Plickers

=**Resources and links**= Plickers: Easy Formative Assessment Plickers.com

Articles and tutorials-

Strengths:

 * Quick formative assessment
 * Instant feedback
 * Data is stored in your account on the website to retrieve later
 * Teacher can scan entire class simultaneously

Weaknesses:

 * Need an iPhone/iPad or Android
 * Need to download app
 * Takes time to set up before first use- web account, entering student names, printing the cards, etc.
 * Need to develop own questions
 * Limited to multiple choice (A, B, C, D)
 * Need to keep track of the cards
 * Need to pass out the cards before each use (older kids could keep track of it themselves)

Opportunities:
=**Threats**:=
 * Teachers can vary the depth of the questions, from quick and simple "do you get it?" to solving specific problems
 * A way to integrate technology with limited classroom technology
 * Teachers can use the "demo class" setting for anonymous polls
 * Print the cards on cardstock for use all year long
 * Results graph can be shown in real-time if the teacher has a Promethean Board or Smart Board
 * Smartphone with internet access needed

=Ideas for the Classroom:=
 * Taking attendance
 * During lesson: "Are we ready to move on?"
 * Standardized test practice
 * Entrance / Exit Tickets
 * Quizzes (results are stored in case you want to take a grade)
 * Review Game
 * Create a second copy of the cards and tape them directly into the students' subject-specific notebook or primary folder/binder