Be a Game Show Host!
Increase Student Motivation & Provide Academic Feedback
Descriptor:
Looking for a way to actively involve your students in classroom review and exit tickets? This session is primarily for whole class instruction and will give you free resources and ready-made templates to engage student interest while incorporating technology tools and providing prompt high-quality feedback. This will be a fun and engaging atmosphere for students!
TEAM Strands: Academic Feedback, Motivating Students, Activities & Materials
ISTE Standards:
2d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards, and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.
Session Objectives
- Participate in a variety of web-based games from a variety of sites.
- Evaluate the game platforms for what will work best with your material.
- Choose at least one platform and create your own game for your students.
Jeopardy - There are many ways to play Jeopardy in your classroom!
- PowerPoint templates: http://www.edtechnetwork.com/powerpoint.html
- Jeopardy Rocks site: https://www.jeopardy.rocks/
- eQuizShow site: https://equizshow.com/
Quizlet - Create and quiz with virtual flashcards
www.quizlet.com
- Browse decks or create your own
- Review in class as a whole or invite students to access your decks outside of class
- Students can play games such as Scatter or Space Race with the questions in your decks
- Students can create their own decks
- There's an app for that! https://quizlet.com/mobile
Quizlet.com Demo
Kahoot - BYOD game for the classroom!
https://getkahoot.com
- For students: kahoot.it
- Create a fun timed interactive game
- Students can play on their mobile devices or in a computer lab setting, questions are displayed on a projector
- Download results for academic feedback
- Browse thousands of Kahoots or create your own (create and share with your PLC!)
- 5 ways to make your Kahoot awesome! CLICK HERE
- Lesson ideas for Kahoot CLICK HERE
Quizizz - Like Kahoot, but with a twist!
http://quizizz.com
- For students: join.quizizz.com
- Similar to Kahoot, but the questions are displayed on the student screen
- Students can play at their own pace
- Can assign quizizz for homework CLICK HERE
- Data is downloaded to an Excel spreadsheet to analyze student and class performance
How to use Quizizz as a Mini Assessment
Kim Cing, M.Ed.
Instructional Technology Coach
Email: cingk@rcschools.net
Website: kimcingedtech.weebly.com
Phone: 615-904-3800
Twitter: @Cing_EdTech