Clicker Notes - Nov 14, 2005

Qwizdom
Phone call with Neal (met at Dallas conference)

LCD screen is unique to Qwizdom
- ability to enter calculated/numerical answers

You can SEE your answer... there is no guessing about what button you pushed.

The ability to use the clickers to replace scantrons on paper-based tests.
- Can also use in group meetings for polling/voting (instead of pieces of paper)

Instructor remote:
controls PP slides
show or hides results/graphs (not possible with other systems)
pause and play multimedia
ON THE FLY questions by the instructor (BIG FEATURE)

Toolbar feature
Operates from the computer desktop - NOT limited to questions in PowerPoint
ASLCC elections, council voting (see note above)

Remotes
Both use radio frequency (I would not consider using infrared)
Q5 - remote has ability to type in words - batteries are rechargeable on this unit
Q4 - preferred unit in higher education

Publishers
Turning Point - Thompson
e-Instructor - McGraw Hill
Qwizdom - Pearson, Prentice-Hall, Addison-Wesley, Longman, Wiley & Sons, Houghton-Mifflin

Software
Qwizdom's Interact software works on both Mac and Windows computers
Turning Point works only on Windows systems