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What are Plicker Cards?
Plicker cards are a valuable classroom tool that combines traditional paper cards with technology to facilitate quick formative assessments. Teachers can pose questions, and students respond by holding up their uniquely coded Plicker cards, allowing the teacher to instantly collect and analyze responses using a mobile device or camera.
Why is using Plicker Cards important?
Using Plicker cards during lessons is important as they provide a seamless and efficient way for teachers to gather real-time feedback on student understanding. This technology-enhanced method promotes active participation, enables quick formative assessments, and allows educators to adapt their teaching strategies based on immediate insights.
What are some steps to use this strategy?
Set up Plicker account: Create a Plicker account on their website or mobile app to access the necessary tools and resources.
Print Plicker cards: Print and distribute Plicker cards to each student, ensuring that each card is unique and associated with a specific student.
Assign student codes: Link each Plicker card to a student by assigning a unique code to each card in the Plicker system.
Pose questions: During the lesson, pose questions related to the material using verbal prompts or written instructions.
Students respond: In response to the questions, students hold up their Plicker cards with the correct orientation, aligning their chosen answer so that it is facing up on the card
Scan responses: Use a mobile device with the Plicker app to scan the room and quickly capture the responses of all students simultaneously.
Instant feedback: Receive immediate feedback on student understanding, allowing you to identify areas of difficulty or success.
Adapt teaching strategies: Based on the collected data, adapt your teaching strategies in real-time to address any misconceptions or reinforce key concepts.
Review results: Access detailed reports and analytics on student responses through the Plicker platform to gain insights into overall class performance.
Engage students with results: Share and discuss the results with the class, fostering a collaborative learning environment and providing targeted feedback to individual students as needed.
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