User's Guide

9Chapter 1
InterWrite PRS is a powerful, interactive tool, particularly in the classroom. Not only
does it free teachers from the more tedious aspects of teaching (grading tests, main-
taining grade books), but it provides instantaneous assessment and feedback. Every
teacher knows each class has its own dynamic—no two classes are the same. The PRS
system can be used to present and review content in a way that keeps the students in
each class engaged and to immediately evaluate their level of comprehension, giving
the teacher the flexibility and functionality to react accordingly.
InterWrite PRS – Gradebooks Section
Gradebooks
The Gradebooks section is the section where electronic Gradebooks are
defined. The results of marked Sessions are recorded and added to the
Gradebooks. A variety of Reports can be created based on the data in the
Gradebooks. Gradebooks are stored in a format that makes them readily
accessible for export to third party Course Management Systems (CMS), such
as Blackboard, WebAssign and WebCT. A PRS Blackboard Registration
Application (Chapter Seven) has been developed that links the Clicker ID
of the registering student’s IR Clicker to his Blackboard Student ID. Class
Rosters set up in Blackboard can be imported into PRS Class definitions,
and exported PRS Gradebooks can be imported into Blackboard. In an RF
environment, where student Responses are linked directly to the Student
ID, the transfer of data is even easier.