brought a couple extra bags with me to work 🙂

Although I haven’t been trained on using the CPS (Classroom Performance System – NOT Child Protective Services!!) Clickers, I just had to give them a try today in class!    I was able to easily figure out how to set up my classes and then create a few questions in the CPS software last night to have my students answer during class today.     I still have a lot to learn, and I am very excited for the training that eInstruction is providing next week!

The students had a great time being able to see the results and “play” with the clickers for the first time!  I only created a few questions to see how the students would respond to this new technology in my classes.

The students were sad when the 4 questions were over!    They wanted to continue reviewing for the test by trying to answer questions I had written!   Next time …

 

First Day of (real) Student Participation!

April 1, 2010 Mobi, Student participation, Technology 3 comments

Today I brought a couple of Mobis with me to class!

I always give the students problems to do throughout the class, but instead of me writing out the solutions,  I had students volunteer to write them on the Mobis!
(yes, I got their written permission to post their photos)

It was such a fun experience for them, and for me!   They really got a good laugh trying to learn to write on the Mobi, while looking at the board, but you can see they did really well!

I am hoping to get at least one more Mobi so I can do some group work, having each group post their solutions.

They wrote on the board better than I did! 🙂

I recently got a set of CPS Clickers and have been learning how to use them on my own (while I wait until I have formal training next week).   My students know I have the clickers and ask me every day if they get to use them!  Hopefully soon!   They have been very easy to set up and play with!    I might just take a stab at using them in my classes before the training!

 
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