Student Response as a Teaching Strategy

Successful teaching is attributed to a combination of elements, at the root of which is the ability to connect with students. Without connection, a classroom can be simply a place of discussion whereby important information is left behind as students exit the door.

A key factor in achieving material retention is in making information meaningful by gaining student participation. For the teacher, as well as the student, student polling is a successful method of incorporating activity into the process of learning. Student involvement in their education allows for material to be more rapidly developed from the stage of concept, to concrete and meaningful. This added dimension to the classroom atmosphere inspires students to meaningfully receive information and also enjoy the experience of acquiring knowledge.

Classroom specific hardware and software polling features make for an interesting approach to teaching. The most distinguishing ability of the most modern keypad, Reply Plus (manufactured by Fleetwood Electronics) is its ability to function dynamically. Operating in dynamic mode, this smart keypad is able to "search" for a base station to connect to, therefore allowing students to retain the same keypad for use within different classrooms. This newly available functionality makes the inclusion of student response into the classroom even easier than before.

In a world filled with distraction, teachers can now connect with students immediately via the wireless keypad; a sleek, handheld, powerful tool that tangibly triggers focus. Inspire students to switch their attention to material presented by plugging in, wirelessly of course, to them!