What is Kahoot!?
Kahoot! is an interactive game for students and even adults to use. Kahoot! is easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes. It is engaging for all players and it can be played on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Kahoot! allows students to play at home during remote learning. While in the classroom, students are able to play on their Chromebooks or tablets.
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Why did I choose Kahoot!?
Back when I was finishing up my general education courses in college as a sophomore, I was taking a Spanish class and did not follow one thing the teacher was saying. I can still remember the day she told us she was going to try something different...it was Kahoot! At first, I hated the idea of answering questions and everyone is going to see that I was getting the answers wrong. When I found out that the answers in the poll (like in the image below) were anonymous, I fell in love with this game!
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As time went on, no other teacher used Kahoot! so I just forgot about it, until this year. During remote learning, I was watching other teachers use Kahoot! with their students and I wanted to try it out, but I was so nervous that I would mess it up for the students. Sadly I did not do it with last year’s students, but recently I did try it with my coworkers. It was like I was in college again, having fun and super engaged with the content we were learning. At that moment I realized that I needed to bring Kahoot! into some of my lessons. I did try it out with my students online. They loved the game so much that they want to play every time we hop on Zoom. I could feel the engagement through a computer screen, so I cannot wait to feel the excitement about Kahoot! in person!
How can Kahoot! be accessed and what are the benefits of playing it?
In this brief narrated PowerPoint, you will learn how Kahoot! can be played and what the benefits are for teachers and students!
How could Kahoot! be used in a lesson?
Kahoot! can be used in so many different ways in the classroom. For me, I generally use it as a review game at the end of a chapter or lesson. I like to use Kahoot! with older students reading a chapter book. At the end of each chapter, I can ask them five to ten questions to see how much the students remembered about that chapter (i.e. characters, plots, etc.). Since Kahoot! can also be played with adults, it is great for a brain break game of trivia or a review of the meeting. Whether you use the Classic mode or the Team Mode, Kahoot! is able to engage its players and make learning fun!
Extra Resources:
This video provides information on how to use Kahoot! reports to assess learning outcomes.
This article discusses the pros and cons of Kahoot!
This is an article about Kahoot! being game-based learning.
This is the Professional Development that Kahoot! has available.
This video walks you through the steps to create a quiz on Kahoot!
This link provides more information on team mode of Kahoot!
How is Kahoot! game-based?
How can Kahoot! be used as a communication tool?
Hi Deanna,
ReplyDeleteI love Kahoot! You've really captured what Kahoot is and how you can use it with your students. I've been using it for years, this year adding a "Kahoot Friday" and my students still enjoy it. They've added some nice features, especially the name generator which I use with every class. I've seen a decrease in the wait time on starting the game.
Hi Deanna,
ReplyDeleteI also think Kahoot! is a great resource. Students enjoy it. You are correct in pointing out that the responses are, for the most part, anonymous on the leaderboard. That would be a relief for a lot of students. I can see how it is really useful for virtual learning, and would be even more fun in person. Thanks for sharing.
Great overview of a fun digital tool! I appreciated your video featuring the "pros" for students AND teachers! The resources you included in your post also offer a wide range of materials to help teachers get started. Nice Job!
ReplyDeleteHi Deanna,
ReplyDeleteI love using Kahoot! Another resource for you might be Quizzizz. There are similar platforms! Quizzizz has a lot of premade quizzes. I used a Quizzizz this week to assess my students on Plot. My kids love Kahoot as well.
Hi Deanna,
ReplyDeleteKahoot is an app that has always been awesome when I use it in my class. I have been trying to use it more on a weekly basis. Currently, I do most of my review activities through Kahoot and I don't expand much beyond that. I know there a feautures with Kahoot I do not know about so thanks for sharing!
Hi Deanna,
ReplyDeleteI had never used Kahoot while I was in school up until my college years as well. I can’t remember the class exactly but I remember we were being exposed to different tech tools to utilize in the classroom. I didn’t feel this tool relevant to use in my actual classroom with preschoolers, but I also hadn’t thought about it for a long time. I actually used it at a PD a couple years back and remembered it a bit more. This summer I got to play with it after a long time, as I taught 5th graders and they love it! They were actually the ones to give me the idea to switch over. However, one thing I struggled with was students just clicking on an answer choice to beat the timer. Interesting enough in this class I was exposed/introduced to another tech tool that is similar to Kahoot but offers other neat features like working in a team to answer questions together and enforce accuracy over speed. It’s definitely worth taking a look at if you enjoy Kahoot. Thanks for sharing!