I love Classkick! It's super easy to join. I had kids up and running in just a couple minutes. I'm really glad we have the app now, because the web version was a little finicky on certain features. They had trouble zooming in and out and some of the features were hard to click on. Kids would sometimes get stuck and have to reset the app to get Now that they have the app, it's even easier to use.
Tips:
Explain all the tools to kids before you start so they know what they can use.
If you want them to use a specific tool on a slide, make that clear.
Emphasize that they don't need to turn it in and that it's live, my kids asked over and over how to turn it in.
Know your class and know if they can handle the peer helper feature. I tried it with a class and they liked it; but I'm not sure every class could handle it.
Leave your app open to monitor student progress and watch for hands raised within the app
You can leave notes on students assignments while they're working but it doesn't alert them if they aren't on that active page
Tips:
Explain all the tools to kids before you start so they know what they can use.
If you want them to use a specific tool on a slide, make that clear.
Emphasize that they don't need to turn it in and that it's live, my kids asked over and over how to turn it in.
Know your class and know if they can handle the peer helper feature. I tried it with a class and they liked it; but I'm not sure every class could handle it.
Leave your app open to monitor student progress and watch for hands raised within the app
You can leave notes on students assignments while they're working but it doesn't alert them if they aren't on that active page