Imagine a classroom where ALL of your pupils are involved in the lesson ... where ALL of them are enthusiastic ... where you can interactively assess how they are doing using tests, audience reaction and formative assessments to help the teaching and learning process.

Now you can do all of this and much more with the CRS by AlphaSmart that features new, radio frequency (RF) technology with significant benefits over any other interactive system, and at an affordable price.

CRS allows you to encourage classroom participation easily and assess pupil performance quickly. With its state-of-the-art wireless communication technology between the teacher's computer and the pupils' remote handheld devices, you can communicate with each individual pupil in your classroom to accelerate learning, increase self-confidence, and make learning and teaching enjoyable again!

CRS Case Studies

All evaluators of the CRS voting system were enthusiastic about the system, as were the students in the classes that were included in the trial.

The teachers commented on the fact that quizzes or tests designed to be used with the CRS could be differentiated to suit all abilities, and that all were encouraged to participate in lessons by the degree of confidentiality afforded by the system. This affected both extremes of the ability scale: the very able as well as the less able. The CRS enabled teachers rapidly to assess learning in the classroom and hence adapt planning, even in the course of a lesson. They were better able to target resources to those students who needed them as a result.

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Summary of Schoolzone evaluation of CRS by AlphaSmart.

Features & Benefits

With CRS, you'll:

Engage pupils in learning. CRS provides an interactive, anonymous, and non-threatening way for pupils to communicate with teachers that encourages classroom participation and supports learning. It also supports pupil-paced learning.

Obtain instant feedback. With state-of-the-art wireless communication between the software and pupils' handheld remotes, you can immediately assess pupil performance using real-time scoring.

Improve pupil skills and confidence. Through more targeted instruction, you can help pupils develop improved skills and greater self-confidence, which results in stronger academic performances and higher test scores.

Enjoy better technology at an affordable price. The handheld remotes communicate with your desktop software via new, low-power wireless technology that is especially helpful in extending battery life (each remote unit is powered by just two AA batteries which should run for about 1000 hours). This technology is significantly better and more reliable than IR-based communications and is not limited by line of sight.

Save time. You'll save time by automating assessment scoring and saving the results immediately to your mark-book. This means you'll have more time to do what you do best: teach!

How it works

Teacher chooses form of assessment. Using software that runs on your computer (Windows or Macintosh), you can create a variety of different assessments - everything from single questions to quizzes and tests. The software comes with content item banks, and the ability to input formal assessments.	Pupils respond. Each of your pupils logs on and answers the question(s) using the handheld remote unit, which communicates with your desktop computer via a wireless connection. Questions can be displayed on the hand-held screen or projected onto a classroom whiteboard.The remote device supports the following question types: True/False, Yes/No, multiple choice, and numeric responses. The crisp, high-resolution LCD display allows pupils to see questions and answers by simply scrolling - meaning that CRS can be used in rooms with no whiteboard or projector. Text can be displayed in multi-sized characters for enhanced readability.	Teacher monitors performance. Your pupils' responses are immediately available to you through the software's instant reporting and real-time scoring capabilities, so you can intervene and adjust instruction as necessary to maximize learning. Pupil performance information is automatically captured in the built-in mark-book.

Increase Pupil Participation with Interactive, Handheld Remote Units!

The handheld remote communicates with your desktop software via new, low-power wireless technology that is especially helpful in extending battery life (each remote unit is powered by just two AA batteries that will last more than one year in the classroom with regular use!). This technology is significantly better and more reliable than IR-based communications and is not limited by line of sight. No aiming, no obstructions!

Each of your pupils logs on and answers the question(s) using the handheld remote unit. The remote device supports the following question types: True/False, Yes/No, multiple choice, and numeric responses.

Questions can be projected onto a classroom whiteboard, or displayed on the handheld screen.

The crisp, high-resolution LCD display allows pupils to see questions and answers by simply scrolling - CRS can easily be used in classrooms with no whiteboard or projector. Longer text readouts are displayed in multi-sized characters for enhanced readability.