Kahoot in the EFL Classroom
Language skills fomented with Kahoot |
Type of questions
Question on amounts in dollars |
Question on countries and their capital cities |
Question on providing the appropriate answer for a question |
Embed images and videos
PS: You can set the amount of seconds you want to use for the questions. You have to have the images you are going to use on your hard drive already.
Using an image to get the attention of visual learners |
Using videos from YouTube to work on listening skills |
Other uses
- #GlobalClassrooms. Classrooms (teachers and students) around the world can interact with one another thanks to the help of technology through screensharing tools such as Google Hangouts, Skype or Appear.in.
- Survey. The students' level of confidence on a certain topic can be measured through this feature.
- Informal diagnostic tests. A set of quizzes can be created to formatively assess students at the beginning, middle and end of a topic.
- Encourage reflection. And discussion when analyzing the (in)correctness of an answer promoting critical thinking at the same time.
- Introduce a class. And even finish it with a short Kahoot session is always encouraging for students.
- Ghost mode. This is a fairly new feature which allows students to beat their own scores and beat their classmates scores, and finally grasping the content being taught in a fun way.
- Student-made quizzes. Students are given the chance to be the designers of the quizzes going from learners to researchers, leaders and creators challenging their own classmates.
Steps for creating a Kahoot
There are just three simple steps for creating a Kahoot. Have a look at the images below:
Final thoughts
- Create a sample kahoot to try out the interface with students.
- Make sure you have a reliable broadband Internet connection.
- Avoid overuse. Save it for special moments.
- Not enough devices? Group students!
- Regrouping teams frequently to avoid hostility from one another.
- Create your kahoots here https://getkahoot.com/
- Play kahoots here https://kahoot.it
- More ideas and updates http://blog.getkahoot.com/
- Find my slides here http://www.slideshare.net/maperezramos/kahoot-a-gamebased-formative-assessment-tool
- Watch my webinar for BELTA here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYdO3iFPIWc