For my show and tell this month, I would like to share something "new" that I "discovered": Boom Cards™!
Perhaps you have heard of them before, but they are new to me and I am soooo excited about these online task cards!
Why am I so excited?
Students work through the set of task cards online and get immediate feedback. A correct answer allows the student to move to the next card, whereas an incorrect answer requires the student to try again. That means the cards are SELF-GRADING!
(You can even access individual results with a Basic Membership.)
I love anything that self-grades - I mean that mountain of grading in Middle School can really pile up with 130 or so students, right?
But it's not just that - they are very engaging and I can see so many uses for them like:
Making special cards for my ELL or Special Education students (differentiation made easier!)
Assigning them for homework
Using them for remediation
Maybe even holding a competition
I love anything that self-grades - I mean that mountain of grading in Middle School can really pile up with 130 or so students, right?
But it's not just that - they are very engaging and I can see so many uses for them like:
Making special cards for my ELL or Special Education students (differentiation made easier!)
Assigning them for homework
Using them for remediation
Maybe even holding a competition
How does it work?
First, I signed up for a free Starter account at https://wow.boomlearning.com/
Then, with that Starter account, I could set up one section with 5 students and make 5 private decks so I could use some cards in Fast Play mode to see if it is right for me and my students. I could also try out other free decks and play them as a whole class.
However, I learned that if I received a free deck of cards from Teachers Pay Teachers, I would be given a complimentary Basic membership for one year.
What's so great about a Basic Membership?
It gives you access to individual score reports for up to 80 students once you set up classes!
Talk about data collection!
So I immediately tried to make my own deck. My ELL students need more practice with Language Skills like spelling, grammar, and punctuation. So I made a 10 card deck for these skills just to try it out. I think it came out pretty well for a first try!
And you can try them out too - just enter your name and e-mail below and I'll share them with you.
However, I learned that if I received a free deck of cards from Teachers Pay Teachers, I would be given a complimentary Basic membership for one year.
What's so great about a Basic Membership?
It gives you access to individual score reports for up to 80 students once you set up classes!
Talk about data collection!
So I immediately tried to make my own deck. My ELL students need more practice with Language Skills like spelling, grammar, and punctuation. So I made a 10 card deck for these skills just to try it out. I think it came out pretty well for a first try!
And you can try them out too - just enter your name and e-mail below and I'll share them with you.
What if I don't have time to make all my own cards?
Not a problem! There are plenty of card decks available for sale too! It works on the Boom Learning℠ site by buying points or you can purchase Digital Task Cards to be used on Boom Learning℠ from Teachers Pay Teachers that will link you to the site.
If these cards work as well as I think they will, they will be a game changer as we become a 1:1 school!
If these cards work as well as I think they will, they will be a game changer as we become a 1:1 school!
Thanks for stopping by!
Boom Learning℠ and Boom Cards™ are the trademarks of Boom Learning Inc. Used with permission. Lisa (Mrs. Spangler in the Middle) was not paid in any way to write this post. She is an Ultimate Member who is using Boom Learning℠ with her own classes and plans to share as well as sell some of her creations.