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Who's Using Clickers?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:59:36 GMT

Find out who's using clickers from eInstruction in Kansas and Nebraska!

Our blog has moved!

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:25:26 GMT

We've moved our blog to a more full-featured blog so that we can give you more up-to-date links and updates! You can subscribe to our new feed by visiting our new blog and clicking on the "Subscribe in reader" link in the top left corner!

NEW clicker articles posted!

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:21:09 GMT

We've posted some great new news articles about clickers on our Clickers in the News page! Check them out!

Lower prices on CPS clickers!

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:21:09 GMT

Now you can get more bang for your buck and get CPS clickers in more classrooms! Don't pass up these great prices on CPS IR and CPS RF clickers!

Enlighten, January 2009, is now online!

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:20:44 GMT

The January 2009 issue of Enlighten, our monthly newsletter, is now available online. In this issue:

Introducing the Interwrite Mobi
DualBoard Rises Above the Crowd
Clickers Making Waves in the News
Great Websites for Interactive Activities
Title Track
Manipulating CPS Lesson Files
Don't Bother Me Mom, I'm Learning book review

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Enlighten, December 2008, is now online!

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:01:39 GMT

The December 2008 issue of Enlighten, our monthly newsletter, is now available online. In this issue:

Special Offers Heading Out the Door at the End of the Month
vClicker Makes Its Debut
$25,000 eI Makeover Winners Announced
Fun Holiday Interactive Activities Holidays
Corraling CPS Graphics On My Desktop
New Reads on the ET Bookshelf
More New CPS Users

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Enlighten, November 2008, is now online!

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:41:05 GMT

The November 2008 issue of Enlighten, our monthly newsletter, is now available on line. In this issue:

77" Interwrite Board Just $799
Common Technology Purchase Traps to Avoid
Fun Interactive Thanksgiving Activities
Vote for eI Makeover Winners
New Training Resources Available
A Cure for Buyer's Remorse
Fan Mail for the Interwrite Pad
Scraping Up Some Tech Moo-lah

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New Interactive Thanksgiving Activities

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:41:05 GMT

We've posted some great new interactive Thanksgiving activities that would be fun to use with your clickers, interactive tablet, or whiteboard on our seasonal activities page. I love the virtual field trip to Plymouth where the kids are the historians, and who wouldn't have fun with a Turkey Day Mad-Lib? Enjoy!

Upgrade to Workspace 7.7 Now Available

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:09:57 GMT

The latest upgrade of Workspace is now available for download from eInstruction. If you'd like more information about what's included in this upgrade, check out our October newsletter. Click the link below to download the latest Workspace upgrade...

Enlighten, October 2008, is now online!

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:06:04 GMT

The October 2008 issue of Enlighten, our monthly newsletter, is now available on line. In this issue:

All Clickers Are Not Created Equal
Back to School Pricing Extends to End of Year
New Upgrade to Workspace Now Available
Clickers & the Election
New Grant & Funding Opportunities
Dictionary Day
NCSS 2008

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Win an eInstruction Makeover!

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:12:26 GMT

Collaborate with your class to produce a music video demonstrating how technology can and is being used in the classroom and you can win an eI Makeover for your classroom worth over $25,000. Visit www.eimakeover.com to check out the details, so that you are ready for the start of this contest on September 15th! While you're there, you can view last year's winning videos, which are SUPER! The K-5 winner had me a little teary-eyed, the 9-12 winner had me laughing out loud, and the 6-8 winner had me singing along! Click on the link to download a printable flyer to share with your staff or hang in your teachers' lounge!

eInstruction Interactive Tablet Comparison

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:26:09 GMT

The judges' decision is still out, so we've outlined the differences between the CPS Chalkboard and the Interwrite School Pad, and we're waiting for you to weigh in with your opinions. Both are a wonderful complement to CPS clickers, so find out how these two interactive tablets from eInstruction stack up to each other in the ring...

New Bingo Review Game for Clickers

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:44:45 GMT

Patricia Malcolm, a teacher at Eastern Wayne High School in Goldsboro, NC, submitted a very creative bingo review game to use with clickers in your classroom. It's a fantastic idea that we haven't even seen before! Check it out on our Clicker Review Game page...

Enlighten, September 2008, is now online!

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:58:08 GMT

The September 2008 issue of Enlighten, our monthly newsletter, is now available on line. In this issue:

Get Back to School Pricing Before It's Gone
CPS Chalkboard vs Interwrite School Pad
Win an eInstruction Makeover
Grant & Funding Opportunities
Big Whopper Liar Day
New Mac Download Available

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Use Clickers & Donate Rice For Hunger

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:39:49 GMT

I came across this site yesterday, www.freerice.com, which has a great vocabulary game on it. For each answer you get right, 20 grains of rice will be donated through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger. The game gives you one word (which gets more difficult the more questions you answer correctly) and the 4 answer choices are set up like a multiple choice question - a perfect setup to incorporate clickers! Just use the verbal mode and label the answer choices A,B,C and D. You might not even need to label the answer choices, as junior high or high school students could probably remember which letter corresponds with which answer. Your students are expanding their vocabulary and earning rice to end world hunger at the same time. How's that for multi-tasking? You might also find that your students are even motivated to play this activity at home outside of the classroom! This website does come with a warning, however. "WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, and job performance!" Your 200, 500 or 1,000 grains may not seem like much by itself, but consider that in its first five months, FreeRice generated enough rice to feed more than one million people.

