Kahoot!

Krishna Gandhi & Elaine Pu

Kahoot is a game-based learning platform. Doing homework by playing a quiz, a jumble, a discussion forum, or a survey will keep students motivated to learn! Assigning kahoots as homework is as easy as 1, 2, 3 by using the #challenge feature. Kahoot can be used for any subject and makes a great class activity.

Types of kahoot

Jumble

Jumble offers the same competitive-play as a Quiz. But Jumble questions come with a twist by challenging players to place answers in the correct order rather than selecting one correct answer. This can be great for listing orders, making math equations and for putting events in chronological order.

Question: List the inventions from earliest to most recent.

A. Toaster B. Refrigerator C. Phone D. Car

Quiz

With a quiz, you can create questions and four answers, with a maximum of four right answers and a minimum of one. Some features that are unique to a quiz include assigning right/wrong answers and toggling points on/off. When a quiz is played, there will be a scoreboard between questions to show the current top-scoring players. Quizzes are great for introducing new topics, reviewing recently learned material, and adding fun/reward to the learning experience.

Question: What is Canada's capital city?

A. Ottawa B. Toronto C. Nunavut D. Montreal

Survey

A survey is almost identical to a quiz except for there is no right or wrong answers and there is no points system or scoreboards. You will still see a bar graph between questions showing how many chose each answer. Surveys can be used to find out what participants already know (or just learned) without competition, and you can use the bar graphs to guide conversation.

Question 1: Do you like ice cream?

A. Yes B. No

Question 2: What is your favourite ice cream flavour?

A. Vanilla B. Cake Dough C. Chocolate D. Berry

Discussion

Similar to a survey, a discussion has no right or wrong answer, points systems or scoreboards. The only difference between a survey and a discussion is that a discussion has a limit of one question. This is great for gathering opinions or information in the middle of a lecture and can be used as a discussion starter.

Question: Who do you think should have won the US election?

A. Democrats B. Republicans

How To Create a Kahoot!

Step 1:

Visit create.kahoot.it and log in to your account

Step 2:

Choose a from the four types of kahoots: quiz, jumble, discussion, survey.

Step 3:

Fill out the necessary information (title, description, intro, cover image, audience, who it is visible to).

Step 4:

Add questions and set a time limit.

How to assign kahoot!

Step 1: Find a pre-made Kahoot using the search bar or click on Kahoots to view your own Kahoots.

Step 2: Select your desired Kahoot and select Challenge

Step 3:

Select an end date and the time of day for your assignment deadline and click Create

Step 3:

Copy the Challenge PIN and the Challenge Link and share it your students. You can also choose to share on Google Classroom or Remind.

And voila, you have assigned a Kahoot as an assignment! :)

HOW to review student data

Step 1: Click on Reports....

....OR

Go to the Kahoot you have created a challenge for and click View Results.

Step 2:

Click Download to get a report.

HOW to accept a challenge

Step 1: Download the Kahoot! app on your phone. It is available on both the App Store and Google Play.

You cannot accept a challenge without the app!

Step 2: If only a link is provided by your teacher, open the link on your phone and select Play in App. If only a game pin is provided by your teacher, copy it directly in the app.

You have accepted the homework challenge made by your teacher!

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