What is Kahoot?

Kahoot is a game-based classroom response system, where teachers can create quizzes using internet content. You can create a game from a series of multiple-choice questions, and add videos, images, and diagrams to your questions to amplify engagement. Students answer on their own devices and games are placed on a shared screen. Students can create and share their own Kahoots to deepen their understanding, mastery, and purpose. There is zero setup time, no player accounts, and one-click gameplay. You can play or adapt from pre-created Kahoots. You can connect and play in real-time with others in other countries. You can also search for Kahoots via curriculum standards.

Why would we use Kahoot?

• Check for understanding after a difficult topic

• Pose a question to your class

• Motivate participation

• Ask open-ended questions to spark discussion

• See what students know before teaching a topic

• Have students reflect on what they have learned

• Ask students how well they know the material or how long they have studied for a test

• Survey

• Find out what a student knows about a subject or topic before you teach

• Make classroom decisions, such as what book to read next or what software to use for a project

• Get anonymous feedback on teacher instruction or strategy

• Provide a break for students to assess their learning

• Quiz or test

• Exit ticket
  
  

Making a Kahoot

Go to create.kahoot.it to log in and make a Kahoot. There are several different types of Kahoots:

• Quiz: Give players several answer alternatives to choose from
• True or False: Let players decide if a statement is true or false
• Puzzle: Ask players to place answers in the correct order (Premium only)
• Slide: Give players more context or an additional explanation (Premium only)
• Poll: Gather player opinions (Premium only)

For Kahoot Quizzes or True or False games, questions can be up to 120 characters long, and answers can be up to 75 characters long. Timer options range from 5 seconds to 4 minutes. With multiple choice, at least two answers are required with up to four max and one must be toggled correct. With true/false, answers are pre-filled with “True” or “False” options and only one can be toggled correct. Participants are awarded points for choosing a correct answer. You can upload an image from your computer or from the image library or embed a YouTube video. 

Players can play individually or as teams.

Live Game Options

• Reward Correct Answers: Answer streaks give extra points for correctly answering multiple questions in a row and the Podium celebrates top finishers.
• If using with multiple classes: Randomize the order of questions Randomize the order of answers.
• Secure your Quiz: Enable 2-Step Join so students cannot share your game pin to people outside your classroom.
• Auto-pilot Mode: Move through questions automatically.

Playing a Kahoot

To play, direct users to the website kahoot.it on a laptop or mobile device. Have them type in the game PIN, then enter their name. Their name can be their real name, a nickname, or randomly generated. Students compete to answer questions correctly, and a leaderboard is shown after each question to encourage active participation.

Kahoot Challenges

• Lets you assign Kahoots as homework and share via pin or link through email, Google Classroom, or messenger 
• Players accept the challenge on their mobile devices via app and questions and answers appear on the player’s devices 
• Saves time on correcting assignments as students know immediately if they got the correct answer and can reflect and review the content after the game 
• Can use the app to create a challenge, copy and send link or PIN to other players 
• Can join a live Kahoot hosted in class or another group setting 
• YouTube video on how to assign Kahoots as homework

Kahoot Challenges Assessment

• Reports include leaderboard with all players, who has completed the challenge, ratio of correct and incorrect answers and can be downloaded as a spreadsheet 
• Can use data as an efficient formative assessment tool, that helps you to understand how well the content was mastered, spot areas that require more attention, and see which students need extra guidance on the topic. 
• Students can create and share their own Kahoots to deepen understanding, mastery, and purpose as well as engage in peer-led discussions

More Information

• See the attached in-depth PDF