One of my favorite review game platforms just added a great new collaborative feature. Teachers can now let their students collaboratively create questions for their next round of Gimkit using KitCollab. Teacher setup is simple and allows question writing to happen in real-time or asynchronously. Students just click on a link, write a multiple-choice or… Read more
Ooodle puts a math spin on the popular word game Wordle. Instead of guessing a daily 5-letter word, players are presented with a daily 5-number equation. The equation’s answer is provided, and players check their answers after each attempt (6 maximum). Each number 1-9 (or 1-12) is used only once. Just like Wordle, numbers that… Read more
Wordle is all the rage right now. If you’re not familiar, it’s an addictive word game played by more than 300,000 people daily. Now teachers can make their own Wordle, using words of any length, with just a few clicks. What’s Wordle? Players get six chances to guess a randomly-selected five-letter word. The colors of… Read more
Early in my career, the technology for my review games consisted of flyswatters: Each team was given a flyswatter, and an opponent from those teams would stand on opposite sides of the table and slam down their flyswatter to “buzz in.” These days there are countless online review games, complete with buzzers, questions, scoreboards, and… Read more
99math 99math.com 99math is an engaging review game exclusively for math. Intended for grades 1-8, 99math covers the basics, but also offers more advanced topics like equations, perimeter and area, conversion of fractions, and more. Like many of my favorite games, 99math provides reports — making it a great formative assessment tool. Easy Teacher Setup Teachers… Read more
Even students’ favorite review games like Kahoot, Quizizz, and Gimkit can get a little dull if they are overplayed. That’s why I’m always excited to find another engaging review game to add to the mix. Blooket is a free, fun, and engaging review game with tons of built-in variety. Start with a Question Set Teachers… Read more
Teachers can never have too many review game options. Educandy allows teachers to quickly and easily create interactive learning games. The games are easy to make, easy to share, and easy to play. Eight Different Interactive Games Noughts & Crosses – A fun twist on tic-tac-toe for one to two players; you can lose a… Read more
Everyone Loves Review Games You can never have too many options for review games. Mixing things up keeps things fresh. I’m happy to add another tool to my Kahoot, Quizizz, Quizlet Live, Flippity rotation. Gimkit Gimkit (Gimkit.com) was made by a group of high school students from Seattle, My first impression is that they combined the… Read more
Kahoot www.GetKahoot.com Looking for a way to keep students engaged during review? Check out Kahoot. Enter your own questions or browse the extensive collection of public Kahoots made by other users at getkahoot.com. Student Start Page at Kahoot.it Teachers must display the Kahoot so that students can view… Read more
Flashcard Stash www.flashcardstash.com Flashcard Stash is a great digital flashcard tool that makes vocabulary review less tedious. When you type a new term Flashcard Stash provides a definition from Wictionary. You can select the best definition, edit it, or type one of your own. You can also copy and paste virtually any terms list. Just indicate the character you… Read more
