The Click and Learn Clicker System

Overview - AYP/API Reports - Skill Builder

Requirements / Cost - Download Software - Assigning the Clickers

K12 Considerations - State Standards Correlations

Notes from the Manufacturer - Videos

Parental Involvement - Oklahoma Parents

Present Content Faster
All Students Participate
Get Instant Feedback
Meets NCLB Requirements
Track Student Response
Meet AYP and API Goals

Overview of the Clicker Concept
Prepare Your Students for the Annual State Tests

Discuss/Explain the sample test questions.
Collect student responses with the clickers.
Print incremental AYP/API reports.
Fine Tune questions and Focus on Individual Questions.

Discussion Mode for Sample Test Questions

We provide a method that lets you easily present state standards sample test questions to your students. This discussion mode system lets you present each question with a projector (or overhead) and discuss each question with your students.
Simply display the questions with our online system. Explain the question to your students. Discuss the concepts. Then have your students select their answer (A,B,C, or D).

Gather Student Responses with The Clicker System

We provide a clicker system that you can use to gather responses from students. You simply present the question to the students and they point their clicker to the receiver at the front of the room and click their answer. You can use the clickers 2 ways:
1: you can use the clickers to collect pre-test information at the beginning of the semester, you can gather responses on a daily/weekly basis, you can print reports for each individual student at any time throughout the school year.
2: you can also use the clickers anonymously if you just need to make sure that the students are understanding the material.

Use Questions from Any Source

You can present questions from any source: use our discussion mode questions; write questions on the white board; give questions verbally; or present questions that you have pre-written on paper. Each of your questions (and responses) can become part of the tracking system and can be included in the AYP/API-type report.
To Correlate and Track responses to your own questions, simply input the question code that matches the codes in our Discussion Mode questions.

Print AYP/API-Type Reports

These reports help you monitor progress of the entire classes and individual students.

There are 5 types of reports that are available to you.

Report Selection Screen - sample

Lets you select from 5 types of reports.
Lets you select individual students.
Lets you specify particular dates and date ranges.

Class Summary Report - sample

Correlated to State Standards
Shows areas of strength and weakness

Individual Student Report - sample

Print an individual report for each student
Correlated to State Standards
Use the report in parent/teacher meetings
Shows strong and weak areas

Fine Tune Report - sample

List questions that your students have mastered
Skip mastered questions when reviewing questions
You control the percent of mastery desired

Focus On Report - sample

This lists each question missed by each student
Quickly determine which students need the most help
Helpful during tutoring sessions, or to share with parents

Progress Reports - sample

Four sequential reports show the trend
Available for class summary or individual students
You pick the time periods -- quarterly, monthly, weekly

Note: for best results, expose your students to these questions several times during the school year.

The Skill Builder System

We provide a system that lets your students practice answering questions that are directly related to the state standards questions. Select from hundreds of drills.
With the skill builder games, the student is given several questions and must locate the correct answer on the screen. In this example the student is asked to locate the coordinate where x=1 and y=8.
Note: We give you more questions throughout the year so you will be constantantly presenting (and your students will be constantly viewing) new questions.

What You Will Need
A Subscription to the Click and Learn System
Cost:

School Site Subscription = $2,995/school/year
Small School Discounts are available.
District-wide Discounts are available.
Multi-school Discounts are available
Contact us at 405.249.5265 for the name of your Sales Rep.
A Set of Clickers and a Receiver
Cost:

Class Package (32 clickers and 1 receiver) = $1,405
9-volt batteries (about $2 each - purchase these locally)
Extra Clickers = $35
Extra Receiver and Cable = $295
Note: We have an agreement with the manufacturer to provide clickers to our customers for a large discount. Classroom Package will be $1,005 through 2007. This is a one-time cost. The clickers can be used in all classes. Clickers are not assigned to only one student -- they can be used by all of your students.

A Windows Laptop
Cost:

You can use an existing laptop
Purchase one to be shared school-wide
We offer a laptop for $995
The Family Kit
Cost

Family Package (4 clickers, 1 receiver, cable and case, batteries, shipping in USA) = $425
Extra clickers = $35 each.
Software is a free download
Note: purchase 1 clicker for parent/instructor/tutor, one for each student, one spare recommended)

Software for Your Laptop
Download for Free:
Download the Acquisition and Analyzer Program
Download the AYP-API Reporting Program

Note: When downloading these two programs to your laptop you can click the "Run" button to install the programs to your laptop or you can click the Save button to copy the files to your laptop (and then you can install them later).

Assigning the Clickers to your Students
When You Receive your Clickers -- Write down the Serial Numbers

When you receive your clickers you will need to write down the serial numbers, install the batteries, and mark the outside of the clickers with a numbering system. You can use a Sharpie to mark the clickers or you can tape the numbers to the clickers with adhesive tape.

You can mark the clickers with short numbers and letters, such as "#22" or "A17" -- you do not need to mark the serial number on the outside of the clickers.

