Multiplication Facts 0-12 Gimkit Gaming Class (One-Time)

What is Gimkit?
Gimkit is a fan favorite among both students and teachers alike due to this game's unique ability to test student knowledge in a fun way while allowing students to play video games with their peers and teacher. In this class, students will play a Gimkit game where they are give multiplication math fact questions to answer in order to earn points. These points can be used to work through various activities and challenges in the game to compete against the other players.

What does my learner need to know before taking this class?
To be able to participate fully in this class students should have some knowledge of some of the multiplication times tables or they should know how to utilize at least one strategy for finding the answer (examples: skip counting, repeated addition, equal groups). Students should not be using a multiplication chart or table to find the answers during class as the goal of this class is to help students memorize their math facts.

What will my learner be doing?
In this class we will be testing everyone's knowledge of multiplication math facts 0-12 through a variety of multiple choice questions. Each class session is held on a secure server and students do not need to make any accounts to be able to play Gimkit. When students log in to class they will be instructed to go to the Gimkit website (gimkit.com/join) and they will be given a unique code to enter the game. Once all students have entered the game, the teacher will start the game and the students and teacher will each play independently but will be able to chat out loud and interact in live time with each other in the game during the entire class. 

What does the game look like?
Gimkit allows students and the teacher to play in a wide variety of different modes. Some fan favorites are: Fishtopia, Tag Domination, Capture the Flag, and Floor is Lava. The mode will either be determined by the teacher or the teacher may allow students to vote on which mode they would like to play in for that class session. Here is a brief description of what some of the most popular modes look like:

-Fishtopia: Students answer questions to earn points so that they can go fishing in the lake. When students catch fish they can sell them and use their money to take a boat to other islands or to buy better fishing gear. The winning players are revealed a the end of each game.
-Tag Domination: Students are randomly assigned to 2 different teams and they answer questions to "get energy" to be able to run around the game and tag players from the other team. The winning team is revealed at the end of each game.
-Capture the Flag: Students are randomly assigned 2 teams and they answer questions to "get energy" to run and capture the other team's flag from their base. Players try to avoid being tagged and try to see how many times they can capture the other team's flag.
-Floor is Lava: Students work together to answer questions and build structures to try to keep the floor of their building above the surface of the lava. The teacher can raise the lava level at any time to create more of a challenge for the class. Students see how long they can collectively survive the lava.