Blog Post
Book it to Blooket!
Mar 11, 2022
You've played Kahoot. Now try Blooklet!
Written by: Jessica Small
As educators we embrace and leverage technology and online games to help introduce, review, and check for learning. Kahoot has become the “go to” online game, however, I would challenge you to switch it up! Try Blooket! https://www.blooket.com/
Similarities and Differences to Kahoot
| Similarities | Differences |
|---|---|
| - online quiz game | - students choose "booklets" to represent themselves |
| - can play original game that is very similar | - there are a variety of game modes that teachers can choose from including bu not limited to |
| - you can create your own quizzes or use premade ones | - racing |
| - you can assign games as "homework" for individuals to do asynchronously | - code breaking |
| - fishing | |
| - factory | |
| - cafe | |
| - each game has students answering questions to try and earn money or get fish, etc.. |
Considering the versatility and variety of games, I personally prefer Blooket to Kahoot. It allows for students to engage with questions in different ways so that the game seems “fresh” instead of an overdone and repeated Kahoot which can get boring for everyone. I also love that a variety of them can be timed and as a teacher you just throw it on the projector and can walk around- there is no launching of questions. However, you do not see what the students see and it can take a game or two for everyone to grasp “what do I need to do?”
I hope you explore and enjoy this game platform as much as we do!