A month or so ago, I learned about an amazing website for
assessing students in a very fun way, from my colleague Emily. The website is called Kahoot, and today,
I’m sharing how to use it in your classroom, how to create your own game, and
more!
Kahoot is a really interactive way for students to show what
they know. So how does it work?
If you want to use a game that’s already been made, you can
find one by going to kahoot.com and searching. There are many music kahoots
already pre-made! If you search aileen1126, which is my username, you’ll find
several that I’ve made—one for high do, one for recorder, and several for
beginning band.
Once you decide which kahoot you’d like to play, you simply
click “play.” Your students can play the game on ipads, smart phones, or Chrome
books, either individually or in small group teams. They go to kahoot.it on
their device, and they enter the code which has come up on your screen, after
you hit the word “play” for the kahoot you want.
Just remember—you are on kahoot.com, and the students are on
kahoot.it.
Once students enter the code, they can then enter their
first name, or a nickname—it’s up to you! Once all students or groups have
entered their names, those should pop up on your screen, and you’re ready to
play!
The quiz will begin, and students get higher points for
accuracy and speed. So the quicker they answer a question, and the more
accurate they are, the more points they get! The results of who’s in the lead
pops up on the screen, and of course, students love the competition!
At the end of the game, the winner is announced! And here’s
the really awesome part…you can choose to have the results added to your Google
Drive, which means you find out who has answered which question correctly and
how long they took to answer! Amazing, right?
Here is a link to all of my games. If you want to create
your own Kahoot, here is a video tutorial with a step by step process as I
created a recorder kahoot for B, A, G, and E.
I did the kahoots for band with my beginning band students,
and they have BEGGED me to play more! Another cool feature is that students can
play at home, with the free Kahoot app! To do this, students install the free
app, click the magnifying glass to search for the Kahoot, and then they can
choose to find friends to play with or play against the Curios Krew, which are
computer opponents. The app only gives the students three questions per round,
but students can play multiple rounds to get through all of the questions.
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