GIMKIT - Collaborative Reading Practice

Set-ups

Teachers: Computer; Projector; Gimkit account; Internet

Students: Laptop/smart phone/tablet; Internet

Procedure

Step 1:

1. Teacher introduces the reading activity.
2. Teacher provides question examples.
3. Students are required to read a text and propose at least 3 multiple-choice questions on Gimkit.

Step 2:

1. Teacher logs in Gimkit and adds a new kit.
2. Teacher chooses Collaorate With KitCollab. (Image 1)
3. Teacher shares link and QR code with students.
4. Students open the link or scan the QR code.

Step 3:

1. Students read the text.
2. Students create questions and submit. (Image 2)
3. Teacher reviews questions to approve or reject. (Image 3)
4. Students modify questions. (If the question is rejected.)

Step 4:

1. Teacher clicks All Done to finalize the quiz. (Image 4)
2. Teacher clicks Play Live and selects a mode to start the quiz. (Image 5)
3. Teacher shares the link and code with students.
4. Students open the link to join the quiz. (Image 6)

Step 5:

1. Teacher starts the game.
2. Students play the game. (Image 7)
3. Students need to answer as many questions as they can in 5 minutes (Classic mode).

Step 6:

1. The game is over.
2. Teacher and students check the leader board.
3. Teacher checks the Question Breakdown report to provide help for the questions with lower accuracy. (Image 8)

Caveats and Alternatives

• If the students provide a limited number of questions, the teacher can prepare some questions in advance and add them to enrich the question bank.
• The KitCollab also allows students to contribute questions asynchronously. Therefore, the teacher can use KitCollab to assign a pre-reading exercise to ask students to read the text and create questions before the class. Then, the teacher can start the live game at class to examine the reading comprehension.

Additional Information

KitCollab introduction blog :

https://blog.gimkit.com/blog/kitcollab-rebuilt-from-the-ground-up