a teacher to check for students' understanding by
asking students to click on a part of the screen to
answer questions. Teachers immediately see
where the clicks are to gauge how many students
"get it." NetClick does not limit the number of participants, while the free version of Join.Me is limited to 10 participants.
Screen shot 1: JoinMe interface shows options to
"share" or "join." In the "join" option, there is a
form field to enter a code.
Screen shot 2: teacher screen with generated
code, shown after clicking "share."
Screen shot 3: View of teacher's screen with the
access code prominently displayed. Students can
show understanding of concepts by tapping on
any part of the image, and their taps are displayed as heat maps on the teacher's view. This
feature can be turned on or off by activating the
"hide/show clicks" button.
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