Thanks so much! This is going to change the game. I've been struggling to find ways to collect data quickly and effectively. Catching this vid is just what I needed. Cant wait to share this with colleagues.
We have all of our kids mainstreamed into our normal PE classes, so yes anytime I use them any of the SPED students use them as well - our school specializes in ED though (emotional disturbance), so it will be different depending on the disability
+Tim Poole-DiSalvo No Problem. There's a link above in the video description that has all the links to the cards and charts and describes how I set them up.
Na, they're a great tool, but now that we're a 1:1 school I just have my kids bring a chromebook and do a google form quiz or I'll quiz them during a station activity day verbally like this example: www.thepespecialist.com/cuestest/
What if I don't own an Ipad, but I do have an Iphone... would it still work? Also, how do you program the plickers to match a particular student?... or are you just measuring as an overall assessment, rather than an individual grade for a particular student?
You can use an android or iphone. To program the plickers you will go to the website to input the information for each student. There are videos on RUclips that will show you step by step how to set your system up.
The point is to assess the knowledge of your students. Any time you do any type of test it will take time, Plickers is much faster than paper/pencil assessments and is immediately graded and logged into an iPad/iPhone. Also, the video was an example of explaining the system for the first time - after students know the routine it will take less time. But yeah - like you said, it's a trade off, you know your students best. So if you don't think it's important to know where your students are at, or you have a better way to assess knowledge then do what you think is right for students.
You could try it, but I've found it's more effective to have a conversation with kids sitting down - you know your kids best, so maybe they could do a Plickers test while doing some kind of exercise, but I think it would probably be distracting and might be a little more confusing for the majority of the students. The whole point of Plickers is to decrease the amount of time it normally takes to do a written assessment so you have more time for activity.
Should every lesson look like this? No. Should you take time to check your student's knowledge at some point during a unit - yes. Is Plickers a good way to do that? In my opinion it's more efficient than paper/pencil tests and could be a good solution. Activity is important, but PE isn't all about activity if your kids don't learn any knowledge they won't continue to be active after they leave your program.
Thanks so much! This is going to change the game. I've been struggling to find ways to collect data quickly and effectively. Catching this vid is just what I needed. Cant wait to share this with colleagues.
This is a great idea!
Thanks for uploading. Like it.
This is fantastic. Have you used Plickers for adapted PE?
We have all of our kids mainstreamed into our normal PE classes, so yes anytime I use them any of the SPED students use them as well - our school specializes in ED though (emotional disturbance), so it will be different depending on the disability
Thanks the overview. Where did the pocket chart come from? Looks like the perfect size for plickers cards.
+Tim Poole-DiSalvo No Problem. There's a link above in the video description that has all the links to the cards and charts and describes how I set them up.
I know this video is old. Do you still use these regularly?
Na, they're a great tool, but now that we're a 1:1 school I just have my kids bring a chromebook and do a google form quiz or I'll quiz them during a station activity day verbally like this example: www.thepespecialist.com/cuestest/
What if I don't own an Ipad, but I do have an Iphone... would it still work? Also, how do you program the plickers to match a particular student?... or are you just measuring as an overall assessment, rather than an individual grade for a particular student?
yep, you can use an iPhone - check the link in the description for a post that will walk you through the setup
You can use an android or iphone. To program the plickers you will go to the website to input the information for each student. There are videos on RUclips that will show you step by step how to set your system up.
what's the point of plickers even this PE lesson is probably the worst the kids didn't even move in the whole 8 mins
The point is to assess the knowledge of your students. Any time you do any type of test it will take time, Plickers is much faster than paper/pencil assessments and is immediately graded and logged into an iPad/iPhone. Also, the video was an example of explaining the system for the first time - after students know the routine it will take less time.
But yeah - like you said, it's a trade off, you know your students best. So if you don't think it's important to know where your students are at, or you have a better way to assess knowledge then do what you think is right for students.
Could you not have them answering these questions with the plickers whilst they're being physically active instead of sitting
You could try it, but I've found it's more effective to have a conversation with kids sitting down - you know your kids best, so maybe they could do a Plickers test while doing some kind of exercise, but I think it would probably be distracting and might be a little more confusing for the majority of the students.
The whole point of Plickers is to decrease the amount of time it normally takes to do a written assessment so you have more time for activity.
Not much activity in this lesson. More lessons like this and there will be no point in "physical" education because the "physical" part will be gone.
Should every lesson look like this? No. Should you take time to check your student's knowledge at some point during a unit - yes. Is Plickers a good way to do that? In my opinion it's more efficient than paper/pencil tests and could be a good solution. Activity is important, but PE isn't all about activity if your kids don't learn any knowledge they won't continue to be active after they leave your program.
Authentic assessment is, and always has been, the best form of assessment in physical education.
definitely agree with that