Then, when you assign the clickers to your students, write their names on a form so you will know which clicker is used by which student. You will know that Eric uses clicker 14 and Jose uses clicker 27 (for example). Eric should always use clicker 14 when he is in your class. Jose always uses #27.
While you are setting up the information for the AYP-API Reporter program (after you have gathered the students response with the Acquisition program), you can use the form below to enter the information into the student roster.
PDF Form for Clicker Serial Numbers

Using the System in K-12 Schools
The Clicker system is used in hundreds of college classes around the United States. The systems go by a variety of names: Personal Response System, Classroom Performance System, Audience Response System. We selected the system that we believe is the easiest to use for the K-12 environment (it is also about 1/2 the cost of other systems).
Search for "Clickers in the Classroom" and you will find over 11,000 articles dating back to 2004. The majority of these articles deal with clickers in the college classroom. Clickers are used in over 700 college classrooms across the United States.
Clickers at the college level are used to take attendance, to interject occasional questions to make sure students are paying attendance, to providing instant feedback for instructors.
The introduction of clickers into the K-12 classroom is a fairly new phenomena.

State Standards Correlations
Currently we have all of our sample test questions correlated to the Oklahoma Department of Education State Standards. Our reporting system shows how students perform against Oklahoma Standards.
Your State will be correlated (at no extra charge) when we receive a subscription for 20 schools in your state. The 20 subscriptions can be from one district or several districts. We will also provide one week of on-site training (5 consecutive days in any/all of your schools) at no extra charge with 20 subscriptions.

Benefits for the K-12 School

Clickers increase the level of engagement in the classroom.

Students have a larger stake in the discussion.
Students know that they will be asked to respond -- they pay attention.

There is a bit of drama as students wait to see the answers.

The first students to respond will be watching the screen until all students answer.
Each student will quickly learn where their response will be displayed on the screen.

Clickers provide teachers with important information.

Instant feedback for both the student and the teacher.
You don't need to wait until the tests have been taken.
You immediately know if a topic needs more explanation.
If all of your students answer correctly, you can move on to new material.
Teachers won't assume that students understand the material.

Responses are anonymous.

Only the student and teacher know who answered correctly.
Student is not embarrassed if they select the wrong answer
Peer pressure to "act dumb" or disinterested is eliminated.

Everyone participates -- not just the most vocal and agressive students.

Every class has a few agressive students who answer most of the questions.
Every class has a few shy students who just sit and watch.
Every class has a few followers who "agree" with the "smart" students' answers.

Clickers responses can be captured in a database to generate meaningful reports.

Class Summary Reports show administrators if students are on the right track.
Student Reports can be shared with parents to encourage parental involvement.
Reports show exactly which questions were missed by each student.
Tutoring sessions can focus on areas where students lack understanding.
Reports list questions answered correctly by all, imporving teacher efficiency.

Drawbacks at the K-12 Level

Batteries die.

You should have spare batteries with each classroom kit.
Practice replacing batteries -- It only takes 20 seconds to change a battery.

Clickers break or get Lost.

Spare clickers can be assigned to students with a broken clicker.
Our reporting system accepts input from (up to) 3 clickers for one student.
The clickers are plastic -- use care when opening, closing, changing batteries.

Line-Of-Site must be kept open.

Mount the receiver near the front of the room.
Mount the receiver about 6 feet off of the floor.

Information from the Manufacturer (H-ITT):
Overview of How It Works
Quick Start Guide from the Manufacturer (H-ITT).
Complete Documentation (the manual)
Powerpoint Presentation (takes 90 seconds to load)
PDF Presentation (click through each page)
Videos from Click and Learn:
The links below show you the steps involved in gathering responses and producing reports.
Watch the Clicker System Overview
See how to download the Software from the Click and Learn Website
See how to set up the "Classroom" file
See how to gather student responses
See how to print the AYP/API-Type report.

We make it Fun to Help your Children

Teacher Handout: Ask your child's teacher for a list of questions your child has missed.
Go Online: Your school subscribes to the Click and Learn system. You have Free access at home.
Get the Password: Your teacher can give you the URL and the Password.
Working Together: Your teacher has already explained the questions -- but sometimes a different voice or a different way of explaining the problem will help.
Got Headphones? Many of the sample questions will have a "Listen" button. Click this button to hear how a teacher (or even a student) explains how to solve the problem or answer the question.
Learning IS Fun! The best part is that we give you all of the tools to help your child -- and their teacher -- and your school. We ALL win when Each of us Does Well!
Meets No Child Left Behind Rules

Research Based: A doctoral dissertation proves that the system works.
Parental Involvement: The license that you receive from Click and Learn allows you to share the password with students' parents.
After School Programs: Your subscription allows you to use our online system 24/7/365 for all of your students in all of your computer labs and in all of your classrooms.
Involve ALL Students: The Clicker Concept encourages every student to participate because only the student (and the teacher) knows which student answers correctly or incorrectly. Even the shy student who never raises his or her hand is excited about using the clicker system.
Quality, not Quantity: Even two hours a week can have a major impact on the performance of your child. Better scores mean better schools and scholarships. Better schools and scholarships mean better careers -- which lead to more income -- allowing your children to take better care of you in your old age.
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