{"CACHEDAT":"2026-04-14 03:26:03","SLUG":"plickers-atQMEB1VBy","MARKDOWN":"## **Summary** \n\n\n1. **Link to App:** <https://get.plickers.com/> \n2. **Links to DPF (Data Privacy Framework):** Plickers [**https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list**](https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list)\n3. **GDPR-Compatible:** [**https://help.plickers.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009090833-Privacy-Policy **](https://help.plickers.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009090833-Privacy-Policy)\n4. **Free or Paid:** Plickers is free to use. You can sign up for an account, create classes, prepare questions, and use the app without any cost.\n5. **Multimedia Support:** Support materials: texts, images, and audio files.\n6. **Activity:** (1) Formative assesment, (2) Exit tickets, (3) Quizzes and polls, (4) Review sessions. \n7. **Accessibility:**The teacher needs an iPad or smartphone with a camera, while students do not require any device.\n\n## **Short Description**\n\nPlickers is a free assessment tool that allows teachers to collect real-time responses from students without the need for individual student devices. It uses unique **QR code cards** that students hold up to answer questions, which the teacher scans using a mobile device.\n\n## What types of tasks and activities can this app support in my teaching?\n\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=940ac633-56d2-4b13-9bbc-0abfe6d3b527 \" =726x713\")\n\n\n1. **Formative Assessments**\n\n   Quickly gauge student understanding during lessons with multiple-choice or true/false questions.\n2. **Quizzes and Polls**\n\n   Conduct quizzes or polls to make learning interactive and fun.\n3. **Exit Tickets**\n\n   Use Plickers for end-of-class exit tickets to assess what students have learned.\n4. **Review Sessions**\n\n   Reinforce concepts by reviewing material in an engaging way.\n\n## What steps do I need to take?\n\n\n1. **Create an Account**\n\n   \n   1. Visit https:<https://get.plickers.com/>\n   2. Click on **Sign Up** to create a new account.\n\n      \\\n2. **Set Up Classes**\n\n   \n   1.  Add your student rosters \n   2. Assign each student a unique card number.\n\n      \\\n3. **Prepare Questions**\n\n   \n   1. Create a library of questions (multiple-choice or true/false) that you can use in your lessons.\n\n      \\\n4. **Print Cards**\n\n   \n   1. Download and print the Plickers cards for your students.\n\n      \\\n5. **Download the App**\n\n   \n   1. Install the Plickers app on your mobile device.\n\n      \\\n6. **Conduct Sessions**\n\n   \n   1. Display questions to your class, have students hold up their cards to respondse the.\n   2. Use app to scan their answers.\n\n      \\\n7. **Review Results**\n\n   \n   1. After the session, review student responses and performance on the Plickers website.\n\n## What should I keep in mind?\n\n\n1. **Free or Paid**\n\n   Plickers is free to use. You can sign up for an account, create classes, prepare questions, and use the app without any cost.\n2. **Card Management**\n\n   Ensure that each student has their own card and that the cards are in good condition for accurate scanning.\n3. **Lighting and Glare**\n\n   Be mindful of lighting conditions to avoid glare on the cards, which can affect scanning.\n4. **Student Privacy**\n\n   Only the teacher can see individual student responses, maintaining student privacy.\n5. **Preparation**\n\n   Prepare your questions and materials in advance to ensure smooth sessions\n\n\n## Watch this video to get a better overview of the app\n\n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6vfUjHRUMw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6vfUjHRUMw)\n\n\n**References**\n\nCommon Sense Education. (n.d.). *Plickers*. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from <https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/plickers>\n\nPlickers. (n.d.). *Real-time formative assessment tool*. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from <https://get.plickers.com/>\n\n\n### Experiences\n\npositive\n\n* quite easy to start with, free and quick\n* not too many options: quizzes / surveys \n* can also be played without students having devices (but need printed answer cards) in classroom\n* add pictures, sound, gifs, videos - either own but also access a big library (public domain)\n* 3 options - learning in class / e-learning with devices / hybrid\n\n  \\\n\nnegative\n\n* some (minor) things are confusing, e.g. that teachers need to have an app to move forward, unless it's e-learning, that you need to indicate if you accept students answers and when you close it…\n* for classroom learning - cards need to be printed for every students (only useful when using this app often)\n* not too many options for answer-options - only 4 (not 3 or 6 allowed)\n* visually not very appealing, black and white\n\n  \\\n\nconclusion for us\n\n* not that useful for us \n* but we can recommend it to teachers when they have classrooms and students without devices or like to do a \"little\" e-learning at home","HTML":"<style>.scilmi-outline-content h1,.scilmi-outline-content h2{font-weight:700}.scilmi-outline-content .badge-scilmi{background:#0d6efd;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:99px;}</style><h2><strong>Summary</strong></h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Link to App:</strong> &lt;https://get.plickers.com/&gt;</li>\n<li><strong>Links to DPF (Data Privacy Framework):</strong> Plickers <a href=\"https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list</strong></a></li>\n<li><strong>GDPR-Compatible:</strong> <a href=\"https://help.plickers.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009090833-Privacy-Policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https://help.plickers.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009090833-Privacy-Policy </strong></a></li>\n<li><strong>Free or Paid:</strong> Plickers is free to use. You can sign up for an account, create classes, prepare questions, and use the app without any cost.</li>\n<li><strong>Multimedia Support:</strong> Support materials: texts, images, and audio files.</li>\n<li><strong>Activity:</strong> (1) Formative assesment, (2) Exit tickets, (3) Quizzes and polls, (4) Review sessions.</li>\n<li><strong>Accessibility:</strong>The teacher needs an iPad or smartphone with a camera, while students do not require any device.