What is Gimkit?
Gimkit allows students to review vocabulary in a game format. For each question, students earn a dollar amount instead of points. The leaderboard shows the amount of money collected as a class but also the amount earned by each individual student.
I tried out Gimkit last year and my students enjoyed it. It just keeps getting better. Get ready to hear about all the ways Gimkit is improving for students and teachers. You won’t be disappointed with student engagement and enthusiasm while playing this game! It can be used to review vocabulary from a story or unit.
How do students play?
Choose the Kit that you want your students to play and choose the settings.
Students will sign into the game with a unique like other platforms like Kahoot and Quizlet. Students will answer questions individually relating to the content or Kit that is being played.
I love that students play the game individually. Yes, everyone is logged into the same game but students answer questions on their own. How well a student does in the game depends on their knowledge of content alone. It allows students to get a better idea of what they know individually. Students are focused and engaged with the content.
Your students will love using the powerup option of the game. Students can buy different powerups with the money earned from answering questions correctly.
This is only a fraction of al the powerups that keep students engaged. These are the powerups I see the most with my students.
- “Ice” students freezing their game play.
- “Link” to students and earn what they earn for 60 seconds.
- “Subractor” takes 20% of any players earning.
- “Shield” prevents others from negatively impacting your game play for 3 minutes
P.S. If students get a little heated because they don’t like getting “iced”, you can allow only clean powerups to keep the peace.
Is Gimkit free?
Yes! Gimkit is FREE. You can search all you want and use previously made kits. You can make 3 kits of your own before having to upgrade. There are many previously made kits that may meet the needs of your students.
However, there are plans available that allow to unlock all features. I decided to bite the bullet because I wanted to make kits tailored to CI stories and activities with my students. It has definitely been worth it!
How do I Create a Kit?
You first have to name the kit, choose the language, and subject. Then, you choose a gif or meme to represent the Kit set.
You have many options from there. You can:
- Import flashcard sets from Quizlet which is a really huge time saving option.
- Add your own questions with answer questions
- you can even add images and audio as a part of the questions and answers
- Allow students to create with KitCollab
- Add questions from a Question Bank
- Import from a Spreadsheet
What are advantages to classes and assignments?
