I was having trouble getting the local clickers we purchased in Taiwan working with resources purchased from the text publisher. We were encouraged to buy locally because the Taiwan military makes it very difficult to import certain electronics like clickers. Anyway, because of all this mix up, I came across Pool Everywhere on the internet. Pool everywhere may be the best solution to my problem, at least in the short term until I am able to get Smart Clickers.
For my project, I will plan a unit using Poll Everywhere clickers in my lessons. I think the
students will really like this as they will be able to use their cellphones for educational purposes in the classroom…..could be a first at TAS. I also think this is possible a glimpse of the future classrooms. As I alluded to in my last post, One-To-One Going Public, classrooms across the globe will be moving towards every student having a handheld (either a smartphone or tablet) in the next 5 to 10 years. With prices dropping and most students having a smartphone anyway, it is a resource waiting to be exploited by the classroom teacher. So I will give it a try to stay a ahead of the curve.