Clickers at Penn State

An Intro to Interwrite PRS

Dave Test, IT SpecialistTeaching and Learning with

TechnologyInformation Technology Services

Interwrite PRS RF has been chosen as the standard Student

Response System in Technology Classrooms

at Penn State UP Campus• Available in all CLC Technology Classrooms at UP• Works on both Mac and Windows Platforms• Available since Fall 2007 Semester

PRS RF Clicker

• 2.4 GHz RF 150 Foot Range• Not Line-of-Sight• Provides Student with Feedback• SP08 Price: $46.65 New, $35 Used• Free Clicker for Each PRS Instructor

PRS RF Receiver

• Standard USB Connection• Same Size as a Typical USB Flash Drive• Supports up to 2047 Clickers in One Session• Can Process up to 3000 Responses per Second• Windows, Mac, and Linux Compatible • Receivers can be Loaned from CLC to PRS Instructors

PRS Software

• Windows, Mac, and Linux Compatible• Same Client for all Platforms• PowerPoint add-in for Windows and Mac

Best Practices

Good Usage Examples

• Taking Class Attendance• Questions about Lecture Comprehension• Class Participation• Test Preparation Sessions• Low-stakes Quizzing• End-of-session Reviews

Best Practices

Not-as-good Usage Examples

• High-stakes Quizzing or Testing• Questions that require short answers

ANGEL Integration

Class roster can be exported from ANGEL and imported into PRS to fill out student names.

Session data from PRS can be imported into an ANGEL assignment, allowing for some gradebook

integration.

Video tutorial available at:http://clc.its.psu.edu/classrooms/prs

PRS RF in your Classes

Make sure the Bookstore knows that PRS RF Clickers are a required material for your classes.

PRS Classes must be configured as “Open,” not “Closed.”

Students must enter their Access Account ID as their Student ID when they configure their clicker.

Make sure the PRS class name is uniquely identifiable to the students, e.g., “BIO497-001” as opposed to “BIO” or “Section1.”

For more info:

http://clc.its.psu.edu/classrooms/prs/

http://www.personal.psu.edu/dmt155/blogs/clickers/

clickers@psu.edu

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