Plickers

Teachers nowadays have to manage a lot of class works and home works for doing formative assessment of the students. In the classroom, Plickers can help by allowing to record the responses of the students instantly.

Getting Started:

The teacher needs to have an email account and the Plickers account to start using Plickers. The website address is www.plickers.com. Using the email address, the teacher can easily open the account. However, once the account is open, the teacher needs to print the paper clickers or cards. The mobile app needs to be downloaded too.

Using Plickers:

The following video shows how the teacher can easily use Plickers in the classroom.

Advantages:

1. The teachers can use this tool for formative assessment even if the students do not have mobile phones.

2. If the teacher fears that the students might be distracted or browse other websites while using the mobile phone or iPad in the classroom, this tool can be a very good alternative.

Limitations:

1. Glossy laminations often reflect light and may create problem during scanning of the cards. Therefore, teachers need to make sure that the cards are matte-laminated or not laminated at all.

2. It might be time consuming as the teacher needs to scan the answer of the students.

3. Plickers might be difficult to use in large classes where there are more than 50 students.

Use in Bangladeshi Context:

In Bangladesh, Plickers can be a very useful tool for the teachers considering the fact that students are not allowed to use mobile phone in the classroom. Moreover, a lot of students in the village may not afford mobile phones. Therefore, the teacher can use cards and Plickers in such circumstances.

Disclaimer:

The logo and video are copyright to www.plickers.com.