Josh Feinsilber was in high school when he first had the idea for Gimkit. He was brainstorming for a new high school project when he came across the quiz game Kahoot. He realized the concept had potential to be a powerful teaching tool, and with much work and the help of a few other students in his high school, he created Gimkit. Gimkit is a fun quiz learning application that lets teachers create different “kits” that they can use to help students learn and memorize information. Gimkit has proven to be a useful learning tool for many teachers, and it can raise student test scores by as much as 14 percent. Gimkit now has about three million users across 100 countries and in the year of 2019, Josh Feinsilber had a projected net worth of $400,000.
Josh graduated high school in 2019 but he still works as the founder of Gimkit as he is still passionate about helping students learn and teachers teach.
I find it very encouraging to see such entrepreneurial thinking at such a young age. I also love the idea of working to make high school more fun and interesting.
What a great post, I would love to see this in action, as it sounds like it’s bringing some fun to the classroom as well as serious learning aid. It’s great seeing such innovation as a young man. He really saw a space to grow something and took advantage.
Entertainment and fun make learning and retaining information much easier. This would work much better than simply making a quizlet and constantly scrolling through flashcards. I really hope this becomes just as main stream as kahoot, it has a lot of potential.
Great example of a young entrepreneur who saw an opportunity and took it. With both students and teachers liking it, its large growth is not surprising! Good blog.
Gimkit is the reason my APUSH class was fun my junior year of high school. Great way to learn, as well as compete against your classmates.