What are Boom Cards?

​Do you use task cards in your classroom? If you like task cards, you are going to LOVE Boom Cards! These digital, self-checking task cards are my new favorite way to differentiate learning. Here are the top 7 reasons I'm a fan:

1) They're DIGITAL.  No more printing, laminating, and cutting out sets of paper task cards. Less prep = more time for teachers.

2) They're SELF-CHECKING.  Students type in their answer and get instant feedback!  If they get a question wrong, they can submit a new answer or "give up" the card and go to a different question if they get stuck.
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3) You can track student progress.  Right now, Boom Learning is offering a three-month free trial of student progress reporting for up to 150 students.  Students can still use the cards even if you don't pay after your free trial, you just don't get student reports anymore.  You can always use Boom Cards for free by using the Fast Play option (see my post on getting started with Boom Cards for more details).

4) You can preview 4 cards from any deck for free.  Try it before you buy it! Check out this preview to see an example. Make sure to click on Full-Size preview to get the full effect.

5) It's super easy to differentiate instruction with Boom Cards.  Once you have a deck of cards in your library, you can assign them to individual students or to the entire class.

6) Not 1-1? Use them on a Smart Board or use a projector to work on one with the whole class.

7) Boom Learning lets you show the cards to students in a random order.  You could even use them as an assessment and not have to worry about students looking over shoulders!
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8) I know I said 7 reasons, but I wanted to add just one more.  Did you know you can use Boom Cards with your Google Classroom?  Check out this video to see how.

Update: Boom Learning just added a new feature that makes me love them even more! You can now hide any card in a deck that you don't want students to see.  Simply go to your library and open a deck.  You can go through the deck of cards and click the "Hide Cards" button on any you don't want to be assigned.  

Download a FREE set of Boom Cards

Want to test out a set of Boom Cards? Grab my free set of Order of Operations Boom Cards.

Interested in using Boom Cards, but need help getting started? Check out my Complete Guide to Getting Started with Boom Cards to learn how to set up your classroom, create student accounts, and assign decks of cards.   

​Want to learn how to create your own decks?  You'll want to sign up for my Boom Cards Bootcamp! It includes 18 short video tutorials, 100+ images you can use to create your own decks of Boom Cards, and more!