Skip to main content

GimKit

 



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 create quizzes, but I would not recommend it as it does not appear to be Ed Law 2D compliant for New York State educational use. Students can play for free without sharing emails or personally identifiable information so no account is needed. Students can even submit a question related to the topic for others to answer--engaging them even further in the learning cycle!

Check out this video tutorial to see more!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Talking Points

  After reading so much about social media this week, and embracing the power to use it for good, I went looking for a tool that could connect people. I found this great messaging tool, Talking Points . Many school districts have a parenting messaging platform, but some do not, and in districts with diverse families and languages, this tool is such a value add for communicating with students and families.  Common Sense Media rates this application as a 5 out of 5 stars, and AASL promoted it as a top web tool in 2020. It includes simple messaging as well as polling and information gathering in order to serve students and families best as an educator.  There are several translating services available (google translate has come so far in the past few years), but this tool provides onboarding learning and tech support, templates, and roster integration, with privacy features. You simply type your message in your native language, and the receiver sees the message in their native language. I
Post a Comment
Read more

Mission Statement

The Weedsport School Library Mission Statement: Through collaborative curriculum integration, the Weedsport School Library Program promotes and encourages independent reading, develops critical thinking skills, provides equitable access to print and digital media sources, offers a safe space to gain self-confidence, and guidance in the ethical use and creation of information as members of a global society.
Post a Comment
Read more

Library of Congress

  I have been a fan of the Library of Congress (LOC) for a long time--the size of the collection, the beauty of the building, the systems and structure of item delivery (conveyer belts, need I say more?). And that doesn't even get into the beauty of the online system. There are a gazillion (it's a real number, I checked) resources on the site. The US Copyright Office is even linked in the top menu bar!  The resources available range in content and original format. There are collections and ways to teach students about topics in multiple ways, including original audio and video pieces.. The filters and searching capabilities are amazing, and everything I have checked include citation information for the three major formats (Chicago, APA and MLA). This is website is solid gold for teaching primary documents and should be a top recommended source for student research and UDL lesson plans. 
Post a Comment
Read more