Friday, April 30, 2010

Mouse Mischief - Free tool lets students participate during class

What Is It?
Mouse Mischief is a free tool from Microsoft that you can add to PowerPoint to allow multiple students to participate in your presentations.  You can add multiple choice, true/false, yes/no, or drawing question into your presentation and the students can use any computer mouse to answer questions. 

How Do I Get It ?
All you have to do is go to http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/ and download the application.  Once it is installed, you will see a new toolbar for Mouse Mischief in the PowerPoint ribbon.  Now, when you open a PowerPoint presentation, you will be able to add interactive items very easily.

Can I See It In Action?
Yes.  There is a link to an eSchoolNews article below that contains a video. 
 
How Did You Find This?
I was getting caught up with Twitter and I saw that a ton of people were tweeting about Mouse Mischief. Then, I found an article from eSchoolNews that explains it a little better.  

Here is a link to the article from eSchoolNews: Free tool lets students participate during class

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