New Activities for Whiteboards and CPS Clickers

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:36:07 GMT

We've updated our activities page for whiteboard and clicker activities. Visit and browse new links for CPS databases, whiteboard activities links, and links to various Internet quizzes and interactive activities on a variety of subjects...

Enlighten, August 2008, is now online!

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:31:08 GMT

The August 2008 issue of Enlighten, our monthly newsletter, is now available on line. In this issue:

Head Back to School With Special Pricing
Great News for CPS Chalkboard Users
Don't Forget the New Software Downloads
$$ For Clickers in a Flash
Free Training at Your Fingertips
What's New at Engaging Technologies?

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New Training Resources Added

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:52:13 GMT

We've recently updated our Downloads page, adding lots of new training resources! In addition to the CPS for Mac training modules, you'll now find new training modules for CPS for Windows, CPS for Higher Ed, ExamView, and Workspace. Take advantages of these great resources...

Clickers in Action...Check It Out!

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:20:45 GMT

We've gathered up some great videos of clickers in action, both at the elementary and higher ed levels. Check them out at...

New FAQ: How Do I Get A CPS Access Card?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:57:59 GMT

School is getting close to starting and the search for used textbooks is on! If you do purchase used textbooks, you might find yourself without the CPS Access Card on your booklist. Find out how to do without it...

Enlighten, Summer 2008, is now online!

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:32:15 GMT

The Summer issue of Enlighten is now available! In this issue:

Download the Latest PC Version of CPS
Workspace Examview Edition Now Available
The Next-Gen Lecturer
Our New User List Has Exploded
Content Meets Technology Sweepstakes Winners
Under Construction

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New FAQ: Other Software to Use With CPS?

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:30:25 GMT

Have you ever thought that CPS didn't have enough games for your taste and wondered what else you could use with CPS clickers? Look no more! Here's some suggestions for other games to play with clickers - great for reviewing for tests and making learning fun...

New FAQ: Do I Have to Have a Whiteboard?

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:42 GMT

We fielded this question a lot at NETA while we were using wireless tablets. Find out how our products - clickers, tablets, and whiteboards - depend or don't on each other...

OOPS! Add Broken Bow to the List!

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:13:43 GMT

Someone alerted us to the fact that Broken Bow Public Schools wasn't on our Nebraska list of CPS users. Thank you! It wasn't intentional; we just missed getting them on the LONG list of users! With new users hopping on board so quickly, we must have missed one in our excitement. Thanks for keeping up honest, Vickie! Be sure and check that your school is on the list. If you see that it isn't, please let us know...

Enlighten, May 2008, is now online!

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:07:28 GMT

The May issue of Enlighten, our monthly update, is now available! In this issue:

Our NETA Winners
Content Meets Technology Sweepstakes
Together or Separate - It's All Good
Clicking My Way Through Intermittent Mediocrity
Spring Fever Pricing on Whiteboards and Pads
Welcome Our New Users

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Spring Fever Pricing

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:07:28 GMT

We've got special Spring Fever Pricing available on special combinations of Interwrite Boards and Pads that is good through June 30, 2008. Check it out...

NETA 2008 -Great Time, Big Winners

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:07:28 GMT

I hope that all of you had as much fun at NETA 2008 as we did! I don't go to shows much, as I am usually stuck in front of my computer screen at home, but I had a great time visiting with many of you. We had great traffic at our booth and some very happy teachers left NETA with great new clicker technology to use in their classroom! Our latest newsletter has all of our winners listed, so I'll let you check that out here...

NETA 2008 is finally here!

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:45:21 GMT

Well, the NETA countdown clicker is almost at zero as I type this. Dustin chalked up a late night setting up the booth, but it looks great! We're located in the Heartland Room at the Holiday Inn, right across from the Mac booth, and we've got whiteboards, clickers, and tablets for you to come and try out for yourself. Of course, don't forget to register for the classroom setup worth over $7000 while you're there! If you're planning your schedule, you can download the list of clicker presentations and make sure to attend! We'll be there Thursday and Friday, and we hope to see you there!

CPS in Ulysses, Kansas classroom

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:07:57 GMT

This new article showcases the use of CPS and other new technologies in the 4th grade classroom of Margie McDaniel in Ulysses, Kansas. Margie has been an enthusiastic CPS customer for several years and we appreciate her willingness to share what she's doing in her classroom! Find out how Margie's using CPS in her classroom...

Win Big Issue of Enlighten is online!

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:47:25 GMT

We've posted a special issue of our Enlighten newsletter in our newsletter archives...Win Big! There are now 2 ways to win a free classroom setup worth over $7000 and we'll tell you all about it. I guess if you were incredibly lucky you could actually win both systems for your school! Find out how you can win free technology for your classroom in this special issue of Enlighten...

