Classroom Response System

SMART Response: Classroom Response System

Technology has become a crucial part of engaging and motivating students. Here you will learn about the Classroom Response System, SMART Response. Hopefully we will be able to purchase these for the school.

What is it?

SMART Response allows teachers to pose questions and students respond with individual clickers that record answers on the teachers computer. Instantly the teacher has data about the students learning. These devices allows students to be engaged in learning. Teachers can use SMART Response in a variety of ways assessing, pre and post tests, surveying, and reviewing.

With these devices teachers can accommodate special needs.

The SMART Response motivates students about taking a test. Students are excited not to take pencil and paper tests. SMART Response has a variety of models for different age groups. SMART allows you to use their teacher database, which allows access to thousands of resources. Visit the SMART Response website at http://smarttech.com/

SMART Response Everyday

Researcher Beatty and Gerace (2009) state Classroom Response Systems "can be used in may possible ways for many possible ends" (p. 147). Here are just a few ways teachers could use SMART Response in the classroom on a daily basis.

• Taking Attendance
• Pre Test/ Post Test
• Assessment
• Survey
• Exit Poll
• Stimulate Discussion
• Review

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References

Bartsch, R., & Murphy, W. (2011). Examining the effects of an electronic classroom response system on student engagement and performance. Educational Computing Research, 44(1), 25-33.

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