We hope you had a wonderful, relaxing summer.

We're excited to share some big updates to help you make learning fun & engaging this year. Watch the video below or keep reading to see what's new!

Assignments go 2D  🙌

We rebuilt assignments from the ground up! You can now assign 2D game modes as homework, making assignments more dynamic and engaging.

There's a lot that's different with the new version of assignments. Read about everything we changed here.

Answer Review 🧐

Over the summer, we added our most-requested product suggestion of all time. Now, your students automatically see the correct answer for 3 seconds when they miss a question. This improves content mastery by slowing them down and giving them some time to soak in the correct answer.

We’re growing a new mode… 🌱

We’re working on a new game mode we think your students will dig. We’re not ready to say too much yet. Just planting a seed to see if any ideas sprout up…

From new assignments to new modes, we can't wait to see what you do with Gimkit this school year!

Tidbits 🧩

Gimkit is free! — In case you missed it, we made Gimkit free last November. You can play Gimkit for free with as many students as you want and there are no limits on the number of kits you can create.

Nickname generator — You can now enable a nickname generator when hosting a live game, forcing students to use a classroom-safe nickname. Learn more here.

Practice Mode — Want students to be able to practice content whenever they want? Send students a practice link for any of your kits! Upon visiting, students can practice answering the questions for as long as they’d like! Learn more here.

Cosmetics are back! — The Item Shop and earning XP/GimBucks returns August 23rd. We’ve got some awesome new Gims coming your way, as well as a new kind of cosmetic!

GiveKit — We donate $500 every month to help pay for your school materials, first aid kits, tech tools, furniture, and anything else you may need to do your best work. Learn more and apply here.

We’ve got a few things lined up to celebrate your incredible work this school year:

• New 2D Game Mode: Capture the Flag ⛳️
• Free Teacher-Exclusive Gim: Red Delicious (no longer available)
• GiveKit Boost: $500 daily. Learn more & apply here. 💜

We also wrote an annual letter recapping the year. If you have a minute, check it out here.

Thanks so much for all of your support and inspiration, this school year and every other. Here’s to you. 👏

- Josh & Jeff

Hey everybody, Josh here!

Later this year, we’re going to be releasing a brand new version of assignments rebuilt from the ground up to work with 2D game modes.

Ever since we first launched Fishtopia, one of the most popular requests has been to allow students to play Fishtopia for homework. And our latest Cosmetics update allows students to earn XP in 2D game modes. But assignments don’t take place in a 2D game mode, meaning XP is not obtainable right now when completing homework.

Because of this, it makes sense for us to work on adding 2D game modes to assignments — and that’s what we plan to do.

Making 2D game modes work with assignments is going to be a huge technical challenge. But adding even more is having to support both types of assignments at once: the ones we have today, and the ones in the future that will take place in 2D game modes.

We’re a super small team. In terms of developers, it’s just myself and Jakub. I made the decision that instead of sinking a ton of extra time into supporting what will be the old version of assignments, we’re going to fully remove it and start over.

Starting on July 1st, we will no longer allow the creation of new assignments. On July 12th, we will fully delete all assignments on Gimkit, making way for the new version which will come out shortly after.

Your kits and all other content will remain exactly intact. Only assignments that you've created will be deleted.

I’m sorry for any disruption this might cause — I’m hoping that by making this switch over summer break, it won’t impact most of you. And hopefully, if it does, this advance notice will give you enough time to prepare.

Making this switch is a bit like ripping off a band-aid. It will sting a bit at first, but after, we’ll end up with a brand new version of assignments that will be miles better than what we have today.

Thanks for reading, send us an email at [email protected] if you have any questions!

Those little characters you’ve been running around as in Fishtopia & Tag: Domination? Well...they’re called Gims and you’re now able to collect and wear your own in-game!

Earn XP by completing actions in 2D game modes like Fishtopia & Tag: Domination. XP can be earned by answering questions correctly, or completing actions specific to each mode. For example, you’ll earn XP when tagging a player in Tag: Domination or catching a rare fish in Fishtopia. Once you earn enough XP, you’ll level up and get 100 GimBucks!

Save up your GimBucks to purchase Gims in the Item Shop! Once you purchase a Gim, you’ll be able to wear it in-game.

For more information, check out our cosmetics blog post.

Welcome to our newest game mode, Tag: Domination!

The battle for dominance between two competing organizations will be decided by a game of tag. But this isn’t the same old tag your students are used to. They’ll need to adapt, strategize, and work together to dominate.

Stretch out your legs and get ready to run, Tag: Domination is available to everybody (Pro & free) now!

Connection Improvements

Lucky Lake

Lucky Lake, a new island, has arrived in Fishtopia! Legend has it that the rarest fish in the sea can be found here. Check it out now on the east side of Fishtopia.

We've done a lot since we shared our last update, including:

• Launched Fishtopia, our first 2D game mode
• Took Gimkit free
• Released an all-new KitCollab
• Updated our mode picker
• Moved Ink into Gimkit
• Welcomed Jorge to the team

Catch up on everything over on the blog!

Ahoy, and welcome to Fishtopia, a brand new game mode!

But this isn't just a new mode, it's an entire 2D world, complete with characters, locations to explore, and secrets to uncover!

Inside Fishtopia, students move around using AWSD/Arrow Keys (computer) or by tapping and holding (mobile). When you encounter something to interact with, simply press Enter (computer) or tap (mobile).

The core of the game is simple:

• Answer questions to earn bait
• Use bait to fish
• Sell fish for cash

There's lots more to do and explore in Fishtopia, but your students should get HOOKED figuring out the rest on their own!

Fishtopia is available to everybody (Pro & free) from now until late January!

Cast those lines and have fun fishing -  we're REELy excited to see how you and your students CATCH on! 🐟

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PS. Fishtopia is bigger and more ambitious than any of our past modes, so it may have serious issues and bugs initially. For that reason, it's in Early Access until we can make sure everything's working properly. Once things are sailing along smoothly, we'll remove the Early Access tag.