Phones away. Every student answers.
Hand out a ResponsePad and every student has one job: answer. No phones, no log-ins, no Wi-Fi. The question is on your slide, and the answers come from the whole class.
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The same few hands go up every time.
You ask a question. Three hands shoot up, and the rest of the class studies the ceiling with great interest. Now you know a lot about three students.
Quiet is not the same as clear
A silent class can mean everyone understands. It can also mean nobody does.
Phones are off the table
Many schools ban or restrict phones in class, for good reasons. A quiz app on a phone works against that rule.
Paper exit tickets pile up
Marking a stack of slips takes the evening. By then, the lesson has moved on.
What presenters report
Made for real classrooms
Formative checks
Find out who has it before you move on to the next step.
Exit tickets
Three questions at the bell, with results saved before students reach the door.
Review games
Team quizzes with a leaderboard turn test prep into something students ask for.
Warm-ups
Start the lesson with everyone answering, not everyone settling.
Student voice
Anonymous polls on wellbeing, school rules or the next field trip.
Staff meetings
Hear every teacher's view, not just the loudest one in the staff room.
Parent evenings
Ask parents what they think and show the answers on the spot.
Student council votes
Anonymous votes, counted in seconds, with a report for the minutes.
Four moments that change the lesson
Check before moving on
Ask one question before the next step. If a third of the class picks "It melts", you know which slide to teach again.
Turn review into a game
Split the class into teams and run five quick rounds. Test prep becomes the lesson nobody wants to end.
Compare your classes
Split any answer by class or grade. See which group needs a second pass, without singling anyone out.
Exit tickets, already marked
In named mode every answer is saved per student. Open the report after the bell and see who needs help tomorrow.
Built to do one thing well
No screen, no apps, no notifications. Just ten keys and a light that tells each person their answer is in. That is why the room stays with you.
One press
Keys A to J. Answer in a second, then look up again.
Instant confirmation
The status light blinks green when the answer is received.
No setup
No pairing, no syncing, no app, no log-in. Hand out and go.
No Wi-Fi needed
Its own radio link to the receiver, up to 100 meters away.
Batteries for years
A coin cell lasts about three years in normal use.
Room for everyone
Up to 2,000 people in one session.
Kits ship in a padded carry case. Hand them out, collect them, done.
Get a quote →A class set that lasts for years
Thirty ResponsePads fit in one carry case and move from room to room with you. The batteries last about three years, so nobody spends a free period changing them.
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OMBEA's instant class results save time and give the students the opportunity to pursue their own development and performance.
OMBEA has been a great maths resource but also a useful cross-curricular too with a maths link in mind. It's also great for feedback in line with the 1/2/3 system we have in place to encourage self assessment and to identify and address any particular misconceptions. It's fantastic for data handling and compiling data to use with the class. Overall it's a great piece of kit and I love that we can tailor it so easily!
I now test the class on a continuous basis, rather than having two exams for each learning module. And there's no extra marking to do, either.
It was great. It's such a useful conference tool because when you're talking you know for sure whether or not you're hitting the right notes and you can adjust accordingly.
The OMBEA system is a fantastic tool in our inventory. Enabling exciting interaction, instant feedback to the presenter, and rich data from the class, OMBEA immediately enhances the learning experience for participants on both sides of the lecturn. Swift to deploy, simple yet powerful; I will be using OMBEA for all of my training presentations in future!
So far we've used the charts and graphs in presentation meetings to build the story around team engagement and particular areas of interest. … the OMBEA data has made it much simpler to get buy-in from around the business.
OMBEA couldn't have been easier to set up. Everything was so simple to use. The students really enjoyed using it and it's often quoted in their feedback to us as being an enjoyable part of the day!
The delegates like the interactivity and the speed with which their marks come back to them. The admin time saved alone makes OMBEA an amazing investment as all the data is in Excel and can be merged and reviewed instantly!
The students responded very positively to the OMBEA system. Mixing the clickers and apps made it very flexible and they found it easy to use. From a lecturer's point of view, it made lectures more interesting and it is much easier to use than our existing response technology.
OMBEA is proving a great asset to the delivery of our staff development activities. We have been able to use it for staff focus groups, induction events and team away days. It is very easy to use and set up and so far people have been interested and excited to use it. It increases interactivity in a session and the instant results mean that the sessions are very open. Using OMBEA encourages discussion and engagement. The feedback has been great!
OMBEA cut straight through those language barriers and had the room on the edge of their seats!
The voting couldn't have gone any better, it was exactly what we were looking for.
We chose OMBEA because they were excellent across a combination of important factors. They had user-friendly software, good quality hardware, and a refreshing approach to post-sales support. Their attention to support has been brilliant.
OMBEA makes everything so much more interactive and the delegates keep telling us how much they enjoy it. The support we get from the team is great and we love having them at our conferences!
Ombea is easy to manage and grows alongside your business.
In some of my courses I might have up to 350 students. It can be tough to get them all to join in, but participation is vital for learning. OMBEA's clickers provide a great solution for this. Using OMBEA's systems, students effectively learn from one another, and their learning has benefited enormously as a result.
OMBEA Response gives me real-time feedback on how my audience is listening to and learning from my presentation. An astoundingly simple and powerful tool!
We get access to valuable information that we can use. OMBEA is also greatly appreciated by the participants who think it's a fun and rewarding element of the day.
Good questions
Do students need an account or an app?
No. Students pick up a ResponsePad and press a key. There is nothing to log in to and nothing to install on their side.
Can answers be anonymous?
Yes. Turn on anonymous mode and nobody, not even you, can link an answer to a student. That's when you hear what the class really thinks.
Can I see how each student is doing?
Yes. In named mode every answer is saved per student. Reports show results per question, per student and over time, in Excel or PDF.
Do we need Wi-Fi or help from IT?
No. Install the free PowerPoint add-in and plug the receiver into a USB port. The clickers use their own radio link, so the school network doesn't matter.
What does a class set cost?
Ask for a quote and we suggest the right set for your class. The software is free, you buy once and there is no subscription. We offer different kinds of discounts, so get in touch.
Ready when you are
Tell us how many people you present to. We suggest a kit and send a quote.