Plickers

Plickers is a free web-based student response system for classrooms.  It allows you to create a free account and print out Plickers cards that students will hold in a certain direction to represent a particular answer.  The teacher can scan the room using the Pickers app with any device with a camera to capture the student's answers.  The answers are then recorded on the teacher's account for the teacher to immediately see.  It can even tell the student's answers apart by which card they are holding.  It is a great formative assessment tool!  I have used this app in my classroom to review content for tests.  I immediately knew if I needed to review the material again before going on to the next question.  I have also used Plickers like an exit ticket to have students self-assess their own learning.  At the end of class, I simply asked them to "grade" their understanding for the day.  I quickly knew who I needed to work with the next day in a small group setting.  Plickers is very easy for the teacher, and enjoyable for the students.  Plickers is also great for students that may be shy and do not want to speak up in class.  Sometimes these students go unnoticed and this app helps us check on all students!