Does anyone know of a similar app for Android? A quick search in the market didn't turn up anything that looks comparable... On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Jim Sibley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Here is another app like pick me > > *YouSpin > > > *Interesting iPhone/iPad application to quickly and randomly select one > team to report. Lets you configure a custom roulette wheel with team names. > > http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/youspin/id333210228?mt=8# > > The fun really begins when the instructor includes their name on the > dial........students end up chanting the instructors name hoping they will > have to report > > >>> This is from http://www.teambasedlearning.org/ideas > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Dean Parmelee <[log in to unmask]> > *Reply-To: *Dean Parmelee <[log in to unmask]> > *Date: *Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:03:40 -0500 > *To: *"[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject: *Re: Downtime between application and discussion > > > We've been happy with this procedure, like Bill's: > > When 1/2 the teams are complete (indicated by flag raising), then there > are X minutes > remaining for the rest of the class. The X we have either set arbitrarily > depending on the > complexity of the topic area OR team vote at the beginning on a set of > options: 2 min, 5 min, > 10 min. - this only takes a couple of minutes to do. > > While I have listserve attention, let me share a facilitation tip that we > have grown to ask "why > haven't we done this all along?" It is the 'random' selection of students > to stand up and speak. > We use either pink pong balls in a box OR one of the cool new APPs for > iPAD or iPHONE > like 'Pick Me.' You can population the APP with team groupings and spin > to land on someone > new. Using this process of selection guarantees that everyone stays on > their toes, otherwise when > you ask for "someone answer this," most students relax since they know an > smart extravert will > jump for the chance. > > Try it. You'll love it. > > Dean > On Jan 19, 2012, at 9:17 AM, Brescia, Bill wrote: > > We do not tell the students how much time they have. We use a "Done" sign > on a stand. When about 1/2 the teams have finished I announce that they > have 5 minutes to finish. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 19, 2012, at 7:40 AM, "Chris Burns" <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > We typically do not tell students how long they have to complete > application exercises (or other group work) because they will use the > entire time, whether they need it or not. Getting the class together before > the allotted time is up can be nearly impossible. Instead we ask students > to work on the problem and use audience response clickers to monitor > progress in real-time with a slide that says "1. I am done with the > exercise". When most of the groups are finished, we announce a one or two > minute warning and move on. Students seem to appreciate getting to the > discussion efficiently. > > Chris Burns > University of Virginia > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:08:16 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Downtime between application and discussion > To: [log in to unmask] > > > I’ve been using TBL in my developmental psychology classes for the last > few years. I am struggling with what to do when some teams are done with > the application activities before others. I typically let the students know > how much time they’ll have to complete the activity, and some teams take > the whole time to complete it, while others don’t. So then I have students > who are waiting for others to complete the assignment so we can have our > class discussion. I'd love to hear suggestions for what I could have the > teams who finish early do until we’re ready for the class discussion? > > > > Krisztina > > > -- > ****************************************** > Krisztina Varga Jakobsen, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor > Department of Psychology, MSC 7704 > 91 E. Grace St. > James Madison University > Harrisonburg, VA 22807 > 540-568-4301 > > > > > > > > > Dean Parmelee, M.D. > > Associate Dean for Academic Affairs > > Boonshoft School of Medicine > > Wright State University > > Dayton, Ohio > > http://www.med.wright.edu/aa/parmelee.html > > > > >