Gimkit - Gamed Based Formative Assessment Fun

 

Gimkit is a great way to bring some gamification into your classroom while still engaging students in content and vocabulary. Gimkit was created by Johs Feinsiber, high school student in 2017. He created the site because he know that games helped him learn and he wanted to share the experience with students and teachers. 

Today I wanted to share a bit about Gimkit. Gimkit has become one of my students favorite resources to explore vocabulary in our classroom.

Gimkit starts with "Kits". Kits are collections of questions connected to a topic or concept. Teachers can create multiple choice questions to build the kit or questions can be imported using different formats. 

Learn How to Create A Kit

Once the kit is created a teacher can invite students to play the game. There are a varitey of game modes, but the basic idea is that students correctly answer questions to advance. Sometimes this is connected to power ups in the game (Fishtopia) and othertimes it is about survival (Floor is Lava).

Learn How to Host a Live Game

Gimkit Highlights

• Teachers can create and invite students to classes. 
• Teachers can use the KitCollab feature to have students create and submit questions. 
• Games can be played "live" in class or assigned as "homework". 
• There are currently 15 game modes. 
• "This or That" is a game mode that doesn't require a kit. Students pick a side in response to a verbal or written question. This mode is perfect for Would You Rather Questions, Polls, Does This Apply To You, and (of course) Trivia.
• Gimit games support both individual and collaborative team modes. 

Learn More About Gimkit

• Gimkit Blog
• Gimkit Help Center

Additional Formative Fun

• Blooket - Game Based Formative Assessment
• Flashcard Engagement with Digital Flashcard Creation Tools
• Resources to Support Formative Assessment