Comments on: What’s Working? http://www.totechasjesusdid.com/reflections/7 Remember I am with you always,,,even if your server crashes Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:48:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lowell http://www.totechasjesusdid.com/reflections/7/comment-page-1#comment-17 Lowell Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:14:48 +0000 http://mdtech.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/whats-working/#comment-17 What I like is the CPS system. If you haven't heard of CPS or seen them, you must. Each student has a wireless device about the size of a remote control, the teacher has a USB wireless base station that connects to each of these "remotes" and there is software on the teacher's computer that displays a question (MCQ or T or F). Once the question is projected on the screen, the students press the corresponidng button on the remote and the answers are immediately sent to the teacher computer, tabulated, scored and can be sent to GradeQuick. Is that cool or what?! Karin Peterson has all the remotes and basestation and she can check these babies out to whoever wants to use them. View this website http://blueclickers.com/ and see what all this is about. It helps a lot if you have Exam View test bank on your computer because you can import the questions directly from Exam View into the CPS software. Also Karin has the technology to import the classes and student names into the CPS suite and she knows how to export the grades back into GradeQuick. What I like is the CPS system. If you haven’t heard of CPS or seen them, you must. Each student has a wireless device about the size of a remote control, the teacher has a USB wireless base station that connects to each of these “remotes” and there is software on the teacher’s computer that displays a question (MCQ or T or F). Once the question is projected on the screen, the students press the corresponidng button on the remote and the answers are immediately sent to the teacher computer, tabulated, scored and can be sent to GradeQuick. Is that cool or what?! Karin Peterson has all the remotes and basestation and she can check these babies out to whoever wants to use them.

View this website http://blueclickers.com/ and see what all this is about.

It helps a lot if you have Exam View test bank on your computer because you can import the questions directly from Exam View into the CPS software. Also Karin has the technology to import the classes and student names into the CPS suite and she knows how to export the grades back into GradeQuick.

]]> By: Lisa Calvin http://www.totechasjesusdid.com/reflections/7/comment-page-1#comment-16 Lisa Calvin Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:59:48 +0000 http://mdtech.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/whats-working/#comment-16 I really like GradeQuick and Edline. Edline is beneficial for both myself and my students as I can post assignments, website links, PowerPoints, lesson schedules and miscellaneous items. It is also beneficial for parents who want to keep up on their child(ren)'s grades and assignments/tests. Prior to Edline I used to have to complete many grade check forms and send out emails with grade updates. I really like GradeQuick and Edline. Edline is beneficial for both myself and my students as I can post assignments, website links, PowerPoints, lesson schedules and miscellaneous items. It is also beneficial for parents who want to keep up on their child(ren)’s grades and assignments/tests. Prior to Edline I used to have to complete many grade check forms and send out emails with grade updates.

]]> By: Greg http://www.totechasjesusdid.com/reflections/7/comment-page-1#comment-15 Greg Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:32:03 +0000 http://mdtech.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/whats-working/#comment-15 I would LOVE to have a PC at every desk. I don't know how we ever afford that. Not only would this require new types of desks, but we would probably have to redo the wiring of the entire campus. I'm in complete agreement that the model we should be pursuing is completely portable data. Machines will be used in several places and take several forms, but the data will be accessible anywhere. I would LOVE to have a PC at every desk. I don’t know how we ever afford that. Not only would this require new types of desks, but we would probably have to redo the wiring of the entire campus.
I’m in complete agreement that the model we should be pursuing is completely portable data. Machines will be used in several places and take several forms, but the data will be accessible anywhere.

]]> By: Catherine Wilson http://www.totechasjesusdid.com/reflections/7/comment-page-1#comment-14 Catherine Wilson Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:07:59 +0000 http://mdtech.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/whats-working/#comment-14 I love the idea of a wireless environment - I just wish my classroom was connected - I have a router in my room that is not connected. I like the electronic grading concept - not a huge fan of the program we use, I have used others in the past that are more user friendly - ThinkWave Educator was one. My vision for the technology 'infrastructure' is a pc/laptop at every desk, not with every student, and a pda for each student to use to link up with the pc in each classroom. I love the idea of a wireless environment – I just wish my classroom was connected – I have a router in my room that is not connected.
I like the electronic grading concept – not a huge fan of the program we use, I have used others in the past that are more user friendly – ThinkWave Educator was one.
My vision for the technology ‘infrastructure’ is a pc/laptop at every desk, not with every student, and a pda for each student to use to link up with the pc in each classroom.

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