Socrative 101 - Making "Digital Task Cards"

If you follow me on Twitter you know how much I love Socrative. I love Socrative because I can create (self-paced) lessons for students to work independently or I can create "Team Tasks" for students to work collaboratively.

To make my Socrative Assignments more intriguing to the students, I started creating "Digital Task Cards" to go with the questions in my Socrative Assignments.  Students love doing math in my Socrative Assignments with "Digital Task Cards". #happyteacher

How To Make "Digital Task Cards"
I use PowerPoint to create my "Digital Task Cards". I made a template to use each time I make a new set.  The template has a place for the problem and I can easily change the background on the cards to make each set of task cards unique.

"Digital Task Cards" Template in PowerPoint

Here is a copy of my Socrative "Digital Task Cards" PowerPoint Template. Feel free to download and use. :o)    My "Digital Task Cards" PowerPoint Template

To make the "Digital Task Cards", I start by choosing backgrounds for each of the task cards in the set.  After I have the backgrounds put in, I add the written part of the problem on the task cards.

Next, I add the math problem to each of the task cards.

After I have completed the set of "Digital Task Cards", I get them ready to put into my Socrative Assignment.

Making the "Digital Task Cards"into Images
The "Digital Task Cards" need to be images to use in Socrative. After you have saved your "Digital Task Cards" as a  PowerPoint, click Save As - then Save as Type - click the drop down and choose an image format. Choose save Every Slide. All of the slides will be saved as images in a folder.

Creating the "Digital Task Cards" Assignment in Socrative
Sign into Socrative and go to Manage Quizzes and Create Quiz.

Name your quiz and choose a type of question to add.

After the question is typed in, choose add image and add the image that corresponds with your question from the folder with your "Digital Task Cards" from your PowerPoint.

This is what the question will look like after the image is added.

Continue this process to complete your Socrative Assignment with "Digital Task Cards".


Making an Answer Key for the "Digital Task Cards"
I make my own math problems so I like to have an answer key. I use my PowerPoint slides to print a blank answer key and work out the problems next to each of the task cards. This also allows me to find mistakes and to make sure the problems will work out.

This is an example of what my blank answer key looks like when it is printed.

To print a blank answer key from your set of "Digital Task Cards". You need to change the Print Layout. To do this: Click File - Print - Full Page Slides - 3 Slides.

This is how it looks when you print out your blank answer key from your "Digital Task Cards".

Click "Print" and you will have a blank answer key for your "Digital Task Cards".


Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog.  I hope that you have been inspired to create your own Socrative Assignments with "Digital Task Cards".

My iPad Number Lock Screens Project #mondaymadeit

I was finally able to finish my project and so I am linking up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It Link Up... :o)

I was so busy last year that I never had time to "Pimp-out" my classroom set of iPads.  So one of my goals this summer was to make a set of "Lock Screen" images with each iPad number.


Here is what my iPad Numbers look like on the Student iPads....
Sorry about the lighting in the pictures.

I am so excited because they turned out really good and of course they match my classroom color scheme.   I included a link below to share my iPad Numbers Lock Screens. Feel free to use them. :o)

Here is what my (updated) set of 30 iPad Numbers Lock Screens look like.  :o)

Here is a link to the PDF file with all of the slides.  If you want a smaller file to download, you can download the PDF and then save the PDF as images.
iPad Numbers PDF File

Here is a zip file with all of the images.
iPad Numbers Zip File

If you are feeling creative, email me and I will send you the PowerPoint I used to create these and you can modify and create your own set ... 

*** UPDATE ***

I made wallpapers for the iPad Home Screens on the student iPads to go with the set of Lock Screens.... :o)

Here is what my set of  iPad Home Screens  look like.  :o)

Here is a link to the PDF file with all of the slides.  If you want a smaller file to download, you can download the PDF and then save the PDF as images.

iPad Home Screens PDF File

Here is a zip file with all of the images.

iPad Home Screens Zip File

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog.... :o)