Blooket

Summary completed by Joshua Hill

Purpose
Describe the purpose of the web application. What does it do for the teacher? Student? Parent?
Blooket is an online game show where users compete by answering questions with the aim to be at the top of the leaderboard
while avoiding sabotage by others. Teachers can use this as a means of engaging students and creating friendly competition for
students. Students play against each other in head-to-head gameplay in which they can play a variety of games selected by the
teacher. In these games they must answer questions as fast as possible to get the highest score possible and to knock off other
players by stealing money. There are no parent features for Blooket.

Link to an Overview Video (emphasis on “Overview”)

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Getting Started With Blooket – Teacher Edition

This video is the official Blooket breakdown on how to create an account, class, and sets for educators

Features
Choose 3 most important tasks or features. 2 part answer.
Describe the classroom application for each task or feature. Why is this feature or function important?
1. Blooklet has a newsletter feature located in the top left This feature is important because it provides the user with
task bar. easy to find updates and tips about what is going on with the
site.

2. Under the discover tab the host can search to topic bases This feature is important because aside from providing
sets that have been made public for free use. teachers with lesson templates relating to the standard there
are fun brain break games to play as well. This is to ensure the
students do not get weary or bored with the assignment.

3. Blooks are little icons which identifies each user This feature is important because it gives the students
differently. Users can select their own blook as they vary another incentive to remain proactive and engaged with the
from animals to holiday themed characters. assessment by giving them another objective to achieve.

Key Text Resources with Description

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1. Reddit - Blooket – This resource is the official Reddit page for Blooket. In this, users are able to easily communicate to the
developers of Blooket to share feedback and get accurate and time sensitive updates for the website.

2. Using Blooket in the Classroom – This resource was created by a user who chose to breakdown some of the best ways to
incorporate Blooket into the classroom by demonstrating account and game setup.

3. School Cheats - Blooket – This resource differs from the others because it is not designed to encourage the positive
competitive environment that the others and Blooket itself suggest. Instead, it is to aid students who want a bit more of an
edge up on their opponents by equipping them with cheats and hacks.

Key Video Resources with Description

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1. Blooket vs. Quizizz Comparison – This video was created by a user of Blooket to show other users the distinct pros and cons
of Blooket while side by side Quizizz.

2. Blooket Live 24/7 – This resource was setup by a user who wanted to provide Blooket fanatics with an open link to play
with strangers at anytime just for fun.
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3. Blooket || Box Opening Strategy – This Resource give a very specific strategy for opening reward boxes in Blooket so that
the users can maximize their chances of getting the best rewards possible. (This is primarily aimed toward long term
players rather than a user who plays games seldomly.

Pricing Model
Describe the free and/or paid model used by the company. Include cost, major features, and any restrictions associated with each
model.
Blooket has a free and two different paid subscriptions plan for users. The free option allows the user to creates & host sets,
utilize unique game modes, use question set search and they have unlimited sets & edits. The paid subscription’s are called
Blooket Plus ($2.99/monthly) and Blooket Plus Flex ($4.99/monthly). These upgrades both provide the user with: All Starter
Features, Enhanced Game Reports, Early Event Access, Exclusive Features, Student Bonus Tokens, Copy & Duplicate Sets,
Priority Support. The only difference between the two is that Plus Flex can be canceled whenever desired.

Possible Improvements
Provide 3 possible improvements and explain why. 2 part answer
Describe the possible improvement. Explain why this is a needed improvement.
1. Many believe that this game teaches students poor This is a needed improvement because students should not be
morals by allowing robbery within the game and the taught that theft can be an option to gain success. This could
encouragement of cheats. lead to other false beliefs like that violence is a solution to
problems.

2. Users are limited to only multiple-choice questions in This is a needed improvement because competing platforms
their sets. offer multiple different means of response to questions such
as fill in the blank, matching and many others.

3. Blooket collaborates with Quizlet by allowing users to This is a needed improvement because by working alongside
transfer questions from Quizlet into a Blooket set for multiple platforms similar to quizlet, more users who utilize
quick and easy setup. those other platforms can experience that same ease of access
to set questions.

Support Available
What types or formats of support are available?
Blooket has various means of support via their email, FAQ page and numerous social media sights which they constantly
receive and send out feedback on.

What is the quality of the resources?

The support system as a whole could use some improving. The FAQ page only offers 10 question with answers and if the user is
unaware of the social media options their only other resource for answering their question is the email or google.

Is there a cost associated with any of the support options?

There is no cost associated with any of the support options.

Does the company offer a certification in the use of the product?

Blooket does not offer a certification for the user to operate.

Frequently Asked Questions

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1. How do I assign a question set as  How to assign homework?

homework for students to do on  [Link]
their own?  To assign questions for homework, select the question and then click host.
After select a game mode to assign then select assign homework, provide the
students with the given link to the homework.

2. How do I share a question set I’ve  How to share question sets?

created with another teacher?  [Link]
 To share a question set, locate the set, select the gear icon by hovering over the
set, select the link button and then share the given link. (This can only be done
if the set is made public.)

3. Can students host a Blooket game?  Can students host a Blooket game?
(Google)  [Link]
review-games/
 Blooket games can only be run by the teacher unless the student has a personal
or teacher account as well.