Using the QuizBuzz App to Create Interactive Quiz Games

The QuizBuzz app on CodeHS provides students with an interactive, gamified platform to engage with quizzes covering various programming topics. It offers a dynamic way to assess understanding, reinforce learned concepts, and track progress through immediate feedback and a history of completed quizzes.

The QuizBuzz app features three main tabs for users: Explore QuizBuzz, My QuizBuzzes, Section Leaderboard and QuizBuzz Leaderboard.

In the Explore QuizBuzz tab, click Convert Quiz on any of your assigned quizzes below to turn it into a QuizBuzz and get started with your students. You can also create a new QuizBuzz or try the demo for a quick preview.

The My QuizBuzzes tab displays Global and Section QuizBuzzes. Global QuizBuzzes can be added to any of your sections, while Section QuizBuzzes can only be taken in the section they are assigned. You can also launch or start a QuizBuzz from this page or resume an In Progress QuizBuzz. If you’d like to Assign, Edit, Reset, Delete, or Preview a QuizBuzz, all of the above can be done within this tab.

For Completed QuizBuzzes, click View Leaderboard to track how your students performed or click View QuizBuzz Scores to view your students' QuizBuzz scores in the Quizzes App.

You can also view an active leaderboard by clicking the Section Leaderboard tab. The section leaderboard shows the total score across all QuizBuzzes for each student in the section, ranked by total score.

On the QuizBuzz Leaderboard tab, you can select a QuizBuzz to view the leaderboard across all sections where the QuizBuzz is assigned.

You can also remix a QuizBuzz that was previously a quiz to convert it back into a quiz.

Once a quiz is converted, it becomes a QuizBuzz that teachers control. Students will see a "waiting for the QuizBuzz" message until the teacher initiates the QuizBuzz. Teachers can start a QuizBuzz in three ways:

Before the game begins, students and teachers will gather in a waiting room. If a student navigates away from the QuizBuzz page or is slow to join, the teacher can click "Push to Students" to bring them to the game. Once the game starts, the system will automatically push stray students into the game and continue to do so between each question.

After the teacher starts the QuizBuzz, students can join and begin answering questions. Points are awarded for each correct answer, with more points awarded to students who answer quickly. This real-time feedback and scoring system encourages active participation and friendly competition.