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Teaching by remote control – Classroom Performance System allows students to get instant feedback

March 12, 2005 /

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With 32 tiny clickers that look like remote controls, a receiving unit that looks like a miniature space ship and a huge projection screen, Mike Nelson doesn’t worry about his students dozing off or passing notes in class.

They’re too busy playing a slightly different version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" called "Who Want to Learn Spanish the Fast and Easy Way?"

It’s called CPS, the Classroom Performance System and it’s the latest high-tech teaching method guaranteed to help students retain and learn information quicker and easier, while encouraging 100 percent classroom participation.

The EXCEL Foundation: http://www.excelfoundation.org

By CHRISTI WILHELM
Staff writer

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