Kahoot!

Kahoot! is "an educational platform which brings engagement and joy to teaching and learning in any subject" ( getkahoot.com ). It is a way to create and implement fun interactive quizzes and surveys for students about any subject. You can either find and use a public Kahoot! or create your own. Kahoot! is easy to use for teachers and students alike. It is also a powerful assessment tool, because you can export results - both whole class and for individual students - to either an Excel file or to Google Drive.

Students can access and use Kahoot! on any device with a web browser (computers, laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, tablets, smartphones, etc.) Ideally, Kahoot! is implemented in a one-to-one (1:1) setting, where each student has independent access to a device. The teacher/leader will also need a projector or interactive white board (IWB) to display the questions and answer choices for the students.

Getting Started with Kahoot! Examples of Public Music Kahoots!
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 **Getting Started with Kahoot!**

Play a Game of Kahoot! Create Your Own Kahoot! Export Respose Data from Kahoot!
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Play a Game of Kahoot!
There are two separate web addresses to access Kahoot!
 * In order to find, create, and/or launch a Kahoot!, go to www.getkahoot.com . This should be on the device connected to the projector.
 * You must have a user account for this version of the site (don't worry, it's free and they don't spam you). Any Kahoots! you create yourself will be saved under "My Kahoots!" at the top. To find a Kahoot! created by someone else, click "Public Kahoots!," also at the top, and search for the topic you want.
 * Click on your desired Kahoot! You have the option to preview the questions and answer choices ahead of time, or you can just click "Play!" You can also "favourite" the Kahoot! in order to easily find it again later.
 * Before you launch the Kahoot!, you are given some options, such as having music playing while students sign in, randomizing questions, etc. Once you have set your preferences, click "Launch"
 * The game-pin will display on the top; this is what students will use to log on. This game-pin is different every time you play the same Kahoot!. The launch page will automatically update once students have logged on: it will show you the total number of players as well as their name. Once all your students have logged on, click "Start Now."
 * As you're playing, the questions will end either when all students have answered or when time expires.
 * After the question ends, you can reshow images or videos that were included to discuss the answer. Kahoot! displays a bar graph distribution of answers after each question, and for Kahoot! quizzes also display student scores (higher points for answering faster).
 * You can move on to the next question whenever you are ready: there is no time limit for the results page after each question.


 * In order for students to play along, have them go to kahoot.it on their device. An easy way to help students find this address is to post a QR code in the classroom if you are using devices such as iPads, tablets, or mobile phones that have the capability to read QR codes. Another option is to add the link the homescreen (on iOS devices: at the bottom of the browser click the "Send" button - square with an arrow at the top - and click "Add to Home Screen". The link will show up like an app on the device.)
 * Their first step will be to type in the "game-pin" for your Kahoot! so they can participate with the rest of the class
 * The next step is to type a nickname. If you are using a quiz Kahoot!, they should use their real name. If you are using a survey Kahoot!, you may want to allow your students to use pseudonyms/fake names to keep their anonymity.
 * Students will answer questions by finding the color/shape that matches their selection on the main screen.
 * When students have completed the game, they have an opportunity to rate the Kahoot!

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Create Your Own Kahoot! Quiz

 * 1) Go to www.getkahoot.com and sign up for a free account or login.
 * 2) Either click the "New K!" button at the top left, or from your Kahoot! homepage click which type you would like to make (Quiz, Discussion, Survey)
 * 3) Give your Kahoot! a name/title (e.g., "4th Grade Rhythm" or "Pentatonic Scale"). You can edit the name at any time by clicking the "Edit" button next to the title.
 * 4) Write the text of your question at the top. The question can be up to 95 characters in length including spaces. You can tell how many characters you have left by the number shown to the right of the question text box. The question text box also has some font editing options such as Bold and Italics, sub text and super text (for Math questions), and symbols. Unfortunately, they do not yet have music symbols included.
 * 5) Add an image from your computer or a video from YouTube into your question if you wish. Otherwise, Kahoot! will add an image of their own.
 * 6) Write the answer choices. You can have as few as 2 and as many as 4 answer choices. Use the grey +/- buttons to add or subtract an answer choice. Make sure you designate //at least// one answer as correct by clicking on the red "Incorrect" button under the answer choice to turn it into a green "Correct" button. You may have more than one correct answer. Each answer choice can be up to 60 characters in length including spaces. Like the question character counter, you can tell how many characters you have left by the number shown to the right of the answer text box.
 * 7) Designate your question as either a "points question" or "no points question" and determine how long you want to give students to answer the question. If you have included a video, then the time limit can be "playback length" (the length of the video) plus a certain amount of time.
 * 8) Once you have completed a question, you can click "+Add a Question" to start a new question from scratch, "+Duplicate" to copy a question if you want to make a similar question and only need to make a small change or two, or click "Save and Continue" to finish up your Kahoot!.
 * 9) Once you click "Save & Continue" you can either re-order your questions if you'd like by dragging and dropping to a new position. You can click "Edit Questions" to either change or delete any of your existing questions or add new questions. Click "Cancel" if you don't want to save your Kahoot!. Click "Save & Continue" if you're ready to move on.
 * 10) Select the language, Public (searchable) or Private (shareable with a direct link only), primary audience (required), difficulty level, description, tags, etc.
 * 11) Choose a cover photo for your Kahoot! that will display while students are signing in before the game starts. You can also choose to select a YouTube video to play during that time instead of showing a photo. This is not required - if you do not select an image, Kahoot! will select one for you.
 * 12) Once you are done, you can play immediately, preview, edit, and share with others. You can share by typing in others' usernames, or share to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, or email. You can also copy/paste the link from your Kahoot! to share with others.

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Export Response Data from Kahoot!

 * 1) Once the game is over, you will start to see student reviews being displayed. Kahoot! will continue to gather this data even after you export the response data.
 * 2) From the "Quiz Master" page, click "Final Results" on the top right. You can "Favourite" the Kahoot! to find and implement again later.
 * 3) Click "Download Results" to see the result data in an Excel spreadsheet. You can also click the Google Drive icon on the right hand side of the button to export your results to Google Drive.
 * 4) The spreadsheet will show the entire class's results, overall class performance, Kahoot! reviews, and also data disaggregated by individual question, such as percentage of the class that answered correctly, average response times, and individual student responses.

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 **Examples of P****ublic Music Kahoots!**

The following Kahoots! were created by Fulton music teachers:
 * Melody
 * Rhythm and Beat
 * Treble Clef Solfege and movable "Do"
 * Ukulele Unit Survey

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