PlickersPlickers

plickers.com or as a mobile device app

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• Audience response system that requires just one device (teacher’s).

• Great for informal formative assessment

• setup on the Web, use the service on a mobile device (iPad, iPhone, Android, etc)

At a Glance...

Required Knowledge...

• Basic Smartphone / iPad usage

Username / Password

• Teachers: Create your own• Students: Not needed

To begin with, install the Plickers app from the App Store (or Google Play) on your mobile device.You may have to search “IPhone” apps if you’re trying to install on an iPad. The app is alreadyinstalled if you’re using a school-issued TEACHER iPad.

You must also print a set of cards for your students to use. Load this website and print the 40cards (two per page). Card stock is suggested. DO NOT laminate the cards - glare created bylamination can prevent the cards from being recognized.

https://plickers.com/PlickersCards_2up.pdf

While you’re in your web browser, now’s a good time to setup your classes. This must be donein a web browser (on a computer or mobile device) - class setup can’t be performed in the Plickersapp itself.

You would give the student the correct card number assigned to him/her.

Your next step will be to create questions you can ask your students. This is likely easiest todo in a web browser on a computer.

Click “Library” at the topEnter your question and possibleanswers. Indicate the correct choice.

Note you can also add an imageto the question.

Now, let’s launch the Plickers app on your mobile device. We’re using an iPad for thistutorial.

After logging into the app, you’ll see a list of theclasses you’ve setup. For this tutorial, let’s choose our “Library” class bytapping it.

You’ll see a list of recently asked questions. Tap the + symbol to loadnew questions (such as the one you just created about the state bird).

You can now createa new questionor load one from yourquestion library. Sincewe already createdthe bird question, let’stap “Library.”

You’ll see all the questions you’ve created. Go ahead and tapthe “state bird” question.

You’ll next see the answers.Tap the green “Plan It” button. “Planning” the question permitsyou to ask the question to your classand take a picture of answers.

You’ll now see the question and possible answers.You’ll also notice your students you assigned to the class below. Ask the question verbally to the class. Ask students to hold up thecorrect answer. Then, tap the camera icon at the bottom of yourscreen and the app will take a picture of what responses are held up.You’ll see which students got the question right/wrong.

While this tutorial gives you a very quick idea of how Plickers operates, it’s impossibleto cover everything you need to know in this short guide. It’s highly suggested you read through the Plickers online tutorial at:

https://plickers.com/help

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