I love being introduced to products that immediately spark excitement in both teachers and students. Kahoot! is one of those products that hooked me the moment Holly Clark had us play it at a recent GAFE Summit. Any device with a browser and internet connection can access this free, game based website which allows users to create quizzes, polls and surveys or search through a plethora of ready-made Kahoots in the public database.
Kahoot! can be used as a formative assessment tool by creating quizzes that give students options to demonstrate their understanding of a concept. Once the quiz is complete, teachers have the ability to download results to a computer and even save to Google Drive to analyze when time allows. The quizzes have the option to create multiple choice or true/false questions, while discussions and surveys only allow for multiple choice options. Students can even create a free, under 16 account and build quizzes as a way to review, demonstrate understanding, etc.
Student created Kahoot to review for a science test.
What I love most about Kahoot is that once the activity starts, the site controls the students’ screens as the game progresses. Students are able to easily follow along with the game as they work to be the fastest to respond with the correct answer. The height of excitement reaches near breaking point as students are shown the leaderboard between questions and their true competitive spirit comes out. This is also true of adults when they participate during PD days. We are what we teach, right?
One of my favorite student created questions and picture clues 🙂
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