Woohoo, Kahoot - Fun Ways to Use Kahoot In Your Classroom!

I love using Kahoot. First, it’s simple to use. The quiz generator walks teachers through a few simple steps to create a quiz. Check out this excellent tutorial from Brenham ISD - It’s not at all complicated and I can throw together a quick bell ringer or exit ticket in 5 minutes. Second, Kahoot is free! Really, actually free! Third, it gives me concrete data and feedback that I can actually use. I see student responses, as well as the time taken to respond. I can even see how many times students take a quiz, as they work toward mastery. It turns every tablet, laptop, chromebook, and phone into an engaging learner response system. OH, and did I mention, it’s FREE?! There are many ways to utilize this amazing web tool in your classroom. Here is a list of my top 6 ways to get Kahoot-ing in your classroom this fall: 1. Introduce a New Topic or Unit - Instead of boring pretests or the same old KWL chart, have students participate in a Kahoot quiz to gauge their prior knowledge. I suggest turning off the “points” for a game like this so students aren’t intimidated to make a mistake. It is a pretest, after all! 2. Play Towards Mastery - Allow students in your classroom to replay quizzes using Ghost Mode. This allows students to essentially play against themselves. Students will work towards their own mastery and see the growth along the way. 3. Springboard a Class Discussion - Powerful learning can happen after a quiz, so explore together the correct and incorrect answers on Kahoot. Ask students “why?” as a follow up question. Students will gain deeper levels of understanding and teachers can receive insight into the data. 4. Play a Public Kahoot - Some teachers have shared their Kahoots publicly. Why not take some advantages of it? It saves you tons of time to create a new Kahoot game.Also, please do not forget to public your Kahoot game for someone else to use. 5. Student-Made Quizzes - Kahoot is so simple, even a kid can do it! Have students create review quizzes for each other, giving students an authentic audience. Not only will teachers get meaningful feedback, but also see the topics and key points students picked up on...or may have missed! 6. Spice Up that “Boring” Topic - Each class will have that one topic they just don’t get into. Vocabulary, geography, multiplication, history, grammar, or whatever your tricky topic may be - all can get a boost from this game based learning tool. Kahoot is a wonderful tool for students and teachers alike. Students will be begging you to play again, again, and again! Have you used Kahoot in your classroom? What’s your favorite way to do so? Let us know in the comments section below!