UNO's experience with CPS clickers

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:47 GMT

We've added a great new addition to the top of our CPS Success page! Jay Killion, Assistant Director of Academic Computing at University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), shared with us the PowerPoint that he and Ted Turgeon, Instructional Designer at UNO, developed for their presentation at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference this spring. After a comprehensive "clicker study," UNO standardized on CPS in 2007. This presentation outlines their implementation process, their challenges, and success. Title: A Strategic Approach to Implementing Clickers

Abstract: This presentation will outline the process the University of Nebraska at Omaha used to implement a standardized clicker system. The goal was to ensure clickers were employed as an enduring pedagogical tool and not treated as another fad. The challenge was removing the barriers to adoption and creating communities of practice.

New FAQ: Error Message - Cannot update results

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:40:22 GMT

Another new question on our Clicker FAQ page, and this is something we haven't seen before! We've encouraged Cici to contact tech support and let us know what she finds out. If you've had this same problem, please leave a comment with your solution!

New FAQ: How to turn clickers on?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:40:22 GMT

There's a new question on our Clicker FAQ page. Glean some information or add your comments!

NETA Issue of Enlighten is online!

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:17:43 GMT

We've posted a special issue of our Enlighten newsletter in our newsletter archives...Countdown to NETA 2008! We've outlined all the clicker breakout sessions and workshops that will be available for you to attend at NETA 2008 at the Holiday Inn Central in Omaha, April 24-25th. We've even included a PDF file of clicker presentations that you can print and take with you. Be sure to check it out!

Clickers and chalkboards at Southern Valley

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:34:06 GMT

This new article by a Southern Valley Junior/Senior High School senior, Kassie Moore, showcases recent CPS clicker and chalkboard implementation by Southern Valley Schools in Oxford, NE...

Our April newsletter is now online!

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:49:46 GMT

The newest issue of Enlighten, our monthly update, is now available! In this issue:

New CPS SuccessesSouthern Valley Implements CPSNETA Countdown BeginsEarn a FREE CPSNew Teaching with Clickers pageOur New RSS Feed To receive Enlighten directly in your inbox, subscribe HERE!

Interesting discussion after data slicing with clickers

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:29:47 GMT

I've added several new stories on our CPS Success page lately. One of the latest is a blog post detailing the use of clickers in a law classroom at UCLA Law School. In this account, considerable discussion was generated by the data slicing that was done (something CPS makes so easy!). I've also added an instructor testimonial from Ryerson School of Nursing and a great account from a 4th grade teacher whose students are begging to use the "remote thingies!" See how CPS is jumpstarting success...

Help Wanted...We need your questions!

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:19:18 GMT

We're trying to set up a great Clicker FAQ page and we need your help! Send us your best "clicker questions" and we'll give you our best "clickers answers."

The beauty of this FAQ page is that you'll be able to help others by leaving comments on their questions.

Whether you're looking for specific clicker strategies for a certain subject area or grade level or if you are an IT staff member that would like to share your "most asked" questions, we need your help!

Just go to the clicker FAQ page, submit your question, and let's work on building a resource we can all benefit from!

New articles posted on Clickers in the News page!

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:19:18 GMT

We've added some new articles on our Clickers in the News page!

Find out how CPS is changing classrooms across the country!

Critical Mac update issued after KU fiasco

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:19:18 GMT

If you follow the clicker news as doggedly as I do, you might have heard of the clicker fiasco at the University of Kansas last week. All 923 students aced the test when the clicker system (ours by the way) used to give the tests crashed, erasing scores for the entire class.

However, what you probably didnt hear was how quickly eInstruction jumped on correcting the problem. eInstruction President Steve Kaye personally visited the campus, and a Critical Mac Update was released this week and can be downloaded HERE.

Why did this fiasco occur in the first place?

The issue occurs in the Mac version of the CPS software related to use of Self Paced Testing, also referred to as SMA or Student Managed Assessment. The problem only occurs in the event that ALL four of the following criteria are met:

You are using the CPS Software on a Mac, AND
You are using the CPS RF (w LCD) clicker, AND;
You are administering multiple versions of a test using SMA (Self Paced) mode, AND;
You sort the incoming student responses using either the Name field or the Attempted field.

Sothe updated version of CPS Mac is available for download HERE.

Until then, if you cannot update CPS for Mac at this time, please refrain from sorting incoming student response data when giving a Self Paced Test (SMA) with multiple versions.

We now offer interactive whiteboards!

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:19:18 GMT

One of the great things about the eInstruction/Interwrite merger is our ability to offer the TOTAL solution...clickers, content, AND the most responsive whiteboard on the market today!

Contact us to schedule a demo! We'll show you how to set up an engaging, interactive classroom with the best quality products on the market today!

Click below to get a look at our interactive boards (previously Interwrite)!

Find what you need on our new Downloads page!

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:35:14 GMT

We finally got up a page where you can locate CPS downloads, including those downloads available directly from the eInstruction website and also our training modules.

We'll continue to add new resources to this page as they become available.

If you've got some great resources to share, please contact us and we'll be sure to get them posted!