Kahoot! and other Tools to Support Student Review

June 6, 2017

Well it’s almost that time of year again, exam prep and review blocks for final assessments. If you are looking for some new and interesting ways to review with your class this year, this is the post for you.

From the ever popular “Jeopardy” review game to helping students create flash cards, there are lots of ways both you and technology can help support students in this process.

This post will feature a very popular review tool/game called Kahoot! along with a few other suggestions.

Kahoot!

Students LOVE Kahoot! I have played it several times and it is always a hit - even in a grade 11 Accounting class!

Using Kahoot is pretty simple:

Go to https://getkahoot.com
- Create a teacher account - use your GAFE account for easy sign-in!
Create a fun learning game, called a Kahoot
- Options: Quiz, Jumble, Discussion, Survey - Quizzes are the most popular and engaging, consisting of a series of multiple choice questions.
- You can add videos, images and diagrams to your questions
Play your Kahoot!
- Choose between 1:1 (everyone uses their own device) or Team Mode (using iPads or Chromebooks)
- Check the Game Options you like to use.
- Use the projector to project the Game Pin to the class
- Students go to https://kahoot.it
- Enter the game pin and choose a nickname
- Once all students have signed in hit START - let the fun begin!

Notes on Using Kahoot!

The question is only shown on the main projected screen not the student devices.
You can set the time limit for responses when creating your questions
Immediate feedback is the default setting so you can easily review the correct answer with the class.
The teacher can control the pace of the questions

Socrative

I love Socrative! - See my full post HERE for all the reasons why.

To add a little fun to a review class consider turning a Socrative Quiz into a Space Race.

See how to create a Space Race HERE or check out the video to the right.

Flippity.net

I have already talked about Flippity.net twice - here and here - and it is great! It is also the fastest and easiest way to create a Jeopardy-like review game that I know of.

For review purposes Flippity.net has options like: Flashcards, Bingo, Hangman, and Matching games, in addition to the "Quiz Show".

Check it all out HERE.

Google Keep

Google Keep is a tool that lets you create and share notes, lists, reminders, and also integrates really well into Google Docs (great for keeping research notes and adding them to a research paper).

Kasey Bell did a great introduction to Google Keep HERE on her blog Shake Up Learning and has created a great list for how students could use Google Keep in the classroom.

The image on the right is an example of how student's could use Google Keep for note taking and studying - from the article Making the Most of Google Keep - by Avra Robinson (unfortunately this website and article are currently offline).

For more tips on using Google Keep check out the GSuite Learning Center.

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