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Classroom Integration: Effective Ways to Incorporate Blooket in Your Teaching Strategy

Blooket has become a hugely popular educational game platform used by millions of teachers globally. But how can you best integrate it into your overall classroom approach? This guide explores proven techniques to incorporate Blooket effectively as part of your teaching strategy.

Getting Started with Blooket

If new to Blooket, here are some tips:

• Explore Blooket’s library of game modes and subjects to find ones suiting your students
• Have students complete introductory games to get familiar with the platform
• Build some basic custom games to test the quiz builder using your content
• Use Blooket’s teacher dashboard to understand available data and tracking

Take time upfront to learn the platform’s features and functions. Becoming comfortable streamlines integration.

Weave Into Existing Curriculum

The key is tightly integrating Blooket games into your current curriculum and lesson plans. Potential techniques include:

Bell Ringers

Use short 5-minute Blooket games at the start of class as bell ringers to review previous material or preview new concepts.

Learning Stations

Add Blooket as one of the learning stations or centers during class rotations. Students play games while you monitor and assist.

Formative Assessment

Leverage Blooket games as formative quizzes to gauge student comprehension of recent lessons. Review key data points.

Lesson Recaps

Close out lessons or units with a summarizing Blooket game that reinforces key takeaways. Celebrate top scorers.

Homework/ Remote Assignments

Share Blooket games as supplemental practice for homework or remote learning. Utilize onlineAssignment features.

Integrate games in quick bursts before, during, or after lessons. This drives engagement while supporting curricular goals.

Match Games to Learning Objectives

Each game element should target specific learning objectives or standards. Ask yourself:

• What key knowledge/skills does this game focus on?
• What gaps or struggles are students exhibiting on this topic?
• What mastery level is this game assessing or supporting?
• Does the game escalate in difficulty to deliver an appropriate challenge?

Tightly aligned games amplify relevance, motivation, and academic growth.