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1 Polls, Polls Everywhere: Using Cell Phones as Classroom Clickers Sarah Penniman Access Services Librarian Delaware Valley College

2 Literature Review Law Economics Medicine Algebra Calculus Library Science EngineeringPolitical Science Statistics PhysicsEducation Computer Science Psychology Astronomy Nutrition SociologyChemistry Biology Banks, D.A. (Ed.). (2006). Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing. Bruff, D. (2009). Teaching with classroom response systems: Creating active learning environments. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

3 Perceived Benefits …of Classroom Response Systems: increase in student participation increase in student engagement increase in “reactive” teaching …of Poll Everywhere: FREE PLAN for recording up to thirty responses per poll prevalence of cell phones and computers small learning curve

4 Response Methods 1.Text Message Text your vote to 22333. 2.Smartphone Submit your vote at http://www.poll4.com. 3.Web Submit your vote at http://www.poll4.com. 4.Twitter Tweet @poll and your vote.

5 Who is the closing keynote speaker at ACRL 2011 in Philadelphia?

6 Plans and Upgrades FreePersonalStudentTeacherCollege Price $0 $15 per month $14 per year $699 per year ?? Reponses per Poll 3050unlimited400 Account Users 1111unlimited Text Moderate no yes Custom Keywords no yes Individual Results noyes

7 …for Pre-Assessment: Have you ever asked a librarian for research help? How many times have you used the book catalog? …for Discussion and Instruction: What is information literacy? What words would you use to search for information about the recent elections? What are the components of a scholarly journal article? …for Review: Which databases are best for this assignment? How do you borrow a book that the library doesn’t own? Library Possibilities


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