Engaging Gear

What is Engaging Gear?

Engaging Gear is a collection of items that help faculty to fully implement an active learning technique in their course. These items are available to all faculty to check out for classroom use.

What items are available?

Items were selected to bring enhanced active learning in all classrooms across campus. The items pictured below are available to check out. If there is an item that is not in our collection that you think would be valuable for faculty use, send us an email at tlc@shsu.edu.

How do you check out items?

	Buzzer - 4 available Great for a quiz game
	Telepathy Board Game - 1 available Encourages logical thinking, precision, communication and categorization
	Dry Erase Lapboards - 118 available Good for group work, sharing answers, clicker-type questions, etc.
	Door Hanging Packet Chart with 42 Pockets - 1 available Cell phone parking lot, clicker question voting method, sequencing exercises, logical thinking, numeracy, etc.
	6 Sided Dice Set with 100 dice in 10 different colors - 1 available Great for simulations of probability in any discipline
	Whiteboard Erasers - 36 available Nice companion for the lap boards
	Felt Letter Board - 2 available Writing prompts, hidden messages, quotes, big ideas
	Combination Locks - 6 available Great for escape room pedagogy, communication exercises, numeracy exercises
	Timer - 1 available Helps keep students and instructor on task during active times
	Wireless Presenter - 2 available Helps the instructor move around the room during presentations
	Expo Markers - 89 available Nice companion for the lap boards
	Timer - 6 available Helps keep students and instructor on task during active times
	Dry Erase Lapboards with Grid - 30 available Great for courses that involve graphing and group work!
	Easel Pad Sheets can be removed from pad and stuck to virtually any surface, good for group work!
	Fishbowl - 2 available
	Sharpie Markers - 78 available Nice companion with the Easel Board
	Cube Timers - 3 available Work well as presentation timers! Timer has the ability to lower the buzzer sound or light up to indicate when time runs out!
	Crayons - 50 of each color available Great for graphs, mind maps, projects, and more!
	Colored Pencils - 4 boxes available Good for creating illustrations, designs, and organizing notes!
	Magnetic Alphabet Letter Box Set - 1 available Use these letters as hands-on manipulatives for classroom activities!
	Educational Linking Cubes- 100 pieces in box Use these colored cubes as hands-on manipulatives for classroom activities!
	Small Fish Bowls- 2 available