Have you Plicker'd yet?


Short version: Need a quick way to assess or do a quick check? Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices ... and it is free.




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BASICS: Plickers is a FREE APP/resource that can be used on computer, tablet, or IOS device. Students receive a card that has a number on it and the answer choices A, B, C, and D. Teachers can print these free at plickers.com as many times as they need and in different sizes (adapatable for diverse populations). The teacher will use their tablet or smartphone to scan the class cards and begin to immediately see student responses pop up on the screen. The student simply has to hold the answer choice they choose at the top of their card. This simple activity can be used for pre-assessments, checks for understanding, collection of artifacts, polls or class surveys, exit tickets, or reviews. Plickers is a great way to get immediate feedback without a heavy use of technology.

 CREATING A LIBRARY OF QUESTIONS/POLLS: Teachers type full questions into the web version of Plickers or straight into the app. Questions can be immediately assigned to classes or stored in a "plan" section so they can be assigned later. Teachers can plan different questions for different classes or assign the same question multiple times for pre- and posttest assessment data.


STUDENT CARDS: Check out Pinterest or some of the links below to see ways teachers have adapted Plickers into their classes. There are a lot of different ways to manage the Plicker cards, having them on display for students to grab, taping them into student journals or planners, storing in center of a group workspace... Make sure to log back on and add your ideas here (by adding a comment) so we can compile some of those ideas.




More Resources:

Prezi, CTibbs
                      Powtoon, ASapp

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