Kahoot Guide to Creating Engaging and Fun Learning Games

Kahoot is a game-based educational website that allows teachers and students to create, explore, and play a variety of educational games. Like other game-based tools such as Quizalize , Blooket , Quizizz, and Quizlet , Kahoot uses game-based learning principles to make learning fun, engaging, and accessible for students of all ages. Kahoot is simple, easy to use and can be read on any device. Students do not need to be signed in to play Kahoot. They come together using a common PIN.

These are the games and challenges that you create with the tools provided by the Kahoots platform. Kahoot You can enter different types of questions and answers. Give them videos, photos, etc. It may include multimedia material such as . Kahoots can be held directly in the classroom (teaching mode) or it can be defined as a personal learning problem that students can play at their own pace (assignment mode). After completing the Kahoot program, teachers can access insights and statistics on student performance and identify learning difficulties.

Kahoot is used by teachers for various educational purposes. Whether you use content delivery in the classroom, online, or in a hybrid way, Kahoot can help you motivate students, increase their connection, and improve their learning. Kahoot is an excellent student response system for use in formative assessment . According to the Kahoot Guru Beginner 's Guide, Kahoot teachers use:

• Enter a new topic.
• Review class and home content.
• Engaging students through distance learning.
• Conduct a formative assessment.
• Take interactive lessons.
• Break the ice and reward the class.
• Collect student feedback.
• Encourage creativity and teamwork.
• Involve colleagues in professional development.

The purpose of this post is to help educators, educators and parents, especially new users of Kahoot, become familiar with the different features and services offered by this platform. I think if we use Kahoot well, it has great learning potential. Playing Kahoot is a lot of fun, but some fun is not the goal in itself, it should be considered as an effective learning tool.

Brief note on terminology before reading the review. Kahoot is spelled in two ways: "Kahoot" refers to games created with a platform or website when used in uppercase, and games created with the Kahoot platform when used in lowercase.

Some of the main features of Kahoot are:

1- Kahoot group

Grouping is a relatively new feature in Kahoot and is currently only open to educators. Teachers can easily create groups and invite their classmates to join and share their collaboration. As the group admin, you have complete control over the privacy of your group.

To create a group, log into your Kahoot account, click on "Groups" and select "Create group". Enter your group name and description and click Create. Then click "Invite members" to start inviting others to your group. You can add members using your Kahoot username or email, or use the invite code generated to share them. Click Group Settings to change the options for who can share content in the group, allow members to invite others to the group, and see if the list of members is visible to the entire group.

2- Alkoot method

To create your first Kahoot, log into your account and click the Create Kahoot button. You can use the ready-made Kahoot template or start a new Kahoot from scratch. There are six cool kahoot styles that you can customize to your taste. These include: Kahoot for formative assessment, starting a discussion with surveys, teaching with slides, spelling and adjective exercises with puzzles, introducing new topics with "blind" Kahoots and patterns inspired by higher education teachers. Click the "New Kahoot" button to start the new Kahoot from scratch.

Write down your question, provide alternative answers and select the correct answer. Use the left panel to set a time limit (minimum 5 seconds and max 4 minutes) for your question and reward points. There are different questions to choose from: questionnaires, true and false, surveys, riddles, open-ended and more. The question editor also has a math equation editor that allows you to add different math symbols to your questions. For answers, you can choose between single option (players can choose one answer) and multiple options (multiple answers before submitting).

Make sure to enrich kahoot with multimedia material to make it comprehensive and accessible to all types of students. Click the button in the middle of the "+" page or drag and drop to load the image. You can post pictures, GIFs, and videos. Use Kahoot's search function to find media in your library. Only premium subscribers have unlimited access to photos and GIFs.

Once you have selected your first question, you can double-click it or click Add Question to add more questions. By clicking the Preview button in the upper right corner, you can preview your kahoot before sharing. When done, click save and click the description title and kahoot short description. Now you can create your own kahoot, test it, play it or share it with others. There are a number of options for sharing: share directly on social media, share via email, share or use code in Google Classroom or reminder.

3- How to organize kahootu (tea mode)

As a teacher, students can participate in kahoot games directly in class or via video. Encouraging group discussions is a great way to assess student participation in the learning process and to improve group work in the classroom. The Kahoot that was played in the class is displayed on a common screen for each student to see. Students can easily participate in the live games using a computer or mobile device.

To organize a live kahoot in the classroom: First select the kahoot you want to host, then click the Play button and select the Teach mode. Then adjust the game settings. For example, you can select player mode vs player mode or team mode vs team mode. In previous courses, students will face using their own devices; They will congregate around recent shared devices or use their personal devices. Some of the game options you can work on include mixing up a series of questions and answers, showing small initial instructions, adding music, using personalized learning (i.e. letting players practice challenging questions right after a game), and using a cute nickname. Electrical generator. To avoid inappropriate nicknames in the game) and more.

By default, questions appear on the shared screen when students tap the answer board on their device. If you want students to see alternative questions and answers on their device (for example, if you have a 'large class' or if students are communicating remotely) , enable the option: Show questions and answers on the player's device.” After the match, you can go to the reports page to view the results and evaluate the student's performance.

how to assign kahoot to students (how to assign)

Unlike Teaching Mode, Assignment Mode allows students to play kahoot at their own pace. Self propelled kahoots can be used as homework and a way to take learning out of the classroom.

How to set the kahoot to student speed: Open the kahoot you want to place for students and click Play and select Assign. Set deadlines for students to complete the kahoot and work on other options. When you're done, click Create and get the resulting link and share it with your students (eg, via email, Google Classroom, Reminder, Microsoft Commands, etc.) or share your PIN. Again, once students have completed the problem, you can access the results in the Reports section.

Create a Kahoot Course

You can create Kahoot courses by combining a number of kahoots that students can easily manage. Courses allow you to link a series of kahoots and assign them to students as a course. Courses also allow you to "track progress with custom course reports, send reminders, and edit content to suit student needs." To create a course, log into your account and click the Create Course button. Give a short title and description of your course and make it public or private. You can also add a cover photo and then click the Create button. Then add Kahoots to your course, use the search box to search for kahoots. You can add 10 kahoots.

Kahoot Library

Kahoot Bookstore has over 100 million generic kahoot ready to choose from. You can use this priesthood as inspiration for future priesthoods or use it with your students. You can also remove a duplicate from Kahoot and modify it to suit your educational needs.

To search for a ready-made kahoot, click Discover and use the search bar to start your search. Type in some keywords and phrases and use filters (eg, subject, education level, etc.) to find specific kahoots. Alternatively, gain access to prominent kahoot as a group of certified teachers and premium partners. You can also see the best opportunities to see premium kahoots organized by the Kahoot editorial team on a weekly basis. When you find a kahoot that interests you, you can add it to your favorites list, play it right away, or make a duplicate of it for editing later.

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Reports are part of your Kahoot account, where you can view student performance statistics and track their progress. For example, in the Summary section, you can see how many students participated in the chaos, how many people answered, which questions were more difficult, which students needed help, etc. You can learn more about . In the questions view, you can see where the learning difficulties occurred during the game, the total percentage of correct questions, the time the students took to answer the questions, etc.

Finally, there's Kahoot Academy , which I reviewed in a previous post on Educatorstechnology.com. See for details.

Kahoot offers a variety of subscription plans (Plus, Pro, Premium, and Premium+) with a plan containing most of Kahoot Premium + features with a maximum of 2000 players per game, 50 in Plus, 100 in Pro, and 200 in Premium. .

This post was originally published in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning (www.educatorstechnology.com).