Plickers

What Are Plickers?

• Paper Clickers
• Student Response System
• Formative Assessment Data
• Similar to ActiVotes/ActivExpressions
• QR Codes On Large Cards
• Different Directions = Different Answers

What You Need

• Mobile Device & Plickers App (Smartphone)
• Questions & Answers - Multiple Choice or T/F
• Students
• Plicker Cards

Getting Started

• Sign Up - www.plickers.com
• Download App on Smartphone/Device
• Add Classes & Students
• Assign Each Student a Number
• Add Questions/Answers
• Print Plicker Cards - Cardstock

Plicker Cards

How It Works

• Distribute Cards
• Display Questions/Answer Choices
• Students Orient & Hold Up Cards to Show Letter of Their Answer
• Teacher Scans Room with Phone/Device

Let's Give It A Try!!!

Pros

• No Student Devices Needed
• Simple/Easy to Use/Minimal Prep
• Fun/Different/Change/Easier than ActiVotes/ActivExpressions
• Students Can't See Each Others Answers
• Free & Can Incorporate Pictures
• System Keeps Up With Data
• Complete Student Engagement

Cons

• Kids Say, "Who is #7? They Haven't Answered Yet!"
• Might Have to Reprint Cards Occasionally
• Can't Laminate Cards
• Can Buy Pre-Laminated (Matte) Cards from Amazon - But... $20 for 40 & Frequently Out of Stock
• Limited to Multiple Choice & T/F

Is this a tool that you could/would use in your classroom?
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