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WHAT IS KAHOOT!?

 

GETTING TO KNOW KAHOOT!

 

 

 

WHAT IS KAHOOT!?

 

Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia and works for hybrid learning and flipped classroom situations by making learning fun and engaging. 

 

Kahoot! serves as a student-response tool for administering quizzes, facilitating discussions, or collecting survey data and can be played by the whole class in real time.

 

Please note that this gaming platform is free.

However it has premium paid versions with extended features.

For further information about the available upgrade, please visit the official website at https://kahoot.com/.

 

 

 

GETTING TO KNOW KAHOOT!

 

I - How to create a Kahoot!

 

To create a game in Kahoot! you will need to register first.

 

  1. Go to https://kahoot.com/ and sign up (1).

     

    sign up

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  3. Choose your account type.

     

    account type

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  5. Create an account and customize your profile. If you are signing in with an educational profile, the name and country of your institution are required.

     

    customize profile

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  7. To start, you can:

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    starting options

     

    Or you can create a new one (4)!

     

     

  9. In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a new Kahoot!.

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    create a new kahoot

     

     

    After clicking on the button "Create" (3), you can:

    1. Give a name to your Kahoot!

    2. Write your questions here.

    3. Associate an image or a video to your question.

    4. Add several questions to make the challenge more interesting.

    5. You can choose the format of your Kahoot!:

      • Quiz (multiple choice)
      • True or False
    6. Write at least two answers. Other answers are optional. You can add images to these answers as well.

    7. Check the right answer.

    8. You can change the time limit for the players to answer your questions and the scoring attriuition as well.

    9. The free version of Kahoot! only allows one correct answer.

    10. If you exit this page, your quiz will be saved as a draft.

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      When you are finished, click “DONE”.

       

      kahoot options

     

     

  11. After creating your Kahoot!, you can launch the game by clicking on "Play now" (5).

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    You can also find your game in “Library” (6). To launch it, click “Play” (7). If you want to make changes, click “Edit” (8).

    play now

     

    launch kahoot

     

     

  13. After you click “Play”, the options menu will appear.

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    play options

     

    1. Suitable mode when all players have devices to access the game.

    2. Suitable mode for when the network is slow or not everyone has devices to play.

     

    playing features

     

    It is important to leave these three options marked ON (9), (10) and (11). The last two are essential to randomize your questions/answers, in case you wish to repeat your Kahoot!.

     

    AND NOW, WE ARE READY TO LET THE PLAYERS IN.

     

    The players can simply use a computer or mobile device to access the game.

     

    Please note that the free version is limited to 10 players. Unless you upgrade your account, in order to manage larger groups, we recommend you to create teams, each one with a leader to represent it.

 

 

 

II - Using Kahoot! as a player

 

  1. Go to www.kahoot.it or you can use the Kahoot! mobile app.

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  3. Each game will have a specific PIN number (12). The player must enter this number to access the game.

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    game pin

     

     

  5. The player has to create a nickname in order to particpate in the game.

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    nickname

     

    The players' nicknames will show on the screen, and then the game can start.

     

     

  7. The question and answer choices will be displayed on the screen. The players’ screens will display on the answer buttons corresponding the same color and shape to the answer choice.

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    game screen
    player screen

     

     

  9. Once all the players have answered the question, the correct answer will be displayed in the form of a bar graph according to the overall responses.

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    question score

     

     

  11. At the end of each question, a leaderboard will show the top five scorers.

  12. Please note that the speed of na answer increases the players’ score.

     

     

  13. Once the game is over, winner information will be displayed in a podium and the players’ screen will show their personal results and rank.

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    final game score

     

     

  15. If you want to check the results of a game, you can get a detailed description accessing the “Reports” (14) tab on the main menu.

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    game statistics

 

 


 

How To Use Kahoot?
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