This week's tech tool is Gimkit --a fun interactive game-based learning tool for classroom use. One of my favorite parts of this tool is that it was created by a high school student who wanted more interactive fun ways to learn and review knowledge. So this is basically created for students BY a student! I would use this tool with students grades 6-12, for formative assessments--checking to see what students know to guide further instruction. This would be a great way to start a class to review previous day or see what they know before instruction, or could be a fun exit ticket activity. It reminds me a bit of Kahoot (another fun web tool for student engagement) but has more popular gameshow type interactives that might be a fun way to change up how students play and retain knowledge. Teacher basic accounts are free, but varying levels with a cost are available that allow creating your own questions and quiz sets. Students can also register for their own accounts to c...
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