Our building focus this year is to incorporate exit slips into our daily routine. There are so many really awesome programs and apps available that will grade and compile data for you. Over the next few day, I plan to share some of the programs I have tried and found helpful (or fun)!
Plickers blew up on Twitter not long ago, so I had to see what the fuss was about. This program definitely falls into the fun category. I don’t use it every day, but it is a fun way to quickly assess vocabulary or a skill. I have tried this when students need to calculate and it doesn’t work as well.
Plickers uses the plickers.com website and an app for Apple or Android devices. Students have a unique QR code and hold it up with the letter (ABC or D) facing up and the teacher scans the codes using a phone or tablet. It instantly reads the answers and displays the results on the screen. You can assign a card to a student and review the results later. It doesn’t have the best reporting system and it doesn’t compile data for you. It is fun and the students love seeing their name pop up on the screen when I scan their card.
This is a screen shot from a one question assessment I used to introduce my PD session in January.
Give Plickers a try. I have quite a few teachers in my school who have tried this and they are also hooked!
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