Emerging technology review

1. LECTURETOOLS
Engaging and Assessing
Emerging Technology
Teresa Player
ITEC 7445
Dr. Moore

2. INTRODUCTION
Clickers have been a tool that has permitted teachers monitor student
understanding and assessment. Clickers have been implemented in
many universities but Perry Samson, a professor of atmospheric science
at the University of Michigan at Ann Harbor, felt clickers were not
engaging students enough “five years later, his solution became a
commercial product, LectureTools, which allows instructors to create and
share presentations and receive real-time feedback from students.”

3. DEFINITION

4. CONTINUE
LectureTools
 Is an interactive presentation and assessment tool.
 It allows teachers to create their own PowerPoint lessons
including formative and summative assessments.
 The teacher can create slides or export already made
PowerPoint presentations engaging students by adding
multiple-choice, short answer or ordering questions to the
lesson.
 Students can take notes on the presentation and since it is
web-base software students can save the information and
access it later from anywhere.

5. CONTINUE
 Teachers can monitor their students understanding by
letting students mark the slides that they might consider
confusing, and the teacher can edit the work to fit the
class needs.
 Students can direct questions to the teacher during the
class, which can be answered immediately and share
with the class. LectureTools records all the student
activity and sends reports to the teacher, letting the
teacher know if the lesson was successful.

6. VISION
County’s Technology Vision Statement
The Fulton County Information Technology vision
is to provide innovative technologies, contemporary
training models, and superior support that:
 promotes high achievement for all students,
 promotes highly effective faculty and staff use
of technology to enhance curriculum,
assessment and instruction,
 promotes community access to technologies that
support and
 improve the learning environment,
 provides timely, high-quality support,
 improves systemic communication,
 and offers diverse, flexible professional learning,
opportunities.
LectureTools:
 Will definitely support high
achievement for all students
 Teachers monitor students
understanding and formative
assessing in every lesson.
 Gives data to teacher s about
students understanding of the
material giving them the
opportunity to adjust the lesson.
 The program helps
differentiation by letting the
teacher create his presentation
using any media available.
 It can be use with any
technological devise giving any
student accessibility.
 Promotes highly effective faculty
use of technology to enhance
curriculum, assessment and
instruction for the reasons
already mention. Above.

7. TARGET POPULATION
 This application has been gear towards K-12 and higher
education.
 It was first used by college professors, but it is accessible
and simple enough to use for 3-12 grade students.
Equitable Access
Any student and teachers can access the program, it can
be accessed on any computer and hand held device making
more accessible. Since it is web-base, students can access
the information and notes anywhere there is internet access.

8. EQUIPMENT
Internet accessible devices are needed, desktop computers, laptops,
ipads, etc. A new application for Ipads and smart phones has been
created.
Technical Support
 The company has a Support Portal with immediate
 answers to how-to-questions.
 It has phone support Monday-Friday from 8am-6pm EST
 Support via email or Tweet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
 Remote support available also. A representative will give you help
by remote controlling your computer.

9. LIMITATIONS
 There might be students that will not be able to pay the membership
cost.
 School will need to cover those students or find ways to cover the
fee.
 Only students with electronic devices will be able to access the
website, those with no devices at home will be able to access at
Coscshto ol or libraries.
There is no cost for teachers.
Students pay $15/term
$25/2 terms
$60/5 years

10. POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES
 PTA grants
 School funds
 Individual content area funds
 business partners donations
 fund raisers
 parents of other students may make contributions.

11. HOW TO USE IT
http://www.lecturetools.com/lecture-engagement-system

12. CONTENT STANDARDS
 MLIII.INT1C Demonstrate comprehension of current events and issues presented through
print and electronic media.
 MLIII.INT1D Follow instructions given in the target language.
 MLIV.IP1B. Share emotions and preferences
 MLIV.IP1C.Elicit and express opinions and information.
 MLIV.IP1D.Exchange personal reactions to spoken and written information related to the
target culture(s).
 MLIV.P1D.Give prepared presentations (near full control of present, past and future tenses),
using visual and technological support as appropriate.
 MLIV.CU1B.Discuss cultural patterns of behavior.
 MLIV.CCC1C.Discuss how the viewpoints of people in countries where the target language is
spoken are reflected in their practices and products, such as political system, art,
architecture, music, and literature.
 MLIV.CCC2A.Discuss the influences of events and issues of the relationships between
countries where the target language is spoken and the students’ own culture.
 MLIV.CCC2B.Discuss how members of the target culture(s) view the United States.
 MLIV.CCC2C.Recognize and discuss local, regional and national differences in the countries
where the target language is spoken.
 MLIV.CCC4A.Discuss information acquired through the use of media, entertainment, and
technology in the target language.

13. TECH STANDARDS
 1.1 Shared Vision
 2.1 Content Standards and Student Technology Standards
 2.4 Higher Order Thinking Skills
 2.5 Differentiation
 2.7 Assessment
 2.8 Data Analysis
 3.1 Classroom Management and Collaborative Learning
 3.2 Managing Digital Tools and Resources
 3.3 Online and Blended Learning
 3.4 Adaptive and Assistive Technology
 3.7 Communicatin and Collaboration
 4.1 Digital Equity

14. HOW PROMOTES LEARNING GOALS
 The system is an alternative to the traditional clicker-based student
response system, and it uses mobile electronic devices to facilitate
engage learning, rather than to serve as distractions. It uses
technology to fulfill the goal of learning.

15. DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION
 Students will be able to access the lessons ahead of time and go over
them at their own pace. During the actual classroom lecture they can
ask their questions and pay more attention to the sections they will not
understand. The teacher can use different ways to assess
understanding. The presentation can have different interactive
activities for the students. Teacher will be able to adapt and change
presentation with the help of student input.

16. PROMOTES COMMUNICATION
Promotes communication between the teacher and students.
Students in large classes can feel comfortable asking questions to
the teacher. Students will not be lost in the crowd. Teachers will be
able to do formative assessments easily.

17. RESEARCH DONE
 "Research shows that use of laptops or cellphones in class can increase
student engagement, despite their potential for distraction, when web
applications that encourage student participation are employed. Now that
iPads have become more popular with learners, we've expanded our
technology to take full advantage of these devices," Samson said. "If you
give students a chance to participate, they will."
 The research version of LectureTools received funding from the National
Science Foundation. The Ann Arbor-based company utilized resources
from U-M's TechArb business incubator and worked extensively with the
Venture Center at the U-M Office of Technology Transfer.

18. CONTINUE
 Instructors interested in using LectureTools must create accounts
online before they invite students to download the app.
http://www.slideshare.net/LectureTools/university-of-michigan-crlt-study-
of-lecturetools-and-laptop-use-in-class
http://www.lecturetools.com/sites/lecturetools/files/pages/Deliberate_
Engagement_of_Laptops.pdf
http://www.lecturetools.com/improve-learning-outcomes

19. IMPLEMENTATION
 I would start using the program with one class content, once I feel
comfortable and know how to work with the program I will take it to all
my class periods.
 I would do a presentation to my department and try to implement it.
 after their input if they feel they like it I will take it to the school level.

20. REFLECTION
I really think this emerging technology has great potential, especially
in the area of formative assessments. More and more teachers are
being requested to keep track of their students progress,
nevertheless classes are getting bigger making it more difficult to do.
This technology lets the teacher monitor students in large classes.
One new aspect that has been just implemented is the control of the
presentation using Ipads to let the teacher move around the
classroom. I am really going to look into this teaching tool.

21. REFERENCE
 Jenkins, Chelsea (2012 ) Oct 30). LectureTools: An engaging
presentation tool to use in the classroom [Web log comment].
Retrieved from
http://info.lecturetools.com/blog/?Author=Chelsea+Jenkins
 LectureTools(2011) Retrieved from http://www.lecturetools.com/
 Images Retrieved from
http://stuhasic.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/clicker.jpg?w=460
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/?CTT=97