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5. CLICKERS
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AUDIO SCRIPT:
Even if you have never
come across clickers
before you may
already be familiar
with their concept. Do
you remember the
in
fastest finger round
a
“who wants to be
millionaire”? Each
a
audience member had
the
response pad and
fastest person to
choose the correct
answer in a multiple
choice question got to
go on the show.
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AUDIO SCRIPT:
“Clickers” is the
common name for
classroom response
systems. Each student
has an individual
response pad which is
about the size of a
credit card. Each
response pad has
e
buttons numbered on
e and lettered A
to nin
to I. The lecturer
displays a multiple
e
choice question and th
students press the
button on their
response pad which
corresponds to their
be
answer. Clickers can
used to obtain
anonymous responses
or they can be used for
assessment.
7. CLICKERS
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ensure they have
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8. CLICKERS
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AUDIO SCRIPT:
Click on the hyperlink
eo
to see a you tube vid
in use
of clickers
9. CLICKERS
EN
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8
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10. CLICKERS
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use clickers
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name fo
AUDIO SCRIPT:
Your challenge now is
to download the free
m
clickers software fro
technologies.
turning
Once downloaded a
toolbar will appear in
powerpoint. Use this
e
toolbar to create som
slides. You
question
e
don’t need to have th
pads to check
response
.
if the questions work
simply change
You can
the response pads to
keyboard keys and you
can test the slides
s
using the number key
r keyboard.
on you
11. CLICKERS
n/ advice
Further informatio
10
rner for the future
Provide aid for the lea
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clickers and an
to websites about
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a DIT lecturer
email address for
NOTES
hat the
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is okay
lecturer the
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with bein
for
contact
.
clickers
AUDIO SCRIPT:
For further
information on
clickers you can
click on the
hyperlinks. To
speak to a DIT
lecturer already
using clickers
email ‘X’ at the
‘email address
below’