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

2. Bring Your Own Device
BYOD Movement

3. 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

4. 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

5. A Free Student Response System
Infuse Learning

6. 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

7. Infuse Draw Lesson on parts of a plant
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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

8. Infuse Link Quickly pushes out a link to all connected devices
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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

9. 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

10. 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?
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11. Classroom applications
High School Science & Higher Education
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Classroom applications

12. 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
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13. 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
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14. Advantages & disadvantages
Infuse Learning
Advantages & disadvantages

15. 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

16. 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
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17. Thank you! Questions? Image retrieved from www.infuselearning.com
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