Class Cards – Teaching Tool for Student Engagement

Class Cards is an easy-to-use yet extremely effective app for boosting student engagement during lessons and discussions. Based on the book I wrote by the same name, this indispensable teaching tool will put your students in the palm of your hand.

After entering the names of your students—or importing a .txt file list of students for each class—the app will display a randomly generated list of students. (See screen shots.)

You’ll see the name of the student to call upon at the top of the list and the names of the next four students to call upon below that. (Knowing who is next enables you to better meet their needs.) There's even a holding area where you can move the name of any student who would like more time to develop a response.

The six score buttons displayed on the screen enable you to easily record the quality of each student's response. (See screen shots.)

Cumulative scores—shown as a percentage—can be checked at any time and can even sorted from high to low so that you'll know who deserves a pat on the back and who needs a bit of encouragement.

Note: A privacy screen allows you to share scores with a student without him seeing the scores of other students. (See screen shots.)

An added feature is the ability to export scores to the secure ClassCardsApp.com website for viewing or printing. You can also email yourself scores for all classes or a selected class.

Version 1.0
- create as many classes as you wish
- add/delete students easily
- sort students by first or last name (first/last in settings)
- duplicate a class and rename it
- reset scores to zero for a new grading period
- mark students absent so that they don't appear in the random list
- shake the device—iPhone, iTouch, iPad—to shuffle the names (on/off in settings)
- play a sound (Trill) when names are shuffled (on/off in settings)
- set a passcode to prevent students from accessing app (on/off in settings)

Version 1.1
- displays students' scores as a percentage (Privacy screen shows ST for student percentage and CL for class average.)
- double-tap on the Class Cards title bar to shuffle names
- absences are automatically cleared before the beginning of the next school day

Version 1.2
- select the student to call upon
In addition to calling upon students randomly, you now have the option of selecting which student to call upon. 1) Tap the Select button at the bottom of the screen. 2) Scroll through the class roster and tap the name of a student. 3) Tap a score button to assign a grade for the response.

- email yourself scores
A tap on the Scores button will allow you to email yourself scores for all classes or a selected class. (Info is sent as comma separated values with an attached .txt file.)

Version 1.3
- fixed iOS 5 compatibility issue

Version 1.4
- adjustable score values for the six score buttons (enter values in settings)
The default values are:
A = 95
B = 85
C = 75
D = 65
PLUS = 100
MINUS = 12.5
(The value for minus provided the most accurate average when calculating a wide range of scoring samples.)

- return students to queue (on/off in settings)
Turning on this feature will cycle the names of called upon students back into the pool of students to call upon. The default setting (off) removes students who have been called upon so that the name boxes eventually empty. When all of the boxes are empty, you’ll know you’ve called upon everyone. A double-tap on the title bar will shuffle the names and refill the boxes.

- info screen added with quick links
Mobile-friendly User Guide
ClassCardsApp.com
NewManagement.com (my website about effective teaching)
Rating Class Cards in the App store
Emailing me

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For more information about this app, check out the mobile-friendly user guide. (ClassCardsApp.com/Mobile)