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AbouttheCompanies

HITT

HyperInteractive

Teaching

Technology

is

aprovider

of

interactive

electronic

audience

systems.Theirsystemwasdevelopedbyeducatorsforeducators.Foundedin2001this

companystechnologyiscurrentlyinusebyseveralthousandinstitutions.Theirsystem

featuresinstantfeedbackforthelecturerandstudentandsoftwarethatiscrossplatform

withWindows,MacandLinux.

StudentRemoteCMUBookstoreCost,$46.75

iClicker

LikeHITTsproduct,iClickersclassroomresponsetechnologywasdevelopedbyhigher

educationfacultybackin1997.ThecompanywasacquiredbyMacMillan,apublishing

companyin2005.Theirproductisusedatmorethan700institutionswithmorethan50

campuswideadoptions.Theirsystemfeaturesaneaseofuseandimplementation,helping

tofocusoncontentratherthantechnology.

StudentRemoteCMUBookstoreCost,$36

TurningTechnologies

TurningTechnologiesfocusesonresponsetechnologies. Theyintroducedtheirfirst

softwaresolutionin2002.Theirproductisusedbymorethan2,000institutions.Theyoffer

asuiteofresponsetechnologiestosupportavarietyoffeaturesfromtheclassicremote

use,towebbasedpollingandiPhoneandBlackberryapplicationclients.

StudentRemoteCMUBookstoreCost,$37.50

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ProsandCons

Legend

+ Pro

x Con

HITT iClicker TurningPoint1

Rampup

time

3weeks

Less

than

one

week

12weeks

Features

SupportedOS Windows,MacandLinux

x Macversiondoesntsupport

fullfunctionality(PowerPoint

animationsbreak)

Windows,Mac

+WindowsandMacversions

arevirtuallyidentical

Windows,Mac(limited)

x Macapplicationsare

poorlysupportedwitha

subsetoffeaturesavailable

ontheWindowsversion

StudentUser

ResponseGrid2

+Studentresponsescanbe

displayedasIDsinstantly

+Studentresponsescanbe

displayedasIDsinstantly

x N/A

ToolbarOverAny

Application

Applicationcanbeminimized

toatoolbar.

+Applicationisafloating

toolbar

x Notavailable,butavailable

withsupplementaryproduct

ScreenCaptureof

OntheFlyPolling

xN/A +Availableandintegrates

withiGrader

x Notavailable,butavailable

withsupplementaryproduct

Automation

of

RosterBuilding3

x

N/A

+

Web

based

utility

+Blackboardintegration+

Web

based

utility

+Blackboardintegration

Applicationfor

Managing

Responses

(gradebooktype

function)

+AnalyzerApplication +iGrader ExcelReportTemplates

ResponseGrading x Weightedscoringorpartial

creditnotavailable

+Answerscanbeweightedor

partialcreditcanbeapplied

Morethanoneanswercan

becorrect.

ImportandExportof

Responses

+CompatiblewithExcelorCSV4

files

x Nobuildingblockswith

Blackboard

+CompatiblewithExcelor

CSVfiles

Buildingblockforautomation

withBlackboard(currentlyin

beta)

+CompatiblewithExcelor

CSVfiles

+Buildingblockfor

automationwithBlackboard

StudentRemote

Battery + 2AAA +2AAA x2coin

BatteryAccess xScrewdriverRequired +Coverslidesoff xScrewdriverRequired

On/Offswitch xN/A +Available xN/A

ResponseOptions 10buttons 5buttons 10buttons

ADA5Remotes xN/A +Available +Available

WebasRemote6 xN/A Currentlyinbeta. +Available

VendorUserSupport

Onsitevisit +Uponrequest +Uponrequest +Uponrequest

FacultyAdvocate xN/A +Uponrequest xN/A

Documentation +Availableontheirwebsite +Availableontheirwebsite +Availableontheirwebsite

WebVideos +Availableontheirwebsite +Availableontheirwebsite +Availableontheirwebsite

WeeklyWebinar

+Available

on

their

website

+Available

on

their

website

+Available

on

their

website

1TurningTechnologiesprimaryapplicationisTurningPoint.TurningPointAnywhereisasupplementaryapplication.2Feedbackgriddisplayforlettingstudentsknowtheirresponsehasbeencaptured.3AutomatedprocessofmatchingstudentremoteIDstostudentsforgradingpurposes.4CSVCommaseparatedvalues,readablebyExcel.5StudentremotessupportingBrailleandvibration.6Alsoknownaswebbasedpolling,usingawebmobiledeviceasaremote.