Tricider: Brainstorming, Voting, or Exit Tickets

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Activity Description

Use an end-of-class meeting classroom assessment technique in which you ask students what they learned, what they don’t understand or need more practice with, or a specific question to check students’ understanding of the lesson content. Quickly and easily (without account registration) create an online poll for brainstorming, voting, or exit tickets (used for formative assessment, student self analysis, instructional strategy feedback, and open communication with students).

Preparation

Make sure the Web site is not blocked at your school before using it with students. Decide what question you want students to reply to, based on lesson objectives, class activities, or assignments. Create the poll/question before class (but the site can also be easily and quickly used “on the fly” because no registration is required).

How-To

1. Go to https://www.tricider.com/ 2. Type a question in the “Enter question here” textbox and select “Go.” 3. Select the pencil icon next to “description” to enter a description (optional). 4. The URL will be valid for 13 days (default). To extend/change the URL’s expiration, select “change deadline” under “13 days left.” 5. Select “Share and Invite.” 6. Select “Email” or select a social media site to share the URL. You can also copy and paste the URL onto a class Web site. For students to participate using the URL: 1. Share URL with students. 2. Students open a Web browser to the URL you provide. 3. Students select “Add idea” and type responses. Students enter their names (optional). Students can add descriptions or upload images (optional). Then select “Save.” 4. Students can discuss others’ responses by selecting “add argument” under Pros and Cons, typing in a reply, and selecting the + for a pro or a – for a con (optional), and students can vote for best responses by selecting “Vote,” entering their names, and choosing “Save.” Teachers can view posts by opening the URL and (optionally) projecting the page. Teachers can also select “Subscribe to updates,” which will require registering for an account, and page activities will be sent via the email to the account used to register.

Teacher Tips

Sign up for an account or select “special link” for an administrative link or see “More Options” after entering your question (at bottom of page) for statistics, privacy, and embedding options. YouTube demo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvLuwL9Quzw. 

Program Areas

• ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

• Beginning Low
• Beginning High
• Intermediate Low
• Intermediate High
• Advanced

Documents

• Tricider Screenshots.pdf - How to use Tricider

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