Microsoft Mouse Mishief

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Mouse Mischief


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Microsoft Mou se Mischief is an add-in to MicrosoftOffice PowerP oint 2010 and 2007, the presentationprogram by Microsoft that is part of the MicrosoftOffice system. It runs on the Microsoftindows op erating systems indows !P "P#,indows $ista and indows 7. %he

program enab&es teachers tocreate and insert 'uestions, po&&s,

and drawing acti(ity s&ides into OfficePowerPoint &essons. hen the

&essons are p&ayed, students can acti(e&yrespond to these s&ides, indi(idua&&y or in teams, byusing their own mice to c&ic), circ&e, cross out,

co&or in, or draw answers on the screen.

Mouse Mischief emerged from a co&&aboration between two of Microsoft*sresearch &abs in India and +hina. In 200, in response to the high student-to-computer ratio in many schoo&s, Microsoft esearch India I/+ beganwor)ing on a technica& so&ution that wou&d pro(ide each student with amouse and a cursor on the screen. %hey conducted se(era& fie&d studies of mu&tip&e-mouse software program and computer-aided education. %his wasetended by eema Mora(e3i, then a researcher with Microsoft esearch

4sia in 5ei3ing, +hina, to c&ass-wide interactions using a &arge disp&ay and

interaction with PowerPoint. Initia& uses were meant to support remoteteaching from urban +hinese centers to (i&&ages. %he remote-teachingcomponent was soon dropped and uti&ity was obser(ed for in-c&assinteractions.

6urther studies by members of the same team were conductingeperimenting with mouse-based tet entry and the impact of pointingperformance when seeing mu&tip&e cursors on-screen. 6urther research onMouse Mischief continued when Mora(e3i continued research as a doctora&student at "tanford ni(ersity*s 8earning "ciences and %echno&ogy /esignprogram.

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Operation

8i)e Office PowerPoint presentations, Mouse Mischief &essons consist of a

number of indi(idua& pages or 9s&ides.9 %he 9s&ide9 ana&ogy is a reference tothe now obso&ete s&ide pro3ector. "&ides may contain tet, graphics, and

other ob3ects, which may be arranged free&y on the s&ide. Mouse Mischief

adds three temp&ates or 9s&ide masters9 to the standard PowerPoint

temp&ates: yes;no, mu&tip&e-choice, and drawing s&ides. %hese are the

s&ides that students can c&ic) or draw on when then presentation is p&ayed.

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HOW TO USE THE MICROSOFT MOUSE MISCHIEF?

1. /own&oad Microsoft Mouse Mischief for free. 6o&&ow the steps described

on the down&oad page to insta&& this add-in. Once it has down&oaded, open

Microsoft PowerPoint and find Microsoft Mouse Mischief on the ribbon.

2. +reate s&ides for your interacti(e &esson by using the option buttons on

the Multiple Mouse tab.


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#. ow decide if your students wi&& participate in the acti(ity indi(idua&&y or in

teams. =ach student wi&& ha(e a mouse pointer with their own picture, and if

they p&ay in teams, each team wi&& ha(e the same picture. %eamwor) is

great for enhancing their co&&aborati(e s)i&&s.

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Use in classroomsMouse Mischief hasthree ma3or benefits as

an educationa& too& for

c&assroom use. 6irst, it

engages students.

ather than sitting

passi(e&y, students can

acti(e&y participate in

&essons, using their

hands as we&& as their minds. Participating

with other students,

instead of a&one at their

des)s, a&so engages

students. or)ing simu&taneous&y on the screen in Indi(idua& mode with the

rest of the c&ass can encourage hea&thy interest and competition. or)ing

in Mouse Mischief %eam mode can he&p students &earn co&&aboration.

"econd,

mu&tip&e-mouse

&essons can he&p

teachers

connect with

&arge c&asses. In

c&asses with &ow

teacher to

student ratios,

mu&tip&e-mouse

&essons he&p

teachers get

e(ery student

in(o&(ed, and it

gi(es them

feedbac) about

each student*s grasp of concepts during &essons. In a&& c&asses, MouseMischief pro(ides teachers with immediate feedbac) on the understanding

and progress of the c&ass as a who&e. sing this information, the teacher

can ad3ust the &esson to ma)e it c&earer, to re(iew specific parts, or to add

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%hird, Mouse Mischief can he&p pro(ide access to techno&ogy for more

students, e(en when resources are &imited. 4 indows Mu&tiPoint

techno&ogy, Mouse Mischief enab&es &arge groups of students to gain

computer practice by ta)ing ad(antage of computers a&ready in the

c&assroom. n&i)e c&ic)ers, which are used in other c&assroom responsesystems, mice connected to the teacher*s computer are re&ati(e&y

inepensi(e and readi&y a(ai&ab&e.
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