Gamification with “Play”sheets Mrs. Jessica Pilgreen, MA, NBCT Email: pilgreenj@wesclin.org Twitter: @wesclinenglish

Gamification

What is a “playsheet”?

Why a “playsheet”? Term coined by Alice Keeler (50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom 2016) Like a “worksheet,” only more fun Provide immediate feedback so students know right away if they are correct Allow for differentiation--students work at their own pace & can complete playsheets multiple times, as needed Fun & engaging Easily shared with students via Classroom or URL

Quizlet https://quizlet.com/ Flashcards Spelling Matching game Gravity game Test Multiple Choice, T/F, Written Make multiple versions of 1 test Differentiate your assessments Search created flashcards or create your own

Quizlet Live https://quizlet.com/live Flashcard sets with 12 or more questions can be used as a review game Students are given a code to join the review game; need 6 or more students to play Randomly puts students into teams for game play $35/year for upgraded version Track student progress, add pictures & audio, create your own student groups, etc.

Kahoot Create multiple choice questions Students play as a live whole-group experience Feedback Compatible with any device Questions appear on the teacher’s computer Make sure all students can view the questions clearly Students use their device to choose the correct answer

Quizizz Create multiple choice questions Students can play as a live whole-group experience OR independent game play Feedback = memes Teachers can even import their own memes Compatible with any device Device will show questions & answers at the same time Students like: music, avatars, memes, leaderboard

Image Credit: Tony Vincent, Learning in Hand

Qzzr.com Very professional-looking quizzes Add pictures directly from pixabay Quiz types: Checklist, Graded Quiz, Outcome Quiz Question types: T/F, Select 1 answer, Select all true answers Can have more than 4 answer options Add pictures to your answer choices

Purposegames.com Very professional-looking quizzes Earn badges for playing Run competitive tournaments Several formats available

Classtools.net (Pacman) Arcade-style games Students have to answer questions correctly in order to earn lives or continue game play Con: You don’t create a profile, so there’s no place to access all of your games Create a Google Doc to save all of your game URLs

Classtools.net (shootout)

Classtools.net (Connect 4) Website scrambles the cards Students select 4 cards that are related to each other Group all cards before time/lives run out https://goo.gl/y5X89M

Classtools.net (Crossword Puzzles) Incorrect answers turn red Correct answers turn green

Thatquiz.com Math, science, geography, some foreign languages Lots of options to customize practice

Credits Screenshots & screencasts taken directly from the websites by Jessica Pilgreen Kahoot vs. Quizziz Infographic by Tony Vincent, Learning in Hand Clipart by Just Clipz (Teachers Pay Teachers) Quotation Images created with Quozio.com

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