Digital Age Learning Experiences - Kahoot!

If you enjoy playing trivia games and healthy competition and are looking for a great assessment tool to use with your students, than this post is for you. Buffalo Wild Wings offers trivia games that you can play while you grab a bite to eat with your friends and family. The tool I am going to share with you allows for a similar opportunity.  The great advantage with this trivia is that you choose what the content of the trivia will be (just create your Kahoot and provide some food, too :-) just kidding about the food part). 

 Kahoot! is a fun, interactive trivia type game that teachers or students can create on any topic. Game-based learning creates a fun environment where every student can be interacting with learning. This web 2.0 assessment tool can be created by teachers or students. 

Getahoot.com is the website used to create Kahoots. The website is super easy to use and can be used through the browser on iPads or from any computer browser. The great thing about this tool is that students are able to create Kahoots to share with their peers. 

You may have used a response system in the past that required more set up and complications than were worth the time spent in class.  Here is a great graphic from getakahoot.com that shows what makes Kahoot! different than other response systems:

When I used Kahoot! with my students in class, 100% of the students were engaged and interacting with the questions. Every student had to answer each question and we had great conversations about the questions. 

When you add questions, you have the opportunity to add a picture with the question. This is a great opportunity for students to what they know and add pictures that enhance the text just like the CYSD Skills for Digital Age Learner standards state (for Grade 6):

CYDAL.2.6.2 Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

• CYDAL.2.6.2.03 Format presentation using appropriate text and images (e.g., text consists of main idea(s), images enhance text, sounds and transitions support text)

I used Kahoot! to review Greek and Latin prefixes and suffixes with my students. Check it out here: https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/93670a54-6dfd-45d1-8537-7fb963a74f5e

Check out this youtube video tutorial on how to create your first Kahoot. 

After you have your Kahoot created, it's simple for your students to use with their iPads.  When you are ready,  plug your device into a projector and launch the Kahoot. When you launch, there will be a variety of options for you to choose. 

A code will appear for students to join the Kahoot, then let the fun begin. 

Kahoot! also has a blog with some great tutorials including ideas of how to use it to customize learning in your classroom. Check it out by clicking here.