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Setup and accounts are free. You can purchase more tools from them, but the free version is pretty cool. Just stress to the students that you don't want them to use their text messaging on their phones unless they have an account with unlimited text messages. Brian Tobin DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 901 s 4th st DeKalb, IL 60115 brian.to...@dist428.org ilfastpi...@gmail.com W815.754.2284 M302.468.6246 ________________________________________ From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays [hay...@sages.us] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:13 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] What's the coolest activity you've seen a teacher do with..... Tom What software or service does this teacher use for this? Steele, Thomas C wrote: > > Our HS physics teacher has students use their cell phones to text > responses to questions he puts up on the board and the results are > tallied and displayed in near real-time for the class to see. I > believe he also has an interactive component that allows students to > post questions as well. He actually does have a Promethean board, but > just uses the projector for these activities. > > > > I should point out that this is not a widespread activity (and > technically violates district policy). It is being done as a pilot > and on a limited basis. Plus, the teacher is a firm believer in > mixing up the technology so the students don’t become bored or > complacent with it. > > > > > > > > Thomas C. Steele > Technology Director > Manteno CUSD #5 > > > > *From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris McMahon > *Sent:* Monday, September 20, 2010 8:37 AM > *To:* tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > *Subject:* [tech-geeks] What's the coolest activity you've seen a > teacher do with..... > > > > a projector and a dry erase board? Not a > Smartboard/Mimio/Starboard/Promethean/etc., just a plain old dry erase > board and projector. > > I'm wanting to gather a few examples for a workshop that I'll be doing > with some staff. > > -- > Chris McMahon > Director of Technology > Belleville Public School District #118 > 105 West A St. > Belleville, IL 62220 > (618) 233-2830 > cmcma...@belleville118.org <mailto:cmcma...@belleville118.org> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
