Cycle 3: Games and Technology in the Classroom
“Are we playing ‘Quizziz’ today?” one of my students asked excitedly. “Quizziz” is an online game where students can play against each other. I use it in my Biology classes as well as my math classes. The students love it and ask for opportunities to play it – often students who are often operate on a lower level than others. They are always engaged and, I think, always learning. They play to see if they beat their own score as well as “level up” in front of their classmates. They enjoy choosing their own avatar names as they are learning new material. “Have you ever tried Quizlet Live, Ms. P?” one of my students inquired. I had not, but I was interested in trying it. Our review class for the next Biology quiz transformed from boredom to excitement as students played Quizlet Live for the first time in Biology. The Quizlet website randomly mixes students into teams. To win, each team must get 12 questions right in a row, or they start back at 0. My period 4 Biology class in pa...