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Virtual Learning Toolbox
GAME-BASED LEARNING TOOLS
The following resources are some of the most popular gaming tools used in classrooms across the country. These resources are both engaging for kids and useful quiz/learning tools for educators.
Kahoot!
Kahoot allows users to create multiple-choice games, polls, and quizzes quickly for an exciting gaming classroom experience. Teachers can host live review games during class time, or display their “kahoots” on a shared screen to remote students participating from home. Students can play in classic mode, or team mode with shared devices; they can even create their own quizzes to quiz friends/classmates. Kahoot! requires registration with a login, and there’s a basic, free version and a premium version.
Gimkit
Gimkit’s Kahoot!-style gameplay is supercharged by delivering virtual dollars to players for correct answers. As an added bonus, players can get more money per correct answer as they level up. Gimkit “streak bonuses” deliver even more money for sequences of correct answers meaning student players are rewarded for their overall efforts. Gimkit’s increasing virtual rewards, based on question level and willingness to take risks, encourages strategic play among students and teams. Other features include “insurance,” “multiplier,” and “money per question.”4 It’s easy to get started with Gimkit. Just create a new “kit,” add an appropriate title, add your choice of cover image, create your questions, and go live. Paid versions of Gimkit allow you to edit your questions after your quiz has been created. Once your Gimkit review game is underway, it’s up to students to build value for their teams.
Blooket
Like Gimkit, Blooket is becoming an increasingly popular gaming quiz platform. While Kahoot only has the traditional multiple-choice game, Blooket offers several variations of gaming challenges from which creators can choose. To create a Blooket quiz of your own, click the link below.
Quizalize
This platform offers whole class quiz games, smart quizzes with built in personalisation, and instant mastery data that helps address learning loss in every student.
Quizziz
Similar to Kahoot, Quizziz offers a traditional digital multiple choice review; however, quiz creators can customize the games with popular memes to encourage or entertain users after each question.
Flippity
Flippity turns any spreadsheet or chart into a match game. Similar to Quizlet, this tool is great for vocabulary review.
FreeRice.com
Freerice.com is a free quiz platform that also feeds the hungry! Simply create a free account, choose a category (from movies to vocabulary reviews), and answer questions. Each question answered correctly earns grains of rice for the hungry; 10 questions = a bowl of rice. *Users can answer questions without creating an account, but your score will be lost after each use.
Prodigy
Prodigy is a virtual adventure game that leaves kids begging to practice math skills. With each correct answer, students can customize their character, explore new lands, and meet learning goals with each increasing skill and/or difficulty level. Basic accounts are free, but to unlock special features and upgrades, the family plan is approximately $6/month.
DreamScape
Calling all Clash of Clans lovers! DreamScape is just like Prodigy and Clash of Clans; however, it is a game to help improve reading and writing skills. Users can create/customize characters and build cities, all while increasing RELA knowledge.
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