OMG! What a tool! Tired of your student not working in class? Tired of he/she pretending to do some work and the paper is blank? What about the one that does not even have pencil and paper? Have you ever gotten the "deer in headlights" look? Do you have any students that just detest Mathematics? Well, a metamorphosis can occur! I have only been using the Mobi 360 for 2 wks with my 8th Grade Mathematics students and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT ! It is a classroom instruction system that guides instruction and assessment! The Insight 360 will be your American Express card for school. You will not want to teach without it!
When I first used it with my students, they got excited because they saw the "clickers." They love using those remotes to input answers. I love their enthusiasm and I loved that they asked to use it again and not put it away! Every teacher loves this attitude. Well, as I begin to write a practice problem on the Mobi and advise them to evaluate it, I could see them actually making a sincere effort to get the answer. I used to write at the Mimeo, then walk around the room to see who is working. Now, I can write the problem on the Mobi (including word problems) and save time by seeing who's working and how they are progressing as I actually write on the Mobi!. Well, you may say I do that already. Well even if I write on my Mobi at my desk, it tells me the student's name, remote number and whether he/she has the correct answer! So I can say "#12, try again okay!" or" #1 check out your addition", etc. Immediate assessment is my kind of living in a Mathematics classroom.
Additionally, I can get reports to show how the class is doing indicating whether future teaching is needed on that concept or individual tutoring on a particular concept with certain students. I am all about using my time wisely! Performance summaries are AWESOME! I can even show the correct answer in a bar graph and show the other responses enabling me to immediately rectify a mistake being made by a few students. The results are an important tool for teachers!
I can even put a timer on the question which I did initially when I saw a couple of students taking extra time indicating whether or not they were done. It also enhanced my cooperative learning because there was more constructive talking amongst the tables which is peer tutoring at its best! Teachers, say hello to your little friend, the Mobi 360!
There is so much more than can be done with the Mobi 360! It's effortless to set up, has full interactive whiteboard capabilities, gives real time assessments/data, can use with any content, and more. There are simple tutorials to get you started today! I encourage you to check it out as soon as possible and remember, it's all about the 21st Century Learner!
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