PLICKERS (2019) | Classroom Clickers Without The Distracting Tech

Try out Plickers - www.plickers.com
Print the Plickers cards - help.plickers....
I've been using Plickers a little bit for a few years. They're a great way to do 'clicker' type activities without students needing to have their computers or phones out.
They're paper 'clickers' that you can quickly scan all at once with your phone using the Plickers app.
Fun way to review and a nice change of pace from Kahoot!
A more in-depth tutorial if you're looking to explore the reports feature - • Plickers - Complete Tu...
---------------------------------------------
I’m Thom Gibson.
🍎 I teach middle school math, robotics, a high school RUclipsr elective, creator of the 'Stories from the Classroom' Podcast and the Books & Beef Jerky Bookstagram, and learner of Mandarin and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu,.
🎥Video, 🎤Podcasting, & 💻Computer Equipment I use - www.amazon.com...
*contains affiliate links*
⏱ What my channel is about in 30 seconds - • A Teacher / Filmmaker'...
🎧'Stories from the Classroom' Podcast, an audio-documentary education-focused podcast - storiesfromthec...
================
Find me on social media :)
Twitter - @gibsonedu
Instagram - @gibsoneducation
Website - thomgibson.com

[@shannanschoe]

This is a great summary of the pros and cons of the resource. History Prof here and I think I'll be using this in my college classroom for beginning and end of day review and summary. Really neat because no tech needed except by the educator. LoVe iT

[@gibsonedu]

Thanks Shannan! Let me know how it goes :)

[@julsmathteacher415]

I love how your kids feel free to interact with you. By the way you can by laminate cards at Amazon pretty inexpensive. Also very easy to import Google Classroom.

[@gibsonedu]

Yeah I thought about that but didn't want the light to reflect off of them, making it harder for the phone to read them. Am not doing this during distance learning though since they're already in front of a computer and can put their answer in without anyone knowing!

[@iceapitsada1137]

Nice video
also love the kids behind! they're so lively :D

[@gibsonedu]

Thanks! Ha yeah they're great kids :)

[@sapirmos123]

thanks for the explanation , it's better than what they offer in their website :)

[@gibsonedu]

Well that's a nice compliment :)

[@annclairedc]

When you print your roster, the number assigned to the student should correspond to the plicker card. Great video...well organized.

[@gibsonedu]

Great tip Sr. Ann! 👍

[@chicheungrubyyang5455]

@@gibsonedu Does it mean I have to distribute the plicker card to each student according to the no. assigned to each of them beforehand?

[@gibsonedu]

@@chicheungrubyyang5455 Correct.

[@hkrubyyang]

@@gibsonedu Thanks!

[@carolineruth1201]

Thanks for the feature, Thom!

[@gibsonedu]

Thanks for the help Caroline!

[@jitsupatotab8340]

This is worth watching. Thanks for sharing

[@gibsonedu]

Thanks Jitsupa 😃

[@eparker12011]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE PLICKERS

[@gibsonedu]

Yeah it's pretty fun and a nice change of pace for the kids :)

[@eparker12011]

@@gibsonedu i know you said you're not fond of activities that promote speed but my kids love Kahoot🤦🏾🤷🏾

[@gibsonedu]

@@eparker12011 Yeah at my school a ton of teachers use it and I think it's good for a lot of different content areas :) I know a few of them were starting to get burnt out on it, but others could literally play Kahoot all day every day. Haha.

[@1976cgcf]

Thanks for sharing. However, my concern is that in this distance learning thing we are going through, using Plickers doesn't seem to be much of a good option since it was originally created for the classroom and not for distance learning. Will there be a Plickers version for distance learning?

[@gibsonedu]

Great question. I don’t think Plickers is really the right option for distance learning. I would use something like Socrative or Kahoot.
Plickers is more ideal for in-person class where you don’t want students using their devices to log their answers. With distance learning, they’re already on their device so it doesn’t make sense to use it.

[@ledmariano5644]

If you have 2 class of 40, do you need to print 80 plickers with qr code? or can you reuse the 40 of them with a different set of class?

[@gibsonedu]

You can use the same set of 40. On the website you'll just assign who gets which card. Have them turn them back in at the end of class.

[@RobRadleyMusic]

Is there a limit to how many answers the app can read in one go?

[@gibsonedu]

There is not a limit. You just push a button to say when you’re done scanning. Students can change their answer too and you just rescan theirs (by just aiming your phone back towards them)

[@mertdky]

There should be competition ranking vs vs

[@gibsonedu]

Yeah I'm sure some kids would enjoy that 👍

[@dorothyporoj5020]

nOOOO me funcionó :( estoy estresada, no entiendo pero no me salen los nombres con el puntito rojo en mi telefono! ayudaaaaaaa! no me marca ningun estudiante :(

[@gibsonedu]

Lo siento. Yo no lo uso los Plickers in casi 5 anos.

[@meyerneel]

Ummm what is going on in your class? Is this homeroom or lunch or something?

[@gibsonedu]

Ha, yeah it was lunch. They volunteered to help me with the video.