Using Plickers

Teacher Use Only: Tool is either unavailable for student access or requires PII beyond directory level to create accounts. Teachers may create their own accounts for instructional purposes.

Grades: N/A

Plickers is a tool for teachers to conduct surveys and implement assessments.  What makes Plickers different is that students do not need any sort of device to participate.  They simply hold up a special card and the facilitator uses their iPad, iPhone, or Android device to capture images of their cards.  The program is able to read the cards and give you instant results.  Check it out in action! (Warning: You MUST have a smartphone or tablet which allows you to download apps.  You need to download the Plickers app in order to scan student cards. Download Apple or Download Android)  Student accounts are not needed, but teachers must create a class roster to aggregate data.  Be sure to designate grade and subject as "other" and to only use students' first name initial and last name in order to be in compliance with BCPS policies.

A overview of how Plickers works

Click here for an illustrated users guide for Plickers

Click here to print standard size cards

Click here to print large view cards

Plickers Tutorial Video

A video tutorial for using Plickers

• every student response system
• multiple choice quiz
• simple surveys
• pre/post informative assessment