Gregory- Ideas I have of mobile device usage in my classroom
- 1. PLICKERS A formative assessment tool that allows teacher to collect feedback. Created by: Ashley Gregory, Wilkes University
- 2. PLICKERS: What is it? • Formative assessment tool • Instant feedback • Teacher/ student-led • Student input
- 3. Benefits • Standards-based • Engages students • Time-saver for teachers • Organizes data automatically
- 4. How It Works 1. Download a free template • Cut • Pre-laminated available 2. Introduce to students 3. Immediate feedback! 4. BYOD devices- Students can create their own Plickers polls/surveys
- 5. Steps: Getting Started • Download Flicker on BYOD iOS/android device • Create/manage classes and groups • Plan/develop questions • IMMEADIATE FEEDBACK with Live View • Set up student accounts on BYOD devices (if applicable)
- 6. Tips • Attach Plicker to inside of all student notebooks • Print on cardstock • Use as a Bell ringer/ “Ticket out the door” • Use as a way for students to create their own higher-level thinking questions
- 7. Plickers in my BYOD Classroom • Plickers can be used to have students create their own polls/ surveys • Plickers can be used to have students practice higher-level thinking/ questioning • Plickers can be used to encourage BYOD technology within the classroom • Plickers can be used to adjust instruction according to immediate feedback • Plickers allows teachers to reach the redefinition level of the SAMR model
- 8. “My kids love it! They like the privacy of others not knowing which answer they chose. They like the immediate feedback and I can modify instruction or hit key areas as needed based on Plickers data.” - Ms. Gregory, 3rd-5th grade Reading Specialist Plickers
- 9. Resources Slide 2: Flickr. (2010). Feedback. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurgenappelo/5201223017/in/photostream/ Slide 3: Flickr. (2004). Engaged students. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/studentsmotivated Slide 4: Flickr. (2012). Teacher cutting. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/teachercutting Slide 5: Flickr. (2012). Teacher on iPad. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/teacheronipad Slide 6: Flickr. (2015). Plickers. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/shareski/17614375496/in/photolist-oVoBEP-sQwhaf
Editor's Notes
- #2: This Power Point presentation focuses on using the Plicker application in the classroom as a formative assessment tool. Plickers is a formative assessment tool that allows teacher to collect IMMEADITE feedback without the usage of student devices. Only one teacher device is needed!
- #3: Use Plickers as a formative assessment tool for for quick checks for understanding to know whether your students are understanding big concepts and mastering key skills. Teacher-led, no wait time for students to log-in on a computer or even open an app!
- #4: This tool allows teachers to assess if students have mastered a skill, making it standards-based. It engages students by keeping them motivated to try their best and constantly be involved in the learning process. Plicker also automatically organizes your data for you, easily identifying which students grasp a concept and which students require a little extra help!
- #5: Visit www.plickr.com to download a free template of 40 Plickers. Printing on cardstock is the best option because sometimes laminates cause glare. Additional cardstock printed Plickers can be purchased on Amazon.com for $20.00 if you want them to last. Show students how the cards go (A,B,C,D), and instruct them that it doesn’t help to worry about what other students select because each card is different. Once cards are up, take a quick swipe of the room with your technology device (available through iOS/android devices) and view your data immeaditely!
- #6: Download cards on your own for free or purchase from Amazon.com. Join Plickers and log in to your account. Create and manage your classroom (you can assign names to numbers for your reference!) Develop questions you would like to ask- plicker works great for beginning of the year surveys, too! View your immediate feedback with the Live View option on Plicker app/ desktop!
- #7: Attaching Plicker to the inside of your students notebooks works great to preserve the paper. Printing on cardstock allows Plickers to last longer. Use as a bell ring to get the class thinking or as a ticket out the door to assess formatively what they have/have not yet mastered. Use as a professional development tool or a professional learning tool with colleagues at your next faculty meeting or in-service.
- #9: What will your personal quote be? Try it today!
- #10: Flickr has provided beautiful images through the Create Commons sharing. This slide highlights where I located each and every unique picture!