The issue of using 'clickers' to help democratize student feedback in the classroom is an obscure story topic, but Michael Bugeja writes effectively about it here. 'Investigative report' may be somewhat of a miscategorization, as this contains the research of such journalism but the liberty of commentary of a magazine story. Regardless, I come away with a good understanding of the topic, and I'm convinced that this story could have local impact for its audiences.

Not really an investigative report; more in the nature of a well-researched commentary. It is not explained why the publishing executive who is quoted anonymously declined to go on the record. And though the author makes a good case that the clickers are an unnecessary expense, he does not really attempt to quantify how burdensome that expense is.

Informative article on the use of 'clickers' in schools to collect student responses. The author provides good factual evidence about this practice, pointing out some of its strengths and weaknesses, with helpful context on appropriate use of technology in classrooms.

Though at first, the topic seems specific to education, it later appears to have broader applicability and illustrate the trend to adopt technology without examining its usefulness. Based both on personal experience, others experience, and studies, I found it very instructive--especially as a person who makes a living marketing technology into markets like education.

Bugeja takes the time to explore this issue, and it's well-worth it. He makes a topic that is otherwise of little concern to me interesting, by avoiding the trap of quickly descending into a rant about 'evil marketers'.