CPS+System

CPS System (Student Response) Reflection:

One technology that addresses the integration of productivity tools is the CPS system. This is a student response system that uses small remote-control devices that allow students to select a response and send it digitally. My computer then tabulates the results instantly. I can use it for class polls or student-paced quizzes. It’s very productive because students don’t need pencil or paper to take quizzes; they can simply enter their responses into the remote and send it. I can then print out the results and enter the grades into the grade book.

In using the CPS system more and more, I learned that it has many features and benefits. The CPS system is nice because I can use it to review concepts and it allows the students some anonymity. If I notice that many students are getting answer wrong, I can review the concepts. It can be used for more than productivity (fast grading, fewer materials), it can be used to quickly evaluate whether students are really understanding a concept so I can re-teach or review as soon as possible.

In the future, I intend on helping colleagues utilize the CPS system (I've already had a fellow English teacher ask me how I use it in the classroom), and I would like to attend more training on different features of the system. I would also like to create more tests with it, so students can take a test without paper and pencil; they would just click their way through it.