How to incorporate Beyond Question into your curriculum?

Beyond Question gives teachers a broad range of ways to improve the learning environment. You can perform anonymous surveys to get students' honest opinions on topics that might be difficult to discuss. Shy students feel empowered because they can freely participate without concern for embarrassment. The more teachers have their finger on the pulse of the class, the better they can teach the students.

An effective way to get a class off to a good start is to ask three to five questions to determine if the students did their homework. Once this is done a few times, the students will realize they have to do their work. You might also use this approach to review a previous lesson which is the basis of a new topic.

To keep students focused and on task during the lesson, use Beyond Question to ask a couple of quick review questions every 10 -15 minutes. The students will remain alert and attentive because they know questions will be asked. When wrapping up the lesson. present a few questions to make sure the students understood the material.

There are many ways to leverage the power of Beyond Question in your classes. The simplest method is to simply ask verbal questions and have the students respond with their remotes. The results can be immediately displayed to the class and discussed further if needed. Another option would be to write questions on the board or display a transparency on an overhead projector.

The next level of usage is to prepare a few questions in advance of the class and insert them into the lesson to make sure the students are following along and understand the material. By using the word processing capabilities within Beyond Question, you can create questions with objective answers. You can also define an answer key and assign point values to enable automatic scoring.

Assessments can be developed to be used as a group exercise or self-paced, whereby the students use their remotes to work at their own speed. If you have electronic versions of quizzes and tests, Beyond Question can open the file and create individual questions. If you add an answer key you can give the test, grade it, and save it to your gradebook or open it in Excel for further analysis.

One of the most powerful methods of using Beyond Question is to automatically open and present lessons in PowerPoint. Many textbook publishers and subject matter websites have content that you can download to your computer and directly present to your class. This provides the ability to deliver colorful, creative, and engaging lessons that will keep the student's attention.

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