Classkick vs Velocity for Math & Literacy

Classkick is a free app that students work on and get help instantly from their teacher and peers. Students work on assignments with their Chromebooks, laptops, or iPads, while getting help from teachers and peers instantly. Teachers create assignments, see all their students’ work in real-time, and give LOTS of student feedback. Best of all, students can help each other anonymously. Using Classkick, feedback to students increases by 300% and grading time is cut in half. “Classkick is every teacher’s dream.” - Lynne Shalman, Chapin School “Students love Classkick...it was magic!” - Greg Port, Seton College TEACHERS... - CREATE paperless assignments using existing worksheets, audio, video or web content. - SEE every students’ work simultaneously. - GIVE instant feedback when it is most important. - FACILITATE peer-to-peer feedback and learning. STUDENTS... - WORK at their own pace and even on their own time. - ASK for help privately. - HELP their peers. USE IT... - in class or at home. - in traditional or flipped classrooms. - as a group together or on your own time individually. FOR… - assignments - quizzes - station work - do nows/exit slips - guided practice - independent practice - homework

“On Your Mark, Get Set, … GO!” Improve your academic game with DimensionU’s Velocity! Velocity is a first person, real-time multiplayer racing game, designed to help reinforce and improve student learning on over 400 standards-based Math and Literacy Skills in grades 2 – 10. The app is free, and requires a valid DimensionU user account. Just install the app and sign-in with your existing username and password. The game objective: be the first to cross the finish line by racing through the obstacles and solving problems along the way to earn points. Each player can customize their own skill practice while still competing with others who may be playing on different skills, levels or subject areas. In-game instructional help is available by tapping the “?” for assistance. Full review of all incorrectly answered questions is provided to students. Classroom educators can use the Teachers by DimensionU app to set-up curriculum-customized Velocity game rooms for their classes that also allow for collaborative team games.