In our classrooms, we work to give students a voice, especially where we are looking for feedback and checking for understanding. Their 'voice' can be found in many forms.
An avenue to find a student's voice and get quick feedback is with a Choice Board.
Choice Boards can show up in many ways. Below are two examples that you can use.
The credit for this idea comes from my PLN and counterpart @jesgarrigan
These are created with Keynote and work exceptionally well in an iPad environment with Apple Classroom. With Apple Classroom, the teacher can quickly 'see' every student's feedback, and can even take a quick screenshot for later reference. This can be adapted to other digital tools and platforms, including a laptop.
Example 1 - Choice Board Words
 | This is a view of the Student iPad Paired with Apple Classroom, the teacher can 'see' when all students have responded to a question or prompt. A quick screenshot of the teacher's Classroom screen will save the student feedback. |
 | Once opened, the student will select the Play icon in the upper right corner to go to Presentation Mode. 'Pinch in' to return to Edit mode |
Example 2 - Emoji Choice Board
 | Here is another Choice Board I created using emojis. Your students look different than these emojis. They can be adjusted as desired. To change the icons: In edit mode, tap and hold a rectangle to bring up the 'Unlock' command. Double-tap to highlight and select an emoji. Change to picture as desired and 'Lock' it back up. |
  | To build these slidedecks: I linked each rectangle to a different slide. Every rectangle on every slide needs to be linked. Editing links from a laptop (top picture): right-click on the rectangle to bring up a menu. For many of you, this will be a 'two-finger' click on your trackpad. Editing links from an iPad (bottom picture): just tap once on a rectangle to bring up the menu. |
 | Once all the editing is finished, go through and 'Lock' every rectangle in the slide deck. This is important to avoid accidentally changing the template |
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Download these Examples:
Click here to view Example 1 Words
Click here to view Example 2 Emojis
You may download either of the examples for your own classroom use formatted for Keynote.
You can share your own simple choice board with students using Keynote.
They are really quick to build. Please let me know if you have a different one that you use with your class. I look forward to seeing different creative applications.
Let me know if you have any questions or if I need to adjust my directions to make them more understandable.
Thanks
