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Erin Finley

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Sticky Bars With Plickers

Time Frame Time Frame

  • Less Than 10 Minutes
Instructional Strategy

This strategy quickly assesses students’ ideas concerning a concept or question and can be used as either formative or summative assessment (but is...

Tech Integration

Plickers is a web app that enables teachers to assess student understanding quickly and without requiring extra devices or clickers. Students use paper...

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Tech-Integrated Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Engage/Opening, Explain/Closing, Evaluate/Assessment, Engage

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • Less Than 10 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Analyze, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Identify, Interpret, Reason, Reflection, Review, Self-assessment, Student Choice

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 2nd - Secondary

Padlet is a web app that works like a digital bulletin board. Learners can record a two-minute video of themselves and upload it to a shared board, allowing them to collaborate further with their fellow learners. Read more »

Tech Tool

Perplexity AI is an artificial intelligence-powered answer engine that cites its sources as it is used. Read more »

Tech Tool

Brisk Teaching is a Google Chrome extension that offers AI-generated (artificial intelligence) tools to assist teachers. Read more »

Tech Tool

Diffit is a website for teachers to generate instructional materials and to differentiate instructional materials using AI (artificial intelligence). Read more »

Tech Tool