Adapt Content/Monitor Progress: Exit Ticket

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Name: ExitTicket

Link: Et Website

Rating: 5 

Cost: Free (basic teacher subscription option)

Age Group: All

Description: ExitTicket was created by the collaboration between the non-profit Leadership Public Schools organization (a group of 4 inner-city charter schools in California), teachers, students, and technology entrepreneur Dr. Scot Refsland. ExitTicket is a student response system designed to accelerate student achievement in and out of the classrooms. It is aligned with  national Common Core and Science Standards initiatives, and offers both student and teacher real-time feedback on how well they understand the key concepts of their lesson content by getting students to answer key concept-checking questions before they leave the classroom. Questions can also be used at the start of class and throughout the session to gauge how well the student is doing and if there is need for adjustment at any time. It also allows students to see their own progress and take ownership of their learning process. For teachers it gives a great advantage also: reduce time spent on grading! The app allows teacher to res-set answer and tabulate student responses once it is posted. Most importantly, real-time data is provided which allows for differentiated instruction to meet the needs of every student. 

Supporting instructional strategy in Social Studies: ExitTicket is a great tool to monitor student progress and provide individualized instructional adaptations so all types of learners can excel. By providing immediate comprehension checks, it also provides information necessary to teachers so we know when/if we need to modify our teaching techniques. To check if our lessons have been successful, we can ask students to answer the essential question that we had aligned with the days lesson. This allows for teachers and students to better understand what methods work and what do not. For Social Studies this would be a great app to use because an opening review question of the class prior can be asked and then tied to a "Do Now" question prompt immediately after. This allows for the student to begin focusing on the class at hand and then a teacher will be able to check for comprehension with the lessons essential question posted at the end for the students to respond to. 

Potential problems in the classroom: A few potential problems may occur in the classroom with this app. First of course is the policy on using cellphones/tablets/laptops in class and/or if these resources are even available to the students. Secondly would be that it may create a competitive type of environment since the students are awarded "points" for various responses. Lastly, the real-time data that can be projected onto the screen may cause student to select answers based on the results they may see - so you would need to hide the screen to get a better sense of what the individual students are thinking. 

Student Module: The students are provided a visual representation of their progress and accomplishments 

Progress Comparison: Students are also able to see how they have progressed between weeks and their overall growth 

New Assessment: Teachers are able to create various forms of assessment check points and to allow the posting of these questions/prompts to be scheduled a head of time

Summary: Easy to read and well organized summaries are provided for teachers (as well as students) to get a quick glance of class statistics

Student Scree: Students Performance Statistics show the badges and awards they have earned, their Weekly Performance and growth, as well as their daily progress percentages that they can compare

Log in: There is a user name and password log in required so students and teacher will need to register. Once a student is registered they may log in and join a class using it's class code i.d