Kahoot, the lesson saviour since Jesus couldn’t make it

Totally didn’t know what this thing was until a couple of months ago. All I was hearing was “Do a Kahoot with them!”, “I use Kahoot all the time!” and “Kahoot counts as using technology!”. Having participated in a few Kahoots before this second placement I decided it was time to try my luck with the little bugger. For all you amateurs that have no idea what Kahoot is, prepare to be amazed and enthralled as this totally non-amateur enlightens you. 

Kahoot is basically a time filler or waster for teachers to use in lessons. It can take from 5 minutes to an entire lesson and it will guarantee you a place on the “favourite teachers” list and also book you a place in the principal’s office, informing parents why their child is being beaten by someone called madhattersdragon in an underground fight club called Kahoot. Ok it’s really not all that sinister. It is an online multi choice quiz site which allows you to either create your own quiz or cheekily use someone else’s pre-created one and present it to the class as an aspect of a lesson. It is great for reinforcing knowledge, establishing prior knowledge and giving students a break from their essays on why Edward sparkles and why Jacob smells. 

It is also a way to include a bit of that technology stuff in your lessons as students need a device to participate. Students also have a time limit on each question and the slower they are, the more likely they’re gonna get their asparagus whipped by madhattersdragon. Kahoot brings the classroom to life as you can include video segments, audios and pictures to help move your quiz along. You will have no problems with student participation because they actually think it’s a game! That’s right, you can trick them into doing work! If you are not sure what to do to start or end a lesson with a bang, Kahoot it. If your students need to release some pent up energy, Kahoot it. If you have no idea how to make Calculus fun, Kahoot it. Alright it might not work for Calculus but nevertheless it is a fantastically engaging tool which teachers need to take advantage of if you’re going to get some street cred and keep your students of the street. Peace.