Website Approval Request

Submitted Website Approval Request

Submitted By: llrupper@graniteschools.org on 10/17/2022 8:59:34 AM
Requestor Work Location*: Granite Online Live
Requestor Title*: Math Teacher
Website Name*: Gimkit Pro
Website Description*: Gimkit is a classroom game-show platform where students compete by answering questions on their electronic devices. Instead of earning points, students earn virtual currency, which they can "invest" during the game to boost their score. Games can be played live or can be assigned as independent practice. There is a wide variety of topics the students can learn and review while playing this game. On Gimkit Pro you'll have access to assignments, which allow you to assign kits as homework so students can play individually on their own time. Pro also allows you to upload images and add audio to your questions.
URL (Required)*: www.gimkit.com/join
Purpose / Use / Notes*: I can use this every day every class period as a warm-up for what we are going to learn or a review of what we have already learned. There is a wide variety of topics the students can learn and review while playing this game. Anything they will learn in math 7, math 8 or Secondary Math 1 can be reviewed while playing this game. I would like the Gimkit Pro version as it is more fun to play and the students would enjoy it more. With the pro version, I could upload images and add audio to my own questions.
Login / Access Information for Evaluation (Do not enter sensitive password information): gimkit.com/join Students use a code to join in the fun!
Vendor Technical Contact Name: gimkit.com
Vendor Technical Contact Phone Number: Couldn't find one
Lower Grade Range for Website*: Kindergarten
Upper Grade Range for Software*: 12th Grade
Category*: Math, K-12
Is student data shared with the software vendor?*: No
Create an icon for student\staff use?*: GSD Portal

Submitted Educational Software Specialist Form

Submitted By: hriddle on 10/25/2022 7:23:13 PM

Content/Simulation

Instructional Content*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Teacher/Learning Approach*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Flexibility*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technology Effectiveness*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Productivity

Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technical Aspects*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Flexibility*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Assessment

Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technical Aspects*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Technology Effectiveness

Technology Effectiveness*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Comments: I could not find enough information to approve Gimkit Pro. Also, for the cost, we have other platforms that can do something similar.

Approved*: No

Submitted Website Review Form

Submitted By: smgraves on 11/14/2022 10:35:00 AM
District Firewall Exceptions?*: No
Firewall Notes: States to only use 80 and 443 for the website
iBoss Exception?*: No
iBoss Notes: Filtered as Education
Notes:
Approved*: Yes
Approval Notes:

Submitted Final Approval Form

Submitted By: dkroberts on 3/23/2023 8:50:50 AM
Approved*: No
Notes: Curriculum: I could not find enough information to approve Gimkit Pro. Also, for the cost, we have other platforms that can do something similar.