Clickers and Student Response Systems

Student Response Systems (SRS or clickers) allow instructors to present questions to students and instantaneously collect and graphically display the responses from the class in order to assess student understanding or promote discussion.
There are many forms of student response systems, some of which are free and can be used with student's personal devices (ie: cell phone, tablet), and others which may be available to check-out from your college for class use.

TurningPoint Clickers
Several of the City Colleges have TurningPoint clickers for classroom use. These sets include the student clickers, a receiver, and the software (which runs off a flash drive; no need for installation!). Questions can be asked verbally or the instructor can embed questions into a Powerpoint presentation. This tool also works seamlessly with Publisher-created Clicker Powerpoints.

For Training and Support Resources on TurningPoint Clickers:

• TurningPoint User Guides: https://www.turningtechnologies.com/user-guides/turningpoint

In addition to these resources, please visit  http://www.turningtechnologies.com for more information.

Other Polling Tools for Exploration

• SMART Response System (to use with the classroom SMART Board and Notebook)
• For additional SMART Response resources visit https://home.smarttech.com
  

• Poll Everywhere (free): Free polling tool that can be used with personal devices (computer, tablet, cell phone)
• For more information and to get started visit http://www.PollEverywhere.com

• Socrative (free): Free polling and quiz tool that can be used with personal devices (computer, tablet, or cell phone via Android/iPhone app)
• For more information and to get started, visit http://www.socrative.com

Several of the city colleges have clickers available for check-out:
Olive-Harvey College
Classroom sets of TurningPoint clickers can be checked out for a semester at a time through the STEM Center for Teaching and Learning at OHC. Contact ohc-stem_ctl@ccc.edu to schedule an appointment or stop by Room 3307 to check them out.

Harold Washington College
Classroom sets of TurningPoint clickers are available for check-out through the Library Department at Harold Washington College. Please phone (312) 553-3030 or visit the 5th floor for audio-visual equipment service.

Kennedy-King College
Classroom sets of TurningPoint clickers can be checked-out from the library at KKC. Request an appointment with the library for lab usage. For more information, visit KKC Library website.

Wright College
Classroom sets of TurningPoint clickers are available at the Narragansett and Humboldt Park campuses for check-out through IT-Media Services. For more information, visit Wright Media Services website.

Truman College
At this time, there are no clicker sets available for check-out centrally at Truman College. Although several departments have purchased their own sets.

Daley College (N/A)
 
Malcolm X College (N/A)