Infuse Learning: A Free Student Response System EDD 7914 – Assignment 1 Presented by Nicole Alexander Candida Fielding

Bring Your Own Device BYOD Movement

BYOD - smartphones, laptops, tablets Colleges & universities have been doing for years; infiltration to K-12 classrooms BYOD - smartphones, laptops, tablets Two main goals: control of funding & differentiation and meeting of individual needs Training is necessary for teachers; clear expectations for students Benefits of BYOD: increase in student engagement new methods of instructing & learning provides the digital natives with 21st century skills less monetary responsibilities for schools closes the technology gap between high-income and low-income students Infuse Learning - Video Introduction

Student Response Systems Interactive and engaging Supports the shift from teacher-centered instruction to student-centered learning Classroom participation and discussion increases Students see responses and get clarification on misunderstandings Anxiety that is associated with traditional assessment lessens Not looked at like “a test” that may bring stress Teachers are able to monitor understanding throughout a lesson Allow for both formative and summative assessments Student Response Systems provide detailed results help to guide instruction and differentiate for students’ needs

A Free Student Response System Infuse Learning

Assessment options: On-the-Fly or Preplanned Variety of question types Sent straight to students’ devices Variety of question types Draw Response, T/F, MC, Sort in Order, Open-Ended, Numeric, Likert Scale Allows for varied learning modalities Infuse Draw Quiz results in real time – guides instruction on the spot

Infuse Draw Lesson on parts of a plant Candi voice Infuse Draw Lesson on parts of a plant Teacher pushes the image through; students draw on their device to label the parts Quick formative assessment teacher can see which students understand and which are still struggling

Infuse Link Quickly pushes out a link to all connected devices Candi Quickly pushes out a link to all connected devices When clicking on the link, students are taken directly to the chosen page No more typing in websites, which can be problematic when there are typing errors Can be used for research projects or as an activity in how to find information on the Internet Once requested information is found, students can respond through one a quick assessment question

Sample Question Audio perfect to support students needing reading assistance both questions & answers can be read aloud Language choice of Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Skip can come back to items chance to review before submitting final responses

Analyzing the Results Green - Correct Red - Incorrect Yellow - Not Scored When hovering over the incorrect responses, the question, student's response, and response time becomes visible. Teacher can analyze the data: Which questions did students miss? Is there a particular topic that needs re-teaching? How long is a student spending on each question? Am I ready to move forward? Candi Voice

Classroom applications High School Science & Higher Education Candi voice Classroom applications

Classroom Applications Draw a picture of an organism that is considered to be an autotroph; pictures shown on SmartBoard To monitor progress, different questions/question types were asked of the students Pre-planned quiz created by the teacher; questions showed on the students' devices Real time results of student progression and responses Information regarding correct and incorrect responses guided instruction for the next less Candi Voice Image retrieved from http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-edge-networks-blog/bid/93718/Technology-in-the-Classroom-Full-of-Choices

Classroom Applications Masters level course in Reading Assessment & Remediation Use, administration, and analysis of the word lists and oral reading passages for IRI The instructor wished to check on the students' understanding of reading assessment A formal quiz pushed using Multiple Choice, True False, and Likert Scale rating Students logged onto phones, iPads, and laptops to take the quiz. Discussion addressing confusion based on results Image retrieved from http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-edge-networks-blog/?month=7&year=2012

Advantages & disadvantages Infuse Learning Advantages & disadvantages

Pros & Benefits Pros Benefits Quick, formative assessments, can be administered on-the-fly to gauge understanding Detailed results are available in real time Self-paced responding Audio & a variety of language choices are available Students cannot do anything until the teacher pushes the item Learning community operated by Infuse Learning - offers tutorials and suggestions for use Feedback is immediate and re-teaching can take place when needed Teachers know which students need assistance as they work More efficient way of meeting individual needs English language learners and students with learning difficulties are able to participate fully; less of a need to separate Teacher knows where students are and can monitor progress and response time Continuous professional development for users

Cons & Challenges Cons Challenges Software is not supported on Internet explorer works effectively with Google Chrome and Firefox Draw response tool cannot be used in a prepared quiz, only in quick assessment Room numbers required for student log in change with each prepared assessment could create some confusion. BYOD policy Schools need to rescind any device bans that are in place Candi voice

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