PLICKERS BEYOND KAHOOT! Miguel Hernandez Middle School Spanish Teacher South Fayette Middle School

PLICKERS BEYOND KAHOOT! Miguel Hernandez Middle School Spanish Teacher South Fayette Middle School

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION Intro/Kahoot! Quiz Srhernandez.com and Hot Potatoes example Flipped Learning Model and Verso/TedEd example Plickers Quiz Set up your own Plickers account

KAHOOT! 1. Please take out your phone and open your on-line browser. 2. Type kahoot.it 3. Type the game pin you see on the screen into the game pin field 4. Click enter

-The Hot Potatoes suite is a set of six authoring tools. I. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT EXAMPLE -They enable you to create interactive Web-based exercises of several basic types. The exercises are standard Web pages using XHTML 1.1 code for display, and JavaScript (ECMAScript) for interactivity. -You don't need to know anything about XHTML or JavaScript to use the programs. All you need to do is to enter your data -- texts, questions, answers etc. -Hot Potatoes v. 6.3 is freeware. -Free tutorial: https://hotpot.uvic.ca/wintutor6/tutorial.htm

II. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT EXAMPLE What is the flipped learning model? Verso is a tool that allows you to easily flip your class. Allows for active formative assessment and personalization. Empowers teachers to design deep learning and student interaction. Allows for student anonymity and gives you statistics about postings and interactions.

Fig. 1 - Average Scores Vocabulary Quiz 3.1 - Flip Class vs. Non-flip class 14 12 10 P o i n t s 8 6 Flipped Non-Flipped 4 2 0 Low Mid High Flipped 10.46 12.11 12.46 Non-Flipped 9.71 11.39 13.12 Student Category

Fig. 2 Average Scores Regular AR Verbs - Singular Quiz - Flip Class vs. Non-Flip Class 25 20 P o i n t s 15 10 Flipped Non-Flipped 5 0 Low Mid High Flipped 19.15 19.83 19.85 Non-Flipped 15.43 19.1 19.75 Student Categories

Fig 3. - Average Scores - Estar, Ir, Dar Singulars Quiz - Flip Class Vs. Non-Flip Class 25 20 P o i n t s 15 Flipped 10 Non-Flippled 5 0 Low Mid High Flipped 19.85 22.22 23.03 Non-Flippled 19.14 19.89 22.54 Student Categories

Fig. 4 - Average Scores on Vocabulary Quiz 3.2 - Flip Class vs. Non-Flip Class 14 12 P10 o i n t 8 s 6 Flip Non-Flip 4 2 0 Low Mid High Flip 10.08 11.72 12.58 Non-Flip 9.69 11.22 12.23 Student Categories

Fig. 5 - Average Scores on Regular AR Verb Quiz - Plurals - Flip Class vs. Non-Flip Class 25 20 P o i n t s 15 10 Flip Non-Flip 5 0 Low Mid High Flip 16.93 23 22.7 Non-Flip 16.21 19.83 22.81 Student Categories

Fig. 6 - Average Scores on Chapter 3 Exam - Flip Class vs. Non-Flip Class 45 40 35 30 P o i n t s 25 20 Flip Non-Flip 15 10 5 0 Low Mid High Flip 30.14 37.39 41.25 Non-Flip 23.29 33.63 39.81 Student Categories

Points Fig. 7 Average Point Gap Between Low and High Achieving Students by Teaching Method 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Chapter Exam Flipped 2 0.7 3.18 2.5 5.77 11.11 Non-Flipped 3.41 4.32 3.4 2.54 6.6 16.52

Percentage of Student Votes Difficult 6% Fun 14% Helpful for activities completed in class 25% Difficult Fun Relevant Useful Helpful for activities completed in class Relevant 27% Useful 28%

III. PLICKERS Plickers allows you to: Tailor instruction with instant feedback Use Plickers for quick checks for understanding to know whether your students are understanding big concepts and mastering key skills.

1 ST STEP: You will have to create an account with your computer by going to https://www.plickers.com Once you ve created the account, you can download the app to your IOS or Android device.

2 ND STEP CREATING CLASSES: To create a class, click on classes located at the top of the page. Click on Add a new class. Type the name of your class. Select the year and the subject (you can color code these) and click save.

3 RD STEP: Type the name of the student in the field provided. In the drop down menu you can pick the manner you would like to sort students. Tip: You can copy and paste your roster if you wish by clicking the blue Add Roster icon.

4 TH STEP CREATING QUESTIONS Click on the Library icon located at the top of the page. Click on New Question Type your question in the blank provided You can create a multiple choice question or a true and false question. Under Correct indicate which answer is correct. When finished, click Save and create new.

5 TH STEP: ADD QUESTIONS TO QUESTION QUEUE Click and select the question you would like to put into queue by clicking on the calendar icon on the bottom left of the question. Click Add to Queue and pick the class you would like to put it in by clicking on the class name.

STEP 6-PLAYING THE GAME Once questions are in queue, hook up your laptop or computer to the LCD projector. Open your app on your IOS or Android device and click on your class. On your laptop, click on Live view and on your IOS or Android device, click on the question you want to project. Scan the room for responses with your IOS or Android device. Click on the Check mark to get results on your computer.

PLICKERS ON-LINE TUTORIALS Quick Guide: https://plickers.app.box.com/s/7w6x5t4jlm5q55lx61fzd0x8zudc0k04 Plickers Presentation Kit: https://plickers.zendesk.com/hc/enus/articles/212017188-plickers-presentation-kit Any questions please email me: mahernandez@southfayette.org