The Answer is at Hand

Promethean introduced its innovative two-way Activexpression student response system today and can be seen at booth 1102 of the FETC show in Orlando, Florida. With 8 intelligent hot buttons, 4 navigation controls and a 12-key texting pad, the small wireless handheld not only lets students respond with the expected yes/no, ordering and multiple choice answers, but they can write short phrases as well as use symbols and numbers in their responses. The teacher can even send feedback messages to individuals or the entire class. With the company’s Activexpression software, the handheld dovetails with Promethean’s interactive boards and instructors can create innovate tests and quizzes on the fly. An online interactive demo is available at http://www.prometheanworld.com/uk/server/show/nav.5176

New RF-Based Response Pads

Response pads are all the rage. Teachers love them because they provide instant classroom feedback; administrators love that they can quantify that feedback, whether it’s measuring classroom performance, or identifying one struggling student. TurningPoint’s been a player in this market for a while, and they’ve released the ResponseCard XR. The ResponseCard XR is radio-frequency based and has a multi-line LCD display, two-way response verification, and alphanumeric entry. Educators will especially appreciate that participants can now submit essay and short answer responses to interactive questions using the ResponseCard XR.