IXL Group Jam is an exciting way for classrooms to work together on an IXL skill! All students in a Group Jam will see the same IXL question at the same time, creating fun opportunities for classroom collaboration. 

During an IXL Group Jam, teachers can gauge their entire class’s understanding of the topic in real time, and make informed decisions on the best next steps to take. 

Enhance whole-class instruction

Posing a question to the entire class is a hallmark of classroom teaching. With Group Jam, teachers can ask the question directly on IXL! 

And rather than having to call on an individual student to answer, teachers are able to see each and every student’s response on IXL. 

Easily measure class understanding

IXL Group Jam allows teachers to evaluate their entire class’s understanding of a topic and make decisions accordingly. For example, based on how their students respond, teachers may decide to keep working on the concept as a class, break into smaller groups, or move on to an easier or harder question. 

Create fun jam sessions

Group Jam opens up new ways to engage the entire class on IXL. For example, teachers can encourage the class to work together to solve the problem. Or, they can use Lightning Jam to start a fun fast-paced competition to answer questions quickly and correctly. Group Jams can be flexibly used in the way that works best for each classroom!

Getting started

Teachers can start a Group Jam from their teacher dashboard, or within the “Teacher Tools” section of the skill they’d like to work on with the class. Then, teachers can choose whether they’d like to do a Group Jam or a Lightning Jam

Finally, teachers select which students to include in the Jam. Plus, they can choose whether they’d like students’ responses to be anonymous. This is helpful if teachers are projecting the Group Jam to the entire class, and want students to focus on their own responses.

See results

Teachers receive a full summary at the end of each Jam session! This summary helps to review and analyze the results of each Group Jam. For example, teachers can see which students might need extra help, and which questions were the trickiest for students to answer. And if needed, teachers can revisit the Group Jam summary through their teacher dashboard or their teacher notification center.

 

 

See Group Jam in action

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