What problems is Classkick solving and how is that benefiting you?
Classkick has made me a better teacher! During the pandemic, I knew I had to find something that would help me help my students outside of school. Now, I can't imagine not using Classkick to teach my daily math lessons in school! I can create lessons within the app or upload what I already created in my google drive, upload pdf's, etc. I use two iPads... one to display and one to comment on student work, as they work. Students also complete their assignments in Classkick for my class. In class, I can monitor students working and writing right in the app. Students can choose colors to write and highlight with, create text boxes, upload pic and photos, etc. There are so many features. As students work I can interject when needed. I can quickly help more students at a time rather than circling the room to look at work on screens or on paper. Students really like the instant feedback of the answer boxes I create for them and seeing that their answers glow green! When an answer box is red, students persevere and make corrections to their work. I love that I can assign point values to the answer boxes and easily transfer the Classkick grades right into the gradbook my district uses. I can choose from two types of answer boxes, the classic box or a stem box. Students can use so many types of symbols and even handwrite their answers into the boxes. This answer box is great for higher level math symbols. For my 7th graders, we use it for exponents and inequality symbols often. An elementary school feature is the manipulative feature where students can take items that can be manipulated and moved around the screen. I use this feature sometimes for sorting and matching. When stuck, students can use the AI tool to give them prompts to help them work through a problem or raise a hand within the app to notify me that my help is needed. Students can also write me a message in the chat box. I can easily see who needs my help and on what slide by just clicking on the hands in my teacher view. Classkick is real-time feedback. I can help students outside of class when needed. I live in Pennsylvania and we have at home virtual days due to inclement weather. With Classkick, I can see students working realtime and help as needed. It's a game-changer!! When I answer student hands within Classkick, the student is notified on their dashboard that I responded. In class when we are reviewing or sharing work, I can easily ask who would like to share their work and display that student's screen. It's so awesome! Students are always wanting to be chosen to share their work. This is a huge time-saver than writing problems on the board and reviewing. To help students, I make a video recording of me teaching my lesson and easily upload it with the video link feature in Classkick. Students and parents have commented how helpful this is. No more struggling to get absent students caught up or students struggling with the new learning. They can watch my video lesson! While within the unit, I do not count work late. Students can have as many chances to learn from their mistakes and make corrections to their work. I use Classkick for assessments. Besides answer boxes, I can create fill in the blanks, multiple choice, text responses, etc. I turn off the green/red boxes while the students are testing. Checking assessments no longer takes hours. When the student box is green, I can quickly look over their work. Classkick continues to build on their already countless features. Their tech team and customer support is top notch! I'm so honored to be a part of the Classkick family! :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
