Disclaimer: I have a set of interactive student responders, "clickers," remotes, or whatever you choose to call them. They are amazing. You enter the questions using the software, students log in using their remotes (which is easy enough for even a younger student to do independently), and students "click" in their answers as they appear on the projected device. Once all students have responded to the questions, you as the teacher receive instant feedback to share with the class on their progress - no grading of papers required (my favorite part). Did I mention they are amazing?
So, I guess my disclaimer for this grant is that I have a different "brand" of student responders than I am featuring in this post. The one I use in my classroom is the SMART Response PE System. I'm sure that all of the different types of responders (which seem to be appearing more frequently) that are on the market have their similarities and differences, so if anyone has experience using another type of responder, feel free to comment below. Just felt that I should clear this up, being that my motto is classroom tested and teacher approved.
With THAT being said, Beyond Question is offering a $1000 grant for their student response system. There is an application on their website to download in PDF, and apparently the deadline is "rolling" (in grant-speak, that means they accept applications continuously or until funding runs out). The difference left over after applying the grant is $399, which for a set of 30 responders, receiver, and software isn't too bad. If you have funding in your school to provide for the amount left over from the grant, this opportunity is definately one to consider.
Even if you don't have an interactive whiteboard, you can still utilize responders as long as you have a computer and an LCD projector. The receiver (included in most response systems) is what captures the data from the remotes, not the interactive whiteboard. Just thought I'd through that out there!
http://www.bqlearning.com/Beyond-Question/k-12-grants2
So, I guess my disclaimer for this grant is that I have a different "brand" of student responders than I am featuring in this post. The one I use in my classroom is the SMART Response PE System. I'm sure that all of the different types of responders (which seem to be appearing more frequently) that are on the market have their similarities and differences, so if anyone has experience using another type of responder, feel free to comment below. Just felt that I should clear this up, being that my motto is classroom tested and teacher approved.
With THAT being said, Beyond Question is offering a $1000 grant for their student response system. There is an application on their website to download in PDF, and apparently the deadline is "rolling" (in grant-speak, that means they accept applications continuously or until funding runs out). The difference left over after applying the grant is $399, which for a set of 30 responders, receiver, and software isn't too bad. If you have funding in your school to provide for the amount left over from the grant, this opportunity is definately one to consider.
Even if you don't have an interactive whiteboard, you can still utilize responders as long as you have a computer and an LCD projector. The receiver (included in most response systems) is what captures the data from the remotes, not the interactive whiteboard. Just thought I'd through that out there!
http://www.bqlearning.com/Beyond-Question/k-12-grants2
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