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1. iClass Interactive Class Response System iClass User manual Table of Contents Me AVON oe scactas vse E E E E RE 1 1 Importance of interactive class in the curriculum reform ccceeeee 1 2 Tools To faciltate interactive Clas S ssc sccexiccsscrssvessecuece edessasennzhedesenassawnecameaece 2 System COMPOMCINS coi cieusiceraccarnciracrcaseeerdraorinseseaeeesdraateansauvonsdeapeesteiewoeinacensciees PCAC ICE SCL CO resets A E AE A E 22 PSTN E o S PE E E E E E E 3 Opearahon Proceduro seoce arne EA EEAO EEEO 3 1 E S PE EA AE ITE ATE J2 Survey with single Option cccccccccccsssssssseccccccesaeesssecceceeseeaeeesseseeeess 3 3 Survey with multiple Options ccc ceeeseeecceeceeeeeeseeecceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeas 34 M l pl choice GUCS MOIS serisi 3 5 Showing the students choices and scores essessseseeeessssssesseeessssssssee 3 6 Identify the top SUNG Cio saast teen shonscans eeadecers areddsesseaaseneavansecte meu aeeasinars 3 7 S ese MESS C0 a E E E ee eee 3 8 Sput I WES Sy SOC a ectaeeeccice sinus caiteenenieceu sia scateanececessaeimecesuecaneanssamenecnee E ADOUR 6 e Regen eer eeeres eer E 1 Introduction 1 1 Importance of interactive class in the curriculum reform Interactive teaching is very important in the curriculum reform It is important for a good teacher to plan lectures to actively engage students in their learning encourage more students to get involve in classroom di2. Reset score Step 1 Press the button Clear to reset the score to Zero Step 2 Press Yes on the confirmation box Reset the score now ae 3 8 Shut down the system Step 1 Press the Shut down button at the top right hand corner to turn off the system Confirm shutdown _12 4 About the project This is a project supported by the Teaching Development Grant of the University of Hong Kong Principal Investigator Dr Wilton Fok Co Investigators Dr K S Lui Dr Vincent Tam Dr Cecilia Chan Dr Allen Yuen Dr Hayden So Development Team Mr Au Yeung Hoi Hang Mr Law Kam Yuen Project web site and Apps download www eee hku hk iclass m A m m Enquiries Dr Wilton Fok E mail wtfok eee hku hk Tel 852 2857 8490 Collaborated by Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Centre for Information Technology in Education The University of Hong Kong IT KS THE UNIVERSITY X OF HONG KONG JE Cs Peetl Acknowledgement Teaching Development Grant University of Hong Kong _13
3. choice s will then be displayed on their corresponding seat Tip box In some case when students are hesitated to let others know their choice this step can be skipped to encourage more students to participate and to protect students privacy Step 2 Optional Click Show Score sow Choice Optional Optional On the Student Screen the students choices will be shown by the colored circle and their score will be shown on the top left corner of their corresponding seat position If a student answers a question correctly the corresponding seat will be highlighted in green color _10 3 6 Identify the top students In some occasions a teacher may want to identify which student s has have answered the most number of questions correctly Tip box Some teachers like to use positive reinforcement to encourage students to participate and achieve For example teachers can presented some souvenirs such as books or book vouchers to the well performed students as encouragements or in some case a team of well performed students are required to represent the class etc This function may be useful in these cases Step 1 Select the number of top scores to be displayed N Step 2 Press Top Student to show the seat position of the first N top score students Top Score 1 gt 15 gt VO si WO L 11 Then the corresponding seat the first N top score students will turn into blue 3 7
4. me allowed Step 2 Enable the Multiple Button Step 3 Click Capture to capture the choices Step 4 Students should press their choice during the capture period Time allowed Step 5 Select what to display to on the Student Screen Press Show Pie Show Bar and or Show Seat to display hide the bar chart pie chart and seating plan on the Student Screen Press one to turn on and press again to turn off Student screen control C C Pic 3 4 Multiple choice questions Step 1 Select the Capture duration Step 2 Click Capture to capture the choices Step 3 Students should press their choice during the capture period Time allowed nnn Capture time c Step 4 Select what to display to on the Student Screen Press Show Pie Show Bar and or Show Seat to display hide the bar chart pie chart and seating plan on the Student Screen Press one to turn on and press again to turn off Student screen control Ce CI Ce B amp O cay um amp Step 5 Enter the right answer A B C or D to the system For example if the right answer is B Blue then press the blue button Me Titrrrt ia Sees 3 5 Showing the students choices and scores Step 1 Optional If you want to show the choices answered by the students press the Show Choice button on the Teacher Screen Their
5. mponents 2 1 Teacher Screen Description of buttons on the screen iClass Mobile a ae Eaei mow Score a bk 2 a Bee ee n Pi bed Looe Ba a i a ET ae ent J x h Ari Ef r mm E u ta i EST S h L E Ta Cole LLR k ale je aigei ol Te peA ki EB H o Pa The Teacher Screen Functions No Functions Help Press to get the help menu 12 Show Choice Press to show the choices answered by students on the Students Screen Seating Press to toggle 13 Correct Choice Buttons for the teacher to displaying hiding the Seating declare the correct choice plan on the Students Screen Bar Press to toggle 14 Top Score Show the current highest ae displaying hiding the Bar ae score among the class Chart on the Students Screen Pie Press to toggle 15 Top Student Select the number of top displaying hiding the Pie students to be highlighted in Chart on the Students Screen the Student Screen Time allowed To choose the duration of 16 Clear Clear this question and button capture 15 seconds 30 prepare a new one seconds and 60 seconds To enter question s 17 Reset the score to zero To switch to another Apps 18 Press to display the current iClass Mobile score on the Student Screen Show the time remains for 19 capturing answers from _4 a ia students LS Number of Show the response answers Multiple Allow multiple answers i e response i e the number of students students can press more pressed a pa
6. rt pie chart and seating plan on the Student Screen Press one to turn on and press again to turn off On Teacher screen Student screen control C Pie Tip box 1 When to use what When we want to show the percentage distribution of the choices display the pie chart When we want to display the absolute number of choices display the bar chart 2 Should we show the seating plan Extra attentions should be paid when we display the seating plan The seating plan should not be displayed if it may embarrass some students who have pressed an incorrect answer But by showing the result it could be an effective teaching means as teacher feedback can be made almost instantaneously right after the students answer a question 3 Should we display the real time status of the choice selected during capture Normally you should disable showing the pie chart or the bar chart to avoid students following others in making their decision But in some occasion when such a bias opinion is wanted the real time statistic of the choices can be showed Very often most students will just follow the majority 3 3 Survey with multiple options Students are also allowed to select more than one choice For example voting for their favorite site s for the coming field trip they may choose two or more locations Step 1 Select the capture duration in the selection bar labeled Ti
7. rticular choice than choice Turn off the system Press to start capturing the answer s Show the distribution of a choices in form of a pie chart 2 2 Student Screen zu j l The Student Screen Component Functions S To show this distribution of the choices To show the number of counts of the choices in a bar chart format To show the number of counts of the choices 4 Seat status Yellow color Normal Red color a button pressed Blue color The answer is correct Color circle indicate which button s is are pressed 3 Operation procedures 3 1 Getting started Turn on the 1Class PC in the AV cabinet and the application will be launched automatically 3 2 Survey with single option Step 1 Select the capture duration in the selection bar labeled Time allowed Time allowed Step 2 Click Capture to capture the choices Step 3 Students should press their choice during the capture period Button already pressed Button not yet pressed During this period a count down clock and a progress bar will be displayed on the Student Screen Teacher should remind students to pick their choice by pressing the button s on the armrest of the seat When any button of a seat is pressed the color of the corresponding seat will turn into pink Step 4 Select what to display to on the Student Screen Press Show Pie Show Bar and or Show Seat to display hide the bar cha
8. scussions and to encourage them to work together to complete informal or formal assessment tasks etc As the number of students increases it will be difficult to conduct interactive classes in a large lecture Some students are reluctant to raise their hands in front of big classes A system which can capture and analyze students opinions in a quick and convenient way will be important for interactive teaching and learning during the lecture time 1 2 Tools to facilitate interactive class In order to facilitate interactive class a package of ICT learning tools were developed iClass Button and 1Class Mobile For iClass Button buttons were installed in some specific lecture theatres in HKU for collecting feedbacks through the means of survey and multiple choices The distribution of choices can be shown on a bar chart and or a pie chart so that teachers can identify the common mistakes for adjusting the teaching plan Choices from each seat can be also displayed on a floor plan so that teachers can understand the learning progress of each student through the system For iClass Mobile Students can use an iPhone iPad Android phone or tablet to submit textual and graphical feedbacks ideas and comments during a lecture or in a popular social networking platform such as Facebook The submission can also be view through the Moodle Learning Management System The details can be referred to another User Manual for iClass Mobile 2 System co
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