Technology InfusionPresentation

Mark Giles March 19, 2009

ITEC - 7538 - NET

Class Setting•9th Grade•Math I•30•18 Girls•12 Boys•21 Caucasion•9 African American

iRespond ~ LiteiRespond ~ Lite is student response system that allows teachers to become instantly productive. It consists of 36 clickers and is delivered through a teacher dashboard.

Interactive White Board

An Interactive White Board inspires classroom students by turning classroom lessons into interactive experiences.

Instuctional Use of Technology

The i Respond ~ Lite system in connection with the Iteractive White Board can be used in a number of exciting ways. It is designed for the use of both summative and formative assessment. It allows teachers to quickly assess the students understanding by asking real time questions and receive real time feedback. It can also be used to give student paced quizes and tests. Teachers will receive immediate results allowing more time to plan instruction and less time grading. Some of the types of questions that can be given are true/false, multiple choice, matching, Yes/No, numeric fill in the blank, and survey.

Improved Student Learning

I visited Mrs. Robinson's 9th grade Math I class and was amazed at the student engagement that was taking place. There were no classroom disruptions, the students were all involved in the learning process and the seemed excited to be a part of the days lesson.

Teacher FeedbackMrs. Robinson loves iRespond! She has seen the following take place since she began using it.• Student test scores

increase• State test scores

increase• Increased student

participation• Decrease in student

behavior problems

Student FeedbackThe students in Mrs. Robinson's class had the following to say:• We love iRespond! • The remotes are

easy to use. • Allows us to answer

a question without the fear of being incorrect. • We get to find out

our grades much quicker.

iRespond SupportPositive•Excellent Technical Support•Outstanding Staff Development•Software is extremly user friendly

Negative•Short baterry life•Expensive to replace

SummaryUsing iRespond in the classroom seems to have been very successful in Mrs. Robinson's case. By infusing technology in her classroom she has piqued student interested, increased student confidence, and shown an improvement in student test scores. The school has already started the process of outfitting every classroom in the school with one of these units. iRespond has proven to be a great tool in today's 21st Century classroom.