Checking for Understanding Using Plickers

In this clip, Marie-Étienne Blackburn, an elementary ESL teacher (CSDM), explains why and how she uses the Plickers application to check students’ understanding during an evaluation situation.

Using the Plickers tool is a great solution for low-tech classrooms. All you need is a mobile device with a camera and a computer hooked up to a projector. Questions are projected and students answer with a Plickers card. The answers are scanned with a mobile device and the results appear instantly on the screen. It’s a great way to engage students and get everyone’s input.

There are a variety of quiz tools that exist such as: Quizizz, Kahoot, Socrative, Google Form or O365 Forms, etc. The choice of the tool depends on your preference, your pedagogical intention and the technology available in class.

Do you want to have more ideas on how to integrate survey tools in class? You can consult the Engage Students with Interactive Videos and Survey presentation.

Interactive videos and surveys