Gimkit

Susanna Hoffman
What is Gimkit?
• Gimkit is a classroom game show platform
• comparable to Kahoot and Quizlet, but offers a wider range of game options
• Paid service that offers gameplay and repitition based learning that Gimkit
claims "requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win."
• Games can be linked to Kits (sets of questions) for educational learning
• Some games can remain unlinked to be used as icebreakers or other non-
curriculum material
More about gimkit
• Gimkit also offers KitCollab mode
• Students submit questions to help educators build the Kit before they start
the game
• Gimkit utilizes in game money as motivation for students to achieve mastery of
"Kits" or sets of questions
• Correct answer= gain $1
• Incorrect answer= lose $1
• In game currency can be used to buy packs and upgrade your skills
• Teachers can set a class goal and preload a starting balance for students
How gimkit is used in the classroom
• Games can be assigned as • Team Mode or Classic Mode
asynchronous work • Team mode allows for
individually or as in-class students to work in teams
live games where • Classic mode is for individual
students compete against gameplay
one another
• Gimkit allows for different
question formats
• Multiple choice
 • Colorful designs help keep students engaged and interested in the content
What does • Simple interface for joining in classroom games makes Gimkit accessible

gimkit look like? for younger students as well as older students

• Different game options to fit different interests and for alternate uses
Gimkit tabs
References
• https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/gimkit 
• https://www.teachingexpertise.com/technology/gimkit-how-to-tips-an
d-tricks-for-teachers/
• https://www.gimkit.com