Kahoot! is an interactive classroom resource that can be used with any device: laptops, iPads, Chromebooks, etc.. It's trivia/ quiz-like format set to music engages participants and brings out the competive nature in all of us! Not only does this tool provide a learning opportunity i the classroom, but it also stores all the participants responses for access or download.
See Kahoot! in action in one of our high school math classes.
Kahoot! can be an effective tool to for baseline and formative assessments. Because it is highly engaging, students stay on task and engage with the content.
Effective Uses in the Classroom:
- Pre-assessment to determine students prior knowledge on a topic
- Check for understanding of knowledge and skills
- Review of concepts- student or teacher created
- Formative Assessment
Follow up questions:
- What is beneficial about Kahoot! for student learning? For teachers?
- What are some effective ways Kahoot! could be used in the classroom?
- How could you have used Kahoot this year with staff or students for efficiency, data gathering, modeling technology use, etc.
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