I have absolutely fallen in love with Quizlet Live! I have used Quizlet for years with students to help them have an engaging way to practice vocabulary. After a list is entered, there are several game formats students can use to practice as well as a built in testing feature. However, Quizlet Live engages students in a way the original Quizlet games do not - through a safe competitive environment.
Free version: make text flash card sets, access to games to practice, access to quizzes, Quizlet live with random groups, students see ads
Paid version: add voice and images to flash card sets, no ads for students while using sets you created, organize students in classes, view data from games/quizzes/Quizlet Live, choose groups for Quizlet Live
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Quizlet live puts students in teams of at least 3 students. Each student has a different group of words on their screen, but every group member sees the same question. Students work together to get 12 questions correct in a row. Each missed question sends the team back to zero to start again after the correct answer is explained. This allows the repetitive process to be used to aid in memorization. Students can see group progress on the projector.
I had two opportunities to observe students using Quizlet Live last week at school. The first was in a general education science classroom where students were randomly put into teams to practice unit vocabulary. I co-teach the science class, and it has 9 students with different IEP needs in it. This made it a bit challenging in randomized groups. Students started out just answering for the students who were struggling or slower processing because of the drive to "win" the game. After the co-teacher and I discussed this a bit, we gave a rule that no one was allowed to touch anyone else's computer - so at least that helped some with the involvement of all team members. Students played 4 rounds of the game during our class period, and everyone seemed happy and engaged the entire time!
The second opportunity I had to observe Quizlet Live was in a resource English class I teach. The class only has 4 students, which created a bit of a challenge as you have to have at least 6 players for Quizlet Live. I logged onto two extra computers and joined as "extra" so that each group of 2 students actually had an extra screen to keep track of for their group. Now, this is a group of extremely unmotivated boys who have experienced a lot of school failure on their way to junior high. I have had a difficult time finding activities they enjoy doing and help them learn. Quizlet live kept them engaged and learning for 25 minutes! I heard things like this coming from my students: "It can't be that word, remember we tried it last time. Let's try to remember what it showed us.", "It's OK, we still have 15 minutes and the other time might miss a question." (that in response to another student wanting to give up because the could "never" win. I can't even explain what a great teacher moment that was. Hearing my students discussing intelligently, trying to convince others respectfully, and modeling growth mindset - all while actually learning the meanings of our state assessment vocabulary. WOW!
You can use Quizlet for so much more than vocabulary - anything that can be made into a matching format can be entered as a card set, so the possibilities are unlimited!
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