Know what my students love even more than task cards? Using technology! Thanks to Boom Learning, we can now use task cards digitally. I am so excited to use these in my classroom. I just know my students are going to love them!
The typical task cards you know and love have now gone digital! Students can view the cards on any tablet, interactive board, or computer. They answer the questions on the cards, which gives instant feedback, and you as the teacher can log in and see how they did! It sure seems like the perfect addition to the modern day classroom!
These new digital task cards don't require any printing, cutting, and laminating...which is a total win in my book! And with the instant feedback, students will know right away how they are doing, and they won't need to wait for you to check their answers. If they get a question wrong, they are given an opportunity to try again.
In the current age of state testing, and the rigorous questions that our state has on state tests, I absolutely love the variety of question and answer types you can include in your Boom cards. You can have cards with the fill in the blank answers or multiple choice answers. You can even have more than one correct answer! This is something my students constantly need practice with, so it's one of my favorite features of the Boom cards.
Once you set up your account, you can add your students and assign them cards to answer. You can assign a deck of cards to one student or the whole class. The options are limitless!
And, as if you thought things couldn't get better, if you access Boom Learning through a TeachersPayTeachers link, you can get one year for FREE! After that year is over, you can choose to continue with a paid subscription (well worth the pennies you'll spend!) or suspend your account. Why not try it out for a year and see how well they work in your classroom!
I encourage you to try out Boom Learning and the new digital Boom cards! Click on the image below to access my free set of cards on Reading and Writing Numbers. I'm also in the process of creating new decks that I'll be adding to my store as I finish. Want a specific set of cards for you classroom? Contact me and I just might be able to accommodate your needs!
If you try them out, please let me know what you think! I'm positive you'll love the possibilities these new cards offer!
(Full Disclosure: I will receive a free year in exchange for my honest thoughts in this post.)
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