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what is blooket?
what is blooket?
Blooket is a web-based quiz game platform for group competition or solo study. Blooket joins an expanding group of game show platforms for the classroom. What sets it apart is that the quizzes can be re-themed using a variety of "game modes" that offer unique visual themes and game play types, turning quizzes into competitive experiences similar to games students might play on their phones for fun.
Like other quizzing tools, teachers create question sets and then launch games. Students join with a code and then answer questions in real time with their devices. Students can participate in teams or individually, and the participant with the fastest correct answer wins. Unique to Blooket, however, is that quizzing is embedded with the context of different games -- each with their own visual theme and rules. For instance, in the Racing mode students might answer five questions and then watch as their avatars face off in a race determined by how well they did on the quizzes. For added excitement, teachers can choose to randomize point earning potential. This means that the student who responds the quickest might earn fewer points than the student who responds correctly ten seconds later (although responding incorrectly always earns zero points). The Cafe mode challenges students to answer questions so they can prepare and serve food to customers. The Tower of Doom mode gets students to choose characters (who each have stats) and battle them against opponents, answering questions to give them an advantage.
Games can be played solo or in teams, or assigned as homework, depending on the game mode. Team sizes also vary across modes. To play a game as homework, students still connect with a game ID code, but to save their progress they'll need to create their own accounts. All forms of gameplay generate summary reports.
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If you already have sets in Quizlet, you can import them (text only) into Blooket. You can also search public question sets to use or adapt as your own.
During class, you can use Blooket for class-wide review. Putting students into randomized groups is easy, which may help level the playing field or encourage comradery. You can also assign games for independent practice or homework. Even the solo games are engaging and addictive, so students will enjoying working through questions sets and earning points/coins/blooks along the way.
One additional note about privacy if you're planning to use it with younger kids: at the end of each game (which students can hop into with just a code), they'll be prompted to create an account. Kids will likely want to create one, so they can save and spend coins, purchase additional avatars, and save progress during independent play. However according to the law and Blooket's terms, children under 13 shouldn't create accounts, so teachers should make sure to instruct kids under 13 to skip past this.
Go to https://www.blooket.com/ and sign up for a teacher account.
Set up a game in Blooket.
Teachers can create their own questions sets or discover new ones with the search feature. You also have the option to use a word set from a previously created Quizlet.
Select a Game Mode to use with the set that you created or one you have chosen.
Set the game to be played Solo and copy the game code.
Submit this information on the Google Form provided below.
*Instructions for taking screenshots on a Chromebook:
Full screen screenshot: Ctrl+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key).
Partial screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key). Click and drag around the area you'd like to grab.
Screenshots will be sent to your Downloads file (small blue circular icon with a file folder inside found in the apps menu -- click the small circle icon in far bottom left corner of Chromebook screen to find the Downloads file).
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Choose one of the ways to use Blooket in your classroom. Choose a game mode and set up using a set of vocabulary words you created or from a set you found in the resources. Set the game to be played Solo and copy the game code. Submit this information on the Google Form provided below.
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