Please try to share a tool we have not yet discussed in class. Explain why you might use the tool. Outline the tool’s capacity and explain how you use the tool. Please also share (based upon your experiences NOT the product’s website) the strengths and weaknesses of the tool. How long did it take to get up to speed on how to use the tool proficiently? What worked well for you and what didn’t when using the tool with your students or for your own project? Were you using the right tool for the right job? How do you know? Something that I have used in my classroom is Plicker. It worked really well when I didn't have 1:1 chromebooks in my classroom. It is a multiple choice assessment tool that utilizes a qr code that can be scanned from your cell phone. First the teacher prints out the plicker cards for free from the website they offer different sizes based on your needs. You can opt to buy them pre-laminated or you can laminate them yourself (that's what I did). You are going to want to laminate the cards because inevitably a student will bend or crinkle the card and it won't scan as well. Students can choose A, B, C, or D depending on how they are holding the card. Cards can either stay with the students or not depending on your preference. Plicker is best for when I want to give a quick check for understanding whether it's reading comprehension, a few math problems, or voting on a project with more anonymity. The teacher creates a few questions on the website, unfortunately you can't use other people's questions like on kahoot or quizziz. Once the questions are created you can project them on a big screen for the students to see or you can read the questions/options to them if you don't have a screen. The teacher has to scan each student's code through the phone app. If a student's card isn't held completely flat it can be hard for the phone to scan. Students need practice with this part. The larger card size is easier for younger students to hold and then for the teacher to scan. Data is collected and the teacher can see how students performed question by question. The teacher can see who responded to each question and what answer they gave. The teacher can also see what percent of students got each question correct or who didn't respond. It takes about 20 minutes to create a set of 10 questions. The most time consuming part of setting up Plickers is laminating a class set of cards. Plickers are great for when you don't feel like having everyone get out a chromebook and waiting for everyone to login. They just whip out a card and you can begin. Some drawbacks are the students can guess A, B, C, or D which is the same drawback as kahoot and quizziz. You also have to be patient if someone isn't holding their card exactly right. On kahoot or quizziz students can simply click on their answer and no one can see what they're selecting. With plicker students can glance around the room to see how other students are holding their cards, so you do have to watch out for cheating. When it comes down to it plicker is another assessment tool just like kahoot or quizziz there isn't any fun music but you can add in your own pictures to suit your needs. Overall a nice tool especially if you don't have chromebooks or just need some quick feed back.
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Scott Marsden
2/23/2019 06:44:36 pm
Catie,
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Tess Giner
2/24/2019 05:14:37 pm
I like this idea, especially for my kindergarten and first grade kiddies. I have some questions. Do you scan individual cards, or can you scan the entire group? Does this work better with smaller groups or is it okay to try Plicker with the whole class? Once you make the cards, are they pretty good for any Plicker activity?
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Monica Knecht
2/24/2019 09:28:55 pm
Catie,
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