Plickers Description: Plickers is a formative assessment technology tool using cards. Students have paper the has four sides for the teacher to scan with their device. When the teacher uses the app to collect answers, a poll shows the students' responses.

Website: www.plickers.com

Cost: Free (get Plickers cards here: https://help.plickers.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008948034-Get-Plickers-Cards)

Pedagogical Uses: There are numerous ways to use Plickers in the classroom for assessments.

Idea 1: Use as a formative assessment at the end of a math lesson.

Idea 2: Have students use the cards to get a quick check of their zone of regulation.

Idea 3: Use the cards to get a poll on essential learning outcome growths and student reflection.

Why should teachers use it?

Teachers should use Plickers because it is a different way to capture quick assessments from students without the use of every student needing a device. All classrooms can understand how to use the cards with a few practice rounds. Also, it can be used for way more than just assessing standards.

ISTE Standards

Teacher Standards:

#5 - Designer: 5a. Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

#6 - Facilitator: 6d. Model and nurture creative and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge, or connections.

Student Standards:

#1 - Empowered Learner: 1c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

How To:

To create a Plickers activity, click on 'New Set'.

Add questions through the plus sign.

Insert the answer and add images, if needed.

Play the activity when done!

PROS

Simple tool to collect instant responses.

Multiple choice or true and false questions.

Only need one device for the teacher.

Paper copies of Plicker cards are free for students.

Automatically saves.

CONS

One-at-a-time question responses.

Resources:

https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/plickers

https://blogs.umass.edu/onlinetools/assessment-centered-tools/plickers/