Kahoot is an interactive game that allows you to bring fun into learning for any subject and all ages. Kahoot is easy to use for both students and teachers. Anyone can create or use shared learning games for free. There are upgraded features for price, but the free version is all you need to make learning fun. Kahoots can be created in minutes or from various created Kahoots on the site. I advise you to preview those first! Kahoots can be virtual, in person, in the whole class, as a formative assessment tool, and even as a review. Kahoot is very easy to use and extremely popular in high school. It is a game-like experience that provides instant feedback and gratification that my students love! Everyone wants to play and be on top of the podium. Kahoot is a great way for teachers to quickly get some feedback on what the students are learning and retaining in class. It is even an entertaining class filler! I have used it in so many different ways in my classroom. Some examples are fun classroom activities, formative assessment tools, reviews for content (ex. CPR reviews), and tools that students can use to enhance their projects. Sometimes we play for prizes! High school students will work for food.
Let’s get started:
Go to https://kahoot.com/
In the top right-hand corner either log in or create an account.
Once you are logged in - be sure to sign in to FREE BASIC unless you would like to purchase the upgrade. I never have and it works just fine!
Decide if you want to look for premade Kahoot in Discover on the left-hand side of the menu.. Here you can play them with your students or save them to your Kahoot account to change or play later (sort of like Google Docs)
Create your own Kahoot in only minutes. Click on Create in the upper right-hand corner and create a Kahoot from scratch. It can be on any subject or topic. You can decide how to set up the questions from true or false to multiple choice.
Once you have created your Kahoot or “Discovered” one on the site, you can decide if you want to share it, assign it, or host it live in class or virtually.
Click on the option that best fits your needs:
If you host live the screen will look like this
If you assign the screen will look like this:
Either option allows the participants to join via a number or QR code which
can be played on any digital device.
Students should be able to join by logging in to: https://kahoot.it/
Once everyone has joined the game by signing in with a name (think about how to have them log in with either nicknames or real names) then …
Let The Games Begin!
Once the game / assigned game is complete, a teacher has access to the results and can review for areas of improvement. All Kahoots are saved in your account to be shared or saved for another time.
To learn more about Kahoot check out these links!
https://kahoot.com/webinars/schools/
https://kahoot.com/files/2021/06/StarterGuide_0621.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnNCBZY3Yg8
I was substituting in an english class last year and they were doing a Kahoot. I looked like so much fun! The students were all engaged and the competition was fierce. I think this is a great tool for review and engagement.
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