A Leaderboard is an engaging feature that tracks and displays students' performance in real-time or upon completion of an activity. It motivates learners by adding a fun, competitive element to their experience.
Points are awarded for answering questions correctly, with extra points for answering faster if you activate the timer. (Note: Points do NOT affect student grades.)
To activate the Leaderboard, you need to turn on points for at least one question in your Quiz or Slides. Then, when you post your lesson, toggle the Leaderboard feature “On”. You’ll see this option in the Gamification section of the assignment settings.
Enabling or disabling the Leaderboard can only be done at the time of assigning. This setting cannot be adjusted for lessons that are already assigned.
You will see the option to activate the timer when posting your lesson; however, you can also enable this feature after the lesson is posted! To do that, just head back to the assignment and select the gear icon to be taken to the assignment settings. The optional timer is under the Gamification section.
For Live Mode, students will see the Leaderboard, including the names of all students, after every question.
For students who complete lessons as a self-paced activity, they will see the Leaderboard after they choose to submit. In this instance, the Leaderboard will generate nicknames for other students. For privacy reasons, students’ real names will not be displayed.
Whether you use Live Mode or students complete asynchronously, grades and student progress will update automatically as students submit the lesson and as you grade any open-ended questions.
Note: The Leaderboard can be used with Edpuzzle Slides and Quizzes.