Week 8: Quizzes have never been so much fun – Kahoot!
Hello! It's been a while since my last update,
great to see you!
Today I am going to introduce a learning platform you might be
heard about – Kahoot!
We all know how much work it takes to make students interact with us. Sometimes it just doesn't work so well.
Quizzes is a very
common method for teachers to check students' understanding and performance,
but the traditional paper pen quizzes is a little out of date. It's time to use
the Internet!
What is Kahoot and how to use it?
I have used Kahoot many times and I really like to put a little Kahoot game at the end of the class, ang students like it too. To create a Kahoot quiz, you need to have an account and your pre-designed questions and answers. When you finish putting the questions, just click 'publish', then you will have to share the entry code with your students. When everyone joins the game, it is ready to start! There is a video shows you how to create a Kahoot quiz, go check it out!
Advantages
There are several reasons I love using
Kahoot in my class:
1.
It increases class interactions.
Specially for intercultural language
classroom, Kahoot can provide a really good opportunity to let students communicate
with each other. Unlike traditional paper and pen or something like pub quiz,
Kahoot can engage every participant to join!
2.
Learn actively.
We want our classroom to be engaging, we
want our students to be motivated. Through Kahoot, every student can be a part
of the classroom. Kahoot let everyone to test their knowledge through their
devices, phone, tablet, laptop, etc. And students are motivated to see their
feedback.
3.
Instant feedback
Compared to other ways to test students’
knowledge, teachers don’t have to collect students’ answers, then examine them and
give feedback the next morning, Kahoot can give instant feedback. When students
finish one question, they get the answer, no extra waiting are needed!
Before you try it, there are some
limitations you should know:
1.
Not support many question types
When it comes to open-ended questions, Kahoot does not have this question template. So it might not very handy when doing a little discussion activity.
2.
It depends entirely on the
internet.
If you have an unstable internet connection
or limited internet access, you might not very enjoy using Kahoot in your
classroom. It relies completely on the internet and every device should have online
connection.
Like the last point, besides the internet,
it also needs students to have their devices to connect the platform, then they
are able to see the quiz. It doesn’t have be phones or fancy tablet, computers
could also do the work. The key point is, every one has it and connects to the
internet.
That's it for this week, hope you like my
blog. See you next post!😜
Your blog appears structured because you added subtitles. However, you may be able to increase the size of the video and images, and some areas may have a slightly larger blank space. By reading your blog, I have deepened my understanding of Kahoot!. I used to only know that Kahoot! was a website that helped teachers interact with students, but I didn't know it had so many advantages. In addition, your final evaluation of Kahoot! also made me more cautious when using it in my teaching.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that you said that Kahoot, as an online learning platform, can bring more interaction in the classroom. While there are so many similar products with this function, why do you recommend it? Maybe you could tell readers more about its speciality.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, you said that teachers can use templates to design their quizzes, surveys, or discussions. Why not insert some pictures of the templates, which will make it easier for readers to know what the templates look like quickly and intuitively.