OC Register: School uses hand-held technology to improve test scores
California’s most broadly distributed newspaper came out to Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos last week and found Teacher Todd Schmidt and his approach to technology irresistible…
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Burien’s Gregory Heights School Shows Off “21st Century Classroom”
On Thursday, April 29th, Gregory Heights principal Phil Robinson and teacher Marianne Shibly hosted an open house to demonstrate what is being called the “21st Century Classroom.” The purpose of the event was to share with representatives from other Highline School District schools, parents and members of the press how technology is being used to support teaching in a multi-language classroom.
TCEA Launch Video Preview: Check out the Q6 by Qwizdom
02.08.2010 – AUSTIN, Texas – Most American educators are familiar with Qwizdom’s interactive classroom technology, but only those attending the Texas Computer Education Association Conference this February will have the unique opportunity to squeeze in hands-on time with the company’s newest hardware release – the Q6 student response system.Available for pre-order in late march of [...]
UK Independent (Education Supplement): A sound investment
‘We use handsets to quiz the children about music’ Terrace Road primary school in inner-city Swansea uses an unusual tool to get pupils engaged in music. Qwizdom is a hand-held voting system, like the ask-the-audience handset used inWho Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which lets the whole class respond to questions, with their answers shown [...]
New York Times Education: Students Click, and a quiz becomes a game
By WINNIE HU GREAT NECK, N.Y. — The games had begun. In a darkened classroom at Great Neck South High School on a recent afternoon, the Advanced Placement physics students sped through a pop quiz, furiously pressing keys on hand-held clickers. A projection screen tracked their responses in real time, showing who knew what through [...]