What+are+the+Disadvantages?

=According to several articles, there are few disadvantages to using an Audience Response System: =
 * ==The initial cost ==
 * ==Students lose or forget their personal device ==
 * ==Some students do not like the competitive nature of this technology. ==
 * ==Loss of instructional time ==
 * ==Instructors may feel a loss of control over the learning environment  ==
 * ==Implementing and integrating a new technology into the classroom ==


= There are ways to offset these disadvantages: =


 * ==Write a grant or see if there are stimulus monies available ==
 * ==Keep a set of response devices available in the classroom for students to use on an emergency basis. This would pertain to schools that use this technology in more than one classroom and students either have to purchase their own response device or are assigned one by the school. For my classroom, I keep the set of response devices since we have one set for the entire school .==
 * == Remind students that this is not a race to see who will get the first answer or who gets it correct and who doesn't. Unless they share their response device number with someone, no one will know what their response is. It is anonymous. ==
 * == The loss of instructional time is offset by student learning, student engagement in the class, increased participation, and increased retention. ==