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Learn through an interactive GAME in your classroom!
Learn through an interactive GAME in your classroom!
Test your students knowledge of writing in an authentic way. Kahoot! allows teachers to incorporate technology into their classrooms by designing personalized quiz games. Teachers and students both interact with technology while using this tool grades PreK-12.
Website: https://kahoot.com/
Kahoot! relates to literacy?
Kahoot! relates to literacy?
So now you may be wondering, "Why would I use Kahoot! to teach literacy?"
-Kahoot! can be used in a writing classrooms to MOTIVATE learners.
-Technology is addressed in PA Common Core Standards. It is imperative teachers introduce and manitpulate technology in classrooms today ( Karchmer-Klein, 2019, p.205).
Peer Collaboration
Peer Collaboration
Collaboration is crutial for developing writing success. Each student brings differing prior knowledge to the table. When using Kahoot! in your classroom students can be placed into teams to answer questions. This will promote communication and students will be able to share ideas with their team.
"collaboration among writers in a classroom demonstrate that students working together can have a positive impact on writing quality" (Friedrich, 2019, p. 36).
Feedback
Feedback
When teachers provide feedback, "they facilitate the learning of writing skills, strategies, or knowledge by helping students evaluate their progress" (Pass, Van Merrienboer, & Van Gog, 2012, p.17).
When playing Kahoot! students are given immediate feedback as to if they got the answer correct or incorrect. Teachers can then take note of what students do not yet know and create more structured and individualized feedback for students.
Assessment
Assessment
"teacher assessment is essential to creating a supportive writing environment (Paas, Van Merrienboer, & Van Gog, 2012, p.17 ).
Kahoot! provides teachers and students with timely assessment feedback. Teachers can discover areas of weakness based on student answers and pinpoint where to apply stronger writing support.
GRAMMAR DEVELOPMENT - How Kahoot! Can Support Sentence Construction
GRAMMAR DEVELOPMENT - How Kahoot! Can Support Sentence Construction
"Sentence-combining practice can help children develop a metalinguistic awareness about syntactical choices made when designing a piece of writing by helping them mindfully think about the sound of their language" (Saddler, 2019, p.244).
-Although Kahoot! does not ask students to physically write, students are challenged to think critically about grammar before ever picking up a pencil through examples and nonexamples.
-Students in secondary grades can be asked to create their own Kahoot! focused on sentence combining. The classroom community can then share and play student created games.
STEP BY STEP
STEP BY STEP
Follow the steps below to make your Kahoot! for your classroom:
1. Go to https://kahoot.com/ on your electronic device.
2. Log in or create an account by signing up with your email address.
3. Choose a plan. Click the "basic" option for free access to Kahoot! if you would like to choose a plan package upgrade this will coast money but is not necessary.
4. Click the "create new" option on the top right of the page.
(You may also use a Kahoot! that is pre-made if it fits into the lesson you are teaching.)
5. You may now create your personalized Kahoot!
-Give your Kahoot! a title in the top left of the screen.
-Enter questions and answers.
-You may enter as many questions as you would like.
-Set time limits per question by clicking the "20 sec" option on the left hand side of your screen.
6. To add another question click "add question" and choose which type of question you would like to create from the "Question bank". Options include: Quiz, True and False, Puzzle, Slide and Poll.
Quiz and True and False are the only free options. If the teacher is able to access other question bank questions this would be a great tool to use for differentiated instruction!
7. When creating questions, click the check mark for the correct answer to the question.
8. When finished creating your Kahoot!, click the green "done" in the top right corner.
9. Click "Play"
10. Choose "Classic" to play player vs player or "team mode" for team vs team.
Have fun!
How do I play Kahoot!?
How do I play Kahoot!?
Watch the tutorial below:
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZUew1wIQts )
Helpful Hint: Students can use phones, iPads, tablets, laptops and computers to play! Download the app or search the website and Enter game PIN!
Give it a try!
"Spelling is currently part of everyday communication - from social networks and instant messaging to e-mails, essays or work-related pieces, we are constantly writing" (Alves, Limpo, Salas & Joshi, 2019, p. 222).
Prepare or test students readiness of spelling before, during or after the writing process. Spelling promotes confident writers!
References:
Graham, S. MacArthur, C. & Hebert, M. (2019) Best Practices in Writing Instruction (3rd ed.) New York, NY: The Guilford Press
Kahoot!. (2018, Aug 22). How to Play Kahoot! - tutorial video [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZUew1wIQts
[Photograph of Kahoot! logo] (2019). Retrieved from https://kahoot.com
Photos retrieved from: Unsplash
Saddler, B. MacArthur, C. & Hebert, M. (2019) Best Practices in Writing Instruction (3rd ed.) New York, NY: The Guilford Press
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