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Students Response Tools for Formative Assessment
Kahoot!
Kahoot! is a fun and engaging online activity that allows teachers to create quick game based reviews. Students will love the colors, sounds, and the competitiveness. The faster you answer the question, the more points you will receive. Works with smartphones, iPads, and computers.
Let's Play!
Using your smartphone, iPad, or laptop, go to Kahoot.it. Watch my screen for the Game Pin!
To Create!
To create an account, go to https://getkahoot.com
Teacher Screen
Teacher selects the Kahoot! that they want the students to play.
Game Pin
After the teacher launches the Kahoot, the game pin for the students to enter is shown. As students enter the game pin, their name will appear in the player section.
Student Screen
This is where the students enter in the game pin.
How Teachers Create a Game
Teachers go to this site and click login to create their own assessment.
Creating a Quiz
Once you click create quiz, you need to name your quiz and decide if you want your quiz to be public or private. You can create up to 50 questions per quiz, uploaded images for questions, and set a time limit from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. Questions are multiple choice with two to four answer choices. Once all questions are entered, click the green finish button. You final steps will be to assign a grade level and subject for the quiz, then click the blue Finish and Create Quiz Button.
To start the Quiz
There are two options for running a quiz. Play Live or Homework. Play Live you would use if the whole class was playing together to review for an upcoming test. Homework would be used if you are using the quizizz has a station or for the student to complete for homework.
Play the Game
Once students enter in the game code, they start to answer the questions at their own pace. There is a marker that runs across the top of the screen showing them how much time they have to answer each question. After each question is answered, the student gets immediate feedback and is shown where they are on the leader board.
Realