Kahoot (blog 9)

 

 This technology that I have chosen is Kahoot. This technology is a tool from Dr. Wang’s PPT and it is specifically from the Top 15 software mentioned by Elementary vs Secondary teachers. 

 

Video: What is Kahoot?

 

What it is:

Kahoot is an online website where teachers can create quiz style games to help their students learn in a way that is engaging and fun. Teachers can create a quiz on lesson content and have students take the quiz while competing with their peers.

Usage and what it's able to do: 

• Kahoot is a very easy tool to use in the classroom. As a teacher and student, all you have to do is login with a google account. After this, teachers can easily create a Kahoot quiz by clicking the button "Create".  Teachers can also choose from a variety of Kahoot quizzes for different subjects that are already created. Students can easily connect to the quiz and take it with a unique code.
  
  
• When creating a Kahoot quiz, you are able to add images and fun backgrounds to make the quiz more eye catching. Kahoot also allows you to set timers. There are options for students to choose single or multiple answers and can answer questions in different ways as well. Students can answer questions by simply clicking the right multiple choice answer, by voting on a poll, sliding a slider, typing out an answer and many other interactive ways.
  
  
• This technology is very portable. Students can access Kahoot and can learn with their classmates anywhere that has an internet connection.
  
  
  
  I think I am very likely to use this technology in my future classroom. I believe Kahoot is a great way to help students learn content because it has students recall information and provides friendly competition with their peers.
  
  Kahoot
  
  

Connection to TLC and TPACK:

Kahoot connects to the TLC framework because this technology can be used to teach, learn and communicate. Kahoot can be used to teach content to students through quizzes, students can learn through taking the quizzes and Kahoot provides teachers with a way to communicate learning content to students in an easy and portable way.