MISCHIEF IN THE CLASSROOM Microsoft Mouse Mischief

Hardware  To connect many mice  USB hubs Powered USB 2.0 hubs work best  Mice Wired Wireless 2.4 GHz When using wireless in small area = interference  Keyboard Create Mouse Mischief lesson Can be used to control the lesson  Display Devise

System Requirements  Windows 7 (recommended) and Windows Vista  Works with 20 – 25 mice  Processor: 1 GHz, dual-core or quad-core  Memory: 1 GB for 32 bit or 2 GB for 64 bit  Video Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher  Video performance: DirectX 9 or higher  Software: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (32 bit) or 2007

System Requirements  Windows XP SP3  Works with approximately 5 mice  Processor: 1 GHz  Memory: 1 GB  Video Resolution: 800 x 600 or higher  Software: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (32 bit) or 2007

2 Modes  Individual Mode  Each student has a mouse  Each student has a unique symbol  Team Mode  Each student has a mouse  Each team has a unique symbol  Collaboration

Steps necessary  Purchase equipment  Download Mouse Mischief  Additional tab/ribbon will be added Multiple-Mouse  Create OR modify PowerPoint

Question Types  Yes/No  Multiple Choice  Drawing

Create a question  Multiple-Mouse Tab/Ribbon  New Slide  Layout  Position  Assign Answer  When using in Multi-Mouse mode  Select Play Slide Show from Multi-Mouse Tab/Ribbon

You Control the Presentation  Advance to the next slide  Back up to the previous slide  Stop multiple-mouse activity on the current slide, and then resume activity  Display or hide the results data from the students’ responses to questions  Start the timer, pause the timer, and then resume the timer  Erase drawings or other marks that students have added to a Drawing slide

Results Pane (after m/c or y/n)  How many students answered each question  The first student or team to click the correct answer  How many students did not answer the question  Because the results pane does not keep track of every student’s answer, multiple-mouse presentations should not be used for testing.  The results pane appears under the following circumstances:  After each student has clicked an answer  If any of the students have clicked an answer and you advance the presentation  When you click the Show results button on the presentation controls  When the timer finishes (if you use the timer) and the slide currently displayed is a Yes/No slide or a Multiple Choice slide  The results pane is not displayed for a Drawing slide, and the Show results button is not available for Drawing slides.

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Contact Information  Carol Mayo  Coordinator of Professional Development Catholic Schools Office Diocese of Dallas  Elizabeth Simmons  1 st Grade Teacher Christ the King Catholic School 