HOTSpot- Amanda- Quizizz Review Game

Students love review games, but often after playing another Kahoot I feel like they aren’t really reviewing, but instead, just playing another game. Some students get left behind or even give up once the realize that they aren’t fast enough. For this reason I’ve started using Quizizz in my classroom as a review option. Quizizz allows students to review in a self-paced environment. You can even assign the review activity through Google Classroom for students to complete for homework or continue to review at home before the assessment. In the classroom you can use Quizizz with a team approach to have groups work together to assess whether or not they understand the material. Providing a self-paced review environment while maintaining the “fun” factor really provides meaningful review opportunities.

HOTSpot - Chris - Reinforcing vocabulary with competition and collaboration

Vocabulary is a big part of my curriculum and teaching it in an exciting way has always been a challenge. Usually it is done via lecture or just assigning kids to make flashcards to prepare for some sort of quiz. Enter Quizlet Live! Quizlet Live creates an exciting and competitive gaming atmosphere by having kids work in teams to try and answer all the vocabulary based questions the fastest. What is great about the set up is how the teams work together. Only one member of the team will have the correct answer on their device, so it creates instant collaboration and conversation. Quizlet Live also keeps track of which terms were confused with each other the most and can be shared with the class following the game. It is a great way to spice up that boring vocabulary lesson.