</li>\n</ol>\n<h2><strong>Short Description</strong></h2>\n<p>Plickers is a free assessment tool that allows teachers to collect real-time responses from students without the need for individual student devices. It uses unique <strong>QR code cards</strong> that students hold up to answer questions, which the teacher scans using a mobile device.</p>\n<h2>What types of tasks and activities can this app support in my teaching?</h2>\n<p><img src=\"https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;wiki.scilmi.eu&#x2f;api&#x2f;files.get&#x3f;sig&#x3d;eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJrZXkiOiJ1cGxvYWRzLzQ4MWYxZWMxLTg2MDItNDQ1MC04NmNjLTVjZjYxYjg0MmY1NS85NDBhYzYzMy01NmQyLTRiMTMtOWJiYy0wYWJmZTZkM2I1MjcvU2NyZWVuc2hvdCAyMDI0LTExLTIyIDA2MDE1OC5wbmciLCJ0eXBlIjoiYXR0YWNobWVudCIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjEzMDA0MywiZXhwIjoxNzc2MTMwMzQzfQ.QkZapB_LqX1RB53Sk06bzLuVXHD5ims9MpB9K7AZE0g\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"713\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Formative Assessments</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Quickly gauge student understanding during lessons with multiple-choice or true/false questions.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Quizzes and Polls</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Conduct quizzes or polls to make learning interactive and fun.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Exit Tickets</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Use Plickers for end-of-class exit tickets to assess what students have learned.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Review Sessions</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Reinforce concepts by reviewing material in an engaging way.</p>\n<h2>What steps do I need to take?</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Create an Account</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit https:&lt;https://get.plickers.com/&gt;</li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Sign Up</strong> to create a new account.</li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Set Up Classes</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Add your student rosters</li>\n<li>Assign each student a unique card number.</li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare Questions</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a library of questions (multiple-choice or true/false) that you can use in your lessons.</li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Print Cards</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Download and print the Plickers cards for your students.</li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download the App</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Install the Plickers app on your mobile device.</li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Conduct Sessions</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Display questions to your class, have students hold up their cards to respondse the.</li>\n<li>Use app to scan their answers.</li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Review Results</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<ol>\n<li>After the session, review student responses and performance on the Plickers website.</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>What should I keep in mind?</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Free or Paid</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Plickers is free to use. You can sign up for an account, create classes, prepare questions, and use the app without any cost.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Card Management</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Ensure that each student has their own card and that the cards are in good condition for accurate scanning.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Lighting and Glare</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Be mindful of lighting conditions to avoid glare on the cards, which can affect scanning.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Student Privacy</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Only the teacher can see individual student responses, maintaining student privacy.</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preparation</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<p>Prepare your questions and materials in advance to ensure smooth sessions</p>\n<h2>Watch this video to get a better overview of the app</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6vfUjHRUMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6vfUjHRUMw</a></p>\n<p><strong>References</strong></p>\n<p>Common Sense Education. (n.d.). <em>Plickers</em>. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from &lt;https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/plickers&gt;</p>\n<p>Plickers. (n.d.). <em>Real-time formative assessment tool</em>. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from &lt;https://get.plickers.com/&gt;</p>\n<h3>Experiences</h3>\n<p>positive</p>\n<ul>\n<li>quite easy to start with, free and quick</li>\n<li>not too many options: quizzes / surveys</li>\n<li>can also be played without students having devices (but need printed answer cards) in classroom</li>\n<li>add pictures, sound, gifs, videos - either own but also access a big library (public domain)</li>\n<li>3 options - learning in class / e-learning with devices / hybrid</li>\n</ul>\n<p>negative</p>\n<ul>\n<li>some (minor) things are confusing, e.g. that teachers need to have an app to move forward, unless it's e-learning, that you need to indicate if you accept students answers and when you close it…</li>\n<li>for classroom learning - cards need to be printed for every students (only useful when using this app often)</li>\n<li>not too many options for answer-options - only 4 (not 3 or 6 allowed)</li>\n<li>visually not very appealing, black and white</li>\n</ul>\n<p>conclusion for us</p>\n<ul>\n<li>not that useful for us</li>\n<li>but we can recommend it to teachers when they have classrooms and students without devices or like to do a &quot;little&quot; e-learning at home</li>\n</ul>","UPDATEDAT":"2025-01-22T18:19:41.839Z","ID":"3dea364c-a889-4955-8e3b-a2de3b6c1c62","TITLE":"Plickers"}