Last summer, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017. The apps encourage qualities such as creativity and collaboration, and encourage discovery and curiosity.
Quizizz is “a game-based tool for class review or assessment. It provides class and student level data and works on any device with a browser. You can find quizzes made by other teachers or create your own, and you can conduct “live” quizzes or assign a quiz as homework. Students play together but each at their own pace. The app has gamification elements like avatars and memes.”
Level: All
Platform: iOS and Android
Cost: Free
Read a detailed review of the app from Teachers First that also includes several examples of ways to incorporate the app into your classroom. This article from Common Sense Education does a side-by-side comparison between Quizizz and the Kahoot! app. And check out the Quizizz website for testimonies from teachers that use the app.
Watch this video to see how Quizizz works: