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.
