I had heard about this app a few times and tried it out before, and it seemed to work well. I thought I would share it as a mobile technology app that may work in the classroom.
“Classkick is a free digital formative assessment tool that allows teachers to create lessons and assignments that students work through on their devices at their own pace. Teachers can observe student progress in real time and provide immediate feedback. In addition to receiving help and feedback from the teacher, Classkick allows students to anonymously request help from their peers. Text, images, video, and audio can be easily integrated into assignments. It is a great tool for synchronous and asynchronous communication, blended classrooms, personalized learning, and cooperative learning.
Classkick is now both web- and app-based, it can be used from a web-browser, Chromebook, or iPad.”
Source: https://blogs.umass.edu/onlinetools/assessment-centered-tools/classkick/
Daniel,
This looks like a really cool program that I have never seen before. I really appreciate how it allows students to work on the lessons at their own pace, somewhat like Khan academy, but specifically designed for that class. The community buildings and question asking aspect is really interesting and not something you see on every LMS. Although, I do wonder at the usability. Tech is difficult to implement in early primary, and this app seems to focus on younger grade assignments. Is it still functional in middle/highschool or even post secondary?
Hello Rylan,
Thank you for your comment. Class Kick has been helpful, but I have only used it for primary/elementary. However, I have seen videos and tutorials of it being used for high school Math classes, so I believe it can work. I think the anonymous help question is helpful for some middle school/high school classes that don’t want to single out themselves by asking a question. Another helpful thing, especially for post-secondary or later high school, is that students can discuss/collaborate/help each other. It can be used outside the lesson at home if there is a question after the session ends if it is synchronous.