We refer to them as "clickers" or classroom response systems. Minot Public Schools use SMART Response units.
are the future of educational strategies
when a teacher was trained to use the technology, had used it for two years, and did so 75 percent of the time. That profile shows a whopping 29 percentile gain in scores.
he warns that there is such a thing as too much technology
you clearly "can't take the human being out of teaching."
David Thornburg states "any teacher who could be replaced by a computer should be." What do you think of this statement?
To get the most out of the interactive whiteboard, a school district can't just give it to a teacher, and can't just give it to any teacher. The district has to train that teacher. And Marzano was quick to point out that weaker teachers require professional development in the use of both interactive whiteboards and effective teaching.
We are behind and do not have a formal test for our kindergarten other than the one we do at screening time. I am trying to get some information on other testing devices.
THis has lots of books that relate to brain based learning... Worksheets don't Grow Dendrites is a book I have looked at that has lots of great activities.