I was looking for a way to get fast formative data from kids but we were on a field trip. I know I could just ask a question and count the number of hands but I thought there could be a faster way.
Plickers.
Mash the word paper with clicker and you get plicker.
Check out minute 3:01 of this video.
As the demo shows you wave your phone over the plicker and it will automatically record what the students answered.
To get started:
Download Plickers on your mobile device.
Create an account - https://www.plickers.com/
1. Create New Class and name it. You could create one per subject or hour.
2. Add Students
3. I entered numbers because I teach 6 sections of PE. I could add names if needed but numbers lined up to the grade book.
4. Click Next.
Click Done.
On the main screen click New Set in the upper left.
1. Click Survey. There are no right/wrong answers to the question I need to ask.
2. Add the prompt.
3. Add choices.
Add to Queue.
Pick the class you just made.
On the main screen choose Your Library.
Once you open your library you can see the question sets.
Click on the arrow to open the set.
Click the name of the class in the upper right to allow kids to start answering.
In the upper left, you can see it is live.
Toggle off/on the Show Graph to see who has/hasn't answered.
This is a screenshot from my phone. You can see students 1 & 3 have answered and their responses have been recorded.
I toggled on Show Graph to make sure the answers were saved.
Later on you can go back and review who answered what.
To print Plickers.
Click your name in the upper right.
Click Get Plicker Cards.
Ideas
- Use plickers as a morning check-in. They tell you how they are feeling. You scan once all kids arrive and get an idea of who you might need to talk with.
- Pre and Post. Pre - ask a question have the kids answer. Teach the lesson. Ask the same question and have them plicker their answer. Did your lesson help answer more of their questions?
- Using plickers in spaces like PE, science lab, and field trips where they might not have access to devices.
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