Idea for Education: Plickers
Plickers is a great tech tool that is a little bit different from some other tools like Socrative, Formative, Kahoot! and others used to gather real-time data that can be used for formative assessment.
Plickers uses a teacher’s device and a series of QR codes that you print out for your students to create a student response system. After downloading and printing a series of cards, each student is assigned one card. Each card can be turned in any of four orientations (A-B-C-D).
When you have a question for students to answer, you simply ask each student to hold up his/her card in the correct orientation (just like using a whiteboard) and quickly scan the cards. A bar graph of the student responses is instantly created.
Some advantages to Plickers:
- Because each student code is unique, students don’t know who got the answer right or wrong. This non-competitive aspect might be a nice/needed change-of-pace.
- You can create a demo or saved class. Demo classes are quick and easy. A saved class means that you take the time to create a class and assign each student a card. The latter allow you to see how each student responded to the question.
- Only 1 device (yours) is needed
- Scanning is easy. Essentially, you just take your device from one side of the room to the other. You don’t need to scan each individual card.
- It works great with Cooperative Learning Strategies such as Thinking Pairs, Numbered Heads Together, Showdown and more.
- Great for formative assessments and pre-assessments
- Provides you and your students with timely feedback enabling them to gauge their understanding
- Can easily be used for “concept-testing” where students commit to an answer before learning, making the students more engaged and curious about the outcome (the lesson)
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Shout Outs
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Calendar Items
October 21: 1, 3 Midterms
October 22: Faculty Meeting (am and pm),2, 4 Midterms
October 23: End of Marking Period, make-up midterms
November 2: Grades and special education progress reports due
Connected Educator Month is underway:
Teachers can earn a minimum of 5 recert points if you document participation in a CEM event and/or connect your teaching to CEM Themes. If you’re “connecting” be sure to let Bert know!
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Birthdays
October 19: Jim Huneycutt
October 20: Terry Tomlin
October 22: Jeremy Dove and Paige Pippin
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Worth Your Time
Not “educational” but worth watching and maybe sharing with your students : This homeless man will change your perspective YouTube
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