Differentiated Instruction, Data-Driven Decision Making and Turning Point Software
Turning Point software is another option that can be used by teachers to pre-assess the readiness of students on a particular unit. The software allows each student to enter his/her response for a particular question and it is completely compatible with PowerPoint software. Students are assigned a particular wireless response card and all responses are recorded so that teachers can evaluate whole-class and individual student responses through various pre-made reports.
Besides being used for pre-assessment, Turning Point software can be utilized during instruction to see that each student is comprehending new material.
I have used Turning Point software in the past. Although it is compatible with PowerPoint, the questions must be made well before class time - it is not something that can be easily done while teaching class. However - students LOVE using the response cards and get very excited when they see the case holding the response cards.
posted by Mickey MacDonald @ 5:51 PM
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This is another interesting innovation. I’m pleased to see that the software runs on Mac (G3 or better, OS 10.3 or above) and Microsoft based PCs. The vPad only is supported by Microsoft based systems, but that shouldn’t be a problem for Intel based Macs running Office, though I would confirm this before implementing if that is a concern.
I wonder if a standard PDA with wireless Ethernet capabilities could be configured as an input device. Then you could have multiple capacities in one device for cost savings.
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