I teach in a 1:1 iPad/G Suite for Education district, so I'm always on the lookout for new apps. A couple of weeks ago, I came across the BookWidgets app that I think will be a great addition to my digital toolbox. This app can also be accessed by the BookWidgets website. The screenshots below show the types of widgets available and some examples of interactive activities I've created:
Here is my example of an exit slip. In my opinion, I probably wouldn't use this particular widget as it lacks the ability to customize it with my own questions. Hopefully in the future, they'll improve on this. After more exploring, I realized that you can edit the questions!
I really like the Bingo widget, especially for vocabulary review. Once I've uploaded the vocabulary terms, the widget does the rest of the work. Once you push out the widget to students, each will get a different Bingo board. Fabulous!
The Bookwidgets YouTube channel has lots of tutorials, lesson ideas, and tips to help you create some really interesting interactive activities for your students.
You can sign up for a free 30 day trial and play around with some of the apps before deciding whether or not to invest in a paid account. If you think the app is worth it, then it will cost $49/year for a basic teacher account, which includes an unlimited number of widget users and the ability to share widgets via Google Classroom (a huge plus for me). There are other paid options, including Teacher Group (5 teachers at $49/year and 10+ teachers for $39/per with extra features) and Professional accounts. There is also a Chrome extension called the Bookwidgets Google Classroom Integration. Once you've installed this, you can create widgets within Google Classroom when you click the "Create" button.
Take a look at this app and let me know what you think! Is this something you might use in your classroom?
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