Play on Player – Ten Terrific Gaming Tools to Use For Formative Assessment
Resource Materials:
In this section of the Resources Page you will find reference materials, tutorials and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.
Session Padlet
Articles and Videos – Formative Assessment
- Article: What Are Formative Assessments and Why Should We Use Them?
- Article: Formative Assessment
- Article: Importance of Formative Assessment
- Article: Why Formative Assessment Matters
Articles and Videos – Game-Based Learning
- Article: 4 Benefits of Game-Based Learning
- Article: 6 Basic Benefits of Game-Based Learning
- Article: Benefits of Educational Games in the Classroom
- Article: 7 Things That You Should Know About Games and Learning
- Article: Digital Pedagogy – Why Games
In-the-Classroom:
Our In-the-Classroom section is where you will find ideas and examples on how to integrate the tools shared into classroom instruction.
Why Use Game-Based Learning
- Increases young students’ memory capacity
- Increases computer fluency
- Encourages problem-solving skills
- Games are fun
- Games offer an easy way to assess learning
- Games can help to develop eye-hand coordination
- Engaging for students with ADD/ADHD
- Teaches that failure is OK – perseverance
- Teaches specific skills (typing or map skills, for example)
- Games are more engaging than traditional Teaching
10 Gaming Tools
Ready to Go Games
- Math Games (Grades PreK-8)
- TeachersFirst Review of Math Games
- Tips for using Math Games
- The activities are linked to Common Core Standards, use this to save time during lesson planning.
- Registration is not required, but there are many benefits to joining (and it is FREE).
- Students earn points for each activity completed. Use this to gamify the activities even more (perhaps some competitions between students or to beat individual top point earnings).
- Remember the app versions differ slightly than the web version, preview ahead!
- Since grade levels are very specific, be mindful if you have students working ahead or behind the site’s assigned grade levels.
- Duolingo (Grades 1-12, very minimal reading required)
- TeachersFirst Review of Duolingo
- Tips for using Duolingo
- Great site for learning world languages (approximately 30 languages are included)
- No registration is required, but suggested, so students can keep track of progress.
- You decide how many minutes you want to learn each day.
- Use in world language classes
- Use with ESL/ELL students learning English
- Use with gifted students for enrichment
- Video tutorial of Duolingo
- Banzai!
- TeachersFirst Review of Banzai!
- Tips for using Banzai!
- 3 Levels Banzai! Jr (ages 8-12), Banzai! Teen (ages 13-18), and Banzai Plus (ages 16+)
- Financial literacy + Game-based learning + assessment
- Video tutorial of Banzai!
- Tips for using Banzai!
- TeachersFirst Review of Banzai!
- Learn to Code with el Chavo (Grades K-6)
- TeachersFirst Review of Learn to Code with el Chavo
- Tips for using Learn to Code with el Chavo
- Available in Spanish or English
- Could be used with world language learners above 6th grade
- Video preview of Sequence 1
- Tips for using Learn to Code with el Chavo
- TeachersFirst Review of Learn to Code with el Chavo
Create Your Own Games
- Quizlet Live (Grades 4-12)
- TeachersFirst Review of Quizlet Live
- Tips for using Quizlet Live
- View this introductory video to learn more.
- Don’t forget to allow 3-5 minutes for students to find other members of their group.
- This game-based learning tool requires collaboration.
- Don’t forget that you need 4 participants to play if using it with a small group.
- Plickers (Grades K-12)
- TeachersFirst Review of Plickers
- Tips for using Plickers
- Laminate the cards to make them last longer.
- Use a larger font with younger students.
- Use this as a pre-assessment, exit ticket, formative assessment, and more.
- Learn more about Plickers in this short video.
- Quizizz (Grades K-12)
- TeachersFirst Review of Quizizz
- Tips for using Quizizz
- The site has over 1,000,000 teacher-created quiz games – don’t reinvent the wheel.
- Can be done as a class or self-paced on individual devices
- Introduction video to Quizizz
- Kahoot (Grades K-12)
- TeachersFirst Review of Kahoot
- Tips for using Kahoot
- Great for younger students
- Options for quizzes, polls, jumble, and more
- Kahoot around the world (video)
- GooseChase EDU (Grades 3-12)
- TeachersFirst Review of GooseChase EDU
- Tips for using GooseChase EDU
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- Don’t miss the FREE archive to a full webinar training, you can learn a lot in an hour.
- Save time and edit an already-created hunt!
- Extensive introduction video to GooseChase EDU
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- Gimkit
- TeachersFirst Review of Gimkit
- Tips for using Gimkit
- Created by a student
- Students can earn (and deduct) in-game cash
- Check out the Help Center for articles and videos
- Gimkit Tutorial video
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