Smart Cards are a new addition to WBT strategies. Evaluate their effectiveness.
The Smart cards chapter had me running to my colored index
cards with JOY! As soon as I read this chapter I was gluing green and red index
cards and sending them through lamination. I have always been a huge thumbs up,
thumbs down teacher. This is such a great way to facilitate the concepts of
checking student’s understanding throughout lessons.
In order to begin this task, you will need 3X5 index cards,
for your students, with yes/no written on opposite sides or green and red
construction or cardstock paper. I chose index cards that were red and green (I
just happened to have some on hand.) Once glued together, lamination helps to
keep them together.
Smart cards are used in the classroom for voting or showing
comprehension of taught lessons. I plan to use them in whole group, small
group, and seatwork. When I ask a question, students quickly show their color
in front of their body so that others around them cannot see very well.
This can be used for true/false, agree/disagree, yes/no and
many other variations.
I also see using this as students are working at their desk.
As I walk around, I can see the color cards on their desk either red or green.
Green means they know what to do and are independent, red symbolizes they need
help or are confused.
Within partners, if students don’t agree they can discuss
and play Prove-It to finalize a solution.
Smart cards can also be used from the student’s standpoint
when partners are retelling, summarizing, explaining their thinking… to their
partner. If one student doesn’t understand what the partner is saying they can
flip over their card to red and then flip to green when they understand.
The possibilities are endless!
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