Day+4

**Today's Objectives:** By the end of today's session, participants will be able to:

 * ====Activate and calibrate student response systems to the board ====
 * ====Use the question wizard to create and embed questions within the flipchart ====
 * ====Use the express poll to create ad hoc questions within the flipchart ====
 * ====Explore various types of question formatting that will promote critical thinking ====
 * ====Export results of student response systems to excel ====

**Lesson Format: **

 * ====**Activator/Homework:** After reading last nights article for homework, participants will work in small groups to come up with five key components for working with Activotes and Activexpressions within the classroom. Once each group has come up with their five components, they will write them on the board. As a group, we will share out and sort through the various answers. Then participants will use the activotes to vote for the top 5 components for using the response systems. ====
 * ====**Group Discussion:** Participants will watch the following video about using student response systems (SRS) in the classroom: ====

====After watching the video, we will discuss as group some of the pro's that were discussed in the video. How does the SRS help to promote student engagement and interactivity? What can teachers do to promote critical thinking with the SRS? Why are students more engaged when using the SRS? ====


 * ====**Learning Task 1: Activote/Activexpression Question Wizard:** Participants will work to learn how to create a question embedded into their flipchart through the ActivInspire question wizard. The instructor will guide them through the steps of creating a question and show them how to use the question wizard to instantly poll students for questions. ====
 * ====**Learning Task 2: Ad Hoc Questioning:** Participants will work to learn how to create ad hoc questions using the Express Poll. Participants will learn that questions can be written directly on the page in the middle of a lesson in order to instantly get feedback from students. The instructor will lead them through the steps of using the Express Poll to poll students. ====
 * ====**Learning Task 3: Question Templates:** Participants will be lead through the resources found in their resource browser to find the various question layouts and answer templates that are available through the ActivInspire software. They will learn how to incorporate these into an existing page within the flipchart and edit the format to create custom questions. ====
 * ====**Group Discussion:** After participants have been lead through the various instructional tasks, they will discuss the various pro's and con's to the three different types of Activote/Activexpression questions. Creating a table (see picture below), participants will decide which type of question template works best in the classroom and how they can work to enhance learning. ====


 * ====**Small Group Activity:** Participants will work in small groups to look at some of the various question layouts (as seen below). Each group will determine how the question layouts can be used to promote critical and creative thinking within a lesson. After small groups have time to discuss, they will share out their layout with the rest of the class and discuss other ideas. ====

SRS templates for critical thinking:
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 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Learning Task 4: Exporting Results:** Participants will learn how to view the results of their Activote and Activexpression poll results through the various graphs and tables available. They will learn how to display the results for students to view, and determine which answers were correct/incorrect. Participants will then learn the steps of exporting their results to an excel spreadsheet so that they can print them out and view them at a later time. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Work Time:** Participants will be given a minimum of 30 minutes to work on the flipcharts required for course completion. They will be asked to utilize the tools taught today and incorporate activotes or activexpressions somewhere within their flipcharts. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Homework:** Participants should continue to work on their two flipcharts at home for tonight's homework. If they would like feedback on what they have thus far, they can post it to the Completed Flipcharts page for feedback from the instructor.Participants should be prepared to share both flipcharts tomorrow during the class. ====