Written by Heath Kelley, DMS 5th grade teacher Kahoot has become a popular online tool for reviewing content with a large group. The group progresses through the game-based assessment together. Kahoot functions well for the purpose of working with the entire class. The teacher can pause within the game to clarify answers to questions and reteach. Recently, a new game-based assessment option called quizizz has become popular. Although similar to Kahoot in the sense that students answer multiple choice questions and have a leaderboard, Quizizz has many different features. Probably the feature that is most distinct is that students work at their own pace to answer questions. During a recent social studies unit, I used quizizz to review vocabulary. Below, is a slideshow of quizizz in action. I placed captions over the pictures to describe the different features. Quizizz is a nice option if you do not want students rushed to answer. The teacher can decide whether or not to allow extra points for quicker responses. I found that it gave me quick feedback that was easy to understand and use. I knew right away what I needed to re-teach to students. How about you? Are there feedback systems that you have had success with? How might you see quizizz being used in your classroom?
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Sarah Nowack
2/1/2016 05:45:08 pm
Heath, with quizizz, do you have to type the questions in ahead of time? What about with Kahoot?
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Heath
2/1/2016 07:28:16 pm
Sarah, I am really glad you brought up Socrative. Socrative has added quite a few features since I last used it. The format seems to be much simpler but with many options that Kahoot and quizizz both have. Have you used the space race option before? It really looks like a fun, motivational way for students to review. I like that Socrative has short answer.
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