May 22nd, 2021 

Hello there everybody,
How are you doing? I do hope this post finds you well, and vaccinated(?). From my part, I am finally done with the program (yay?!) and am getting ready(?) to join the Work Force (or am I?).

In the meantime, I am trying to not forget this blog. If I am completely honest, it is difficult to get used to the new settings, the new “blocks” system, even though my friends tell me it makes it that much easier for them to edit. I admire them for their ability to take on change as easily as they do…

At any rate, don’t worry, I have not forgotten and I have been piling up posts after POSTS of drafts and links that I have been wanting to share with all of you. Hopefully, I will be able to catch up as quickly as possible. 

What is it? 

They have these very fun little images, very nice!

Today’s post is about a new place for you to ‘quiz’ your students the way Kahoot (here is a link to my post about that particular service) or Peardeck or even Quizlet do. Students would participate by logging into the Quiz through their own devices. They do not need to install an app, simply log into it using the website and a code. 

It is called Blooket. You can check it out on the following link. 

What does it do?  

Simple. As a teacher, you can create questions from any subject that you are teaching (English, Math, Science, etc.). After you’ve set the answers, you can simply host a game or ask the students to ‘solo’ and practice answering the questions on their own. 

Why is it different? 

It is different from the other websites mentioned above because it gamifies the content. By answering the questions correctly, the students will gain coins which they will be able to use to progress in the game. 

The games available as of the writing of this post are:

• Tower Defense (a game in which they try to put animals to attack blocks that are threatening to attack your life points),
• Cafe (a game in which they answer the questions to restock food which they will deliver to the clients. This game is more time-related in terms of how quickly the students need to answer),
• Tower of Doom (is a more complicated game of card deck building in order to navigate through a haunted tower and basically dueling against other monsters lurking within said tower),
• Crazy Kingdom (a game in which you answer questions in order to answer questions on different cards which will affect your kingdom. You need to keep these bars high and balanced in order to keep your kingdom from becoming bankrupt. This game may be too complicated for early elementary school students)
• and, last but not least, Factory (is basically a Cookie Clicker kind of game in which you manage up to 10 blooks which earn you money. You can upgrade these as time goes and you try to earn as much in-game money as possible). 

As my laptop’s battery is dying, I will bring this post to a close. 
Please feel free to look up the Blooket, I feel like it is quite different from Kahoot and others, but students may enjoy it all the same, if not more. 
Stay safe everybody! 
PV