En la Escuela Elemental de Pittsburg, los alumnos def cuarto grado ahora se encuentran mas confentos pot clue cambiaron los pizarrones el papel y lápiz por tecnologia coma pizarrones digitales, videos educacionales, pizarras de control.

El mattes 10 de mayo; los medios informativos y petsonas importantes de la comunfdad asi coma las padres fueron invitados a la primera demostración a cargo de la clase d e Ms. Angela Brotherton, ahi los alumnos nos enseñaron que por medio de videos, juegos y series de preguntas responden con un sistema de “clicker” este aparato parecido a una calculadores de bolsillo, funciona como un teléfono celular, y la venfaja de este sistema es que los estudiantes pueden “textear” sus respuestas anónimamente pero le da acceso al maestro a comprender y saber de cada alumno.

Esta nueva tecnologia le da un impacto positivo, las estudiantes aprenden mucho mas y cada niño tiene una edacación especializada, incluso las tareas pueden ser hechas y mandadas via internet.

Con esta tecnologia que
la maestra Angela Brotherton que gano el ano pasado por la TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association ) por sus siglas en ingles, incorpora las herramientas necesarias y hace el aprendizaje mas divertido.

LPH

These pictures show the Qwizdom hand-held student response devices and an innovation station in use.

students using the Qwidom handheld remotes

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May 10, 2010 – (PUYALLUP, WA)– Beginning today, May 10, through June 11, Qwizdom will be giving away over $2700 in interactive learning systems, curriculum and software across the nation through a Twitter Promotion, or “Tweetaway.” The company says it hopes to see the technology encourage teachers/administrators to create engaging classroom experiences that help students succeed.

How to win:
Follow @Qwizdom on Twitter…
Trivia questions will be posted to Twitter at 7PM EST on Thursdays and the first educator to reply to @Qwizdom with the correct response will win prizes of increasing value as the promotion continues.

Tweetaway prizes are as follows:
May 13 – Qwizdom connect with premium service
May 20 – Qwizdom connect with premium service
May 27 – Q7 tablet + WizTeach tools
June 3 – Q7 tablet + WizTeach tools
June 10 – Complete Classroom Set including 24 Q2 student remotes, a Q7 teacher tablet, Qwizdom Connect Software, and WizTeach tools

The “tweetaway” and giveaways are open to educators across America. (Please note that this promotion is not available to educators outside of the United States). Limit one prize per school, one prize per educator.
For more information on Qwizdom, visit www.qwizdom.com.

About Qwizdom, Inc.
Qwizdom provides integrated education technology solutions for thousands of schools throughout the U.S. and U.K. Striving to make learning both effective and engaging, Qwizdom offers the most advanced radio-frequency classroom response technology (patents pending), a complete software learning system, more than 150 interactive curriculum programs, and a digital learning network. Founded in 1984, Qwizdom has offices in the Seattle area, Cleveland, and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.qwizdom.com.

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Isaiah Porter, 13, center, and Chris Chan, 13, right, feel the thrill of competition as they answer U.S. History questions using the Qwizdom Student Response System at school. The technology keeps kids engaged and encourages quiet students to participate at Los Alamitos School District schools.

LOS ALAMITOS–Oak Middle School has seen a significant jump in its state test scores since the introduction of a new learning technology that forces students to participate in classroom lessons and helps teachers better tailor their lectures, officials said.

Social Studies teacher Todd Schmidt acted as the guinea pig for the Los Alamitos Unified School District in using a hand-held, question-and-answer program called Qwizdom that he says helps students better learn and retain information.

“There’s this lofty goal that sounds unattainable, but (we can) actually achieve it: to get every student to answer every question, every time,” he said.

The technology allows the teacher to ask a question related to the lesson, then students plug in the answer on a hand-held remote. The teacher can see who has answered and who hasn’t.

Answers are projected onto a computer screen that uses kid-friendly graphs and games to keep students engaged.

Schmidt said Qwizdom specifically benefits students who are shy or not confident to answer questions out loud in the classroom because it allows them to participate anonymously.

“It is non-threatening,” he said. “I have proof that shows these kids are definitely getting it.”

And that proof comes in the form of better standardized state test scores, he said.

“We had a 20-point jump in Social Studies in theCalifornia State Test,” Schmidt said. “Los Alamitos is 75 percent proficient, which is three times the state average. Last year, we went up to 84 percent because we’ve been using these. I think next year our scores are going to be even higher.”

The program also lets teachers better mold their lesson plans because they can see what students are grasping or what concepts may need more attention.

“Now, I know exactly what to hit,” Schmidt said. “It has impacted my teaching so dramatically… because I know they’re understanding and retaining the material.”

The program started in Schmidt’s classroom last year and this spring the district has been incorporating the hand-held devices into more classrooms and a variety of subjects including math, language arts and science, he said.

Contact the writer: jfletcher@ocregister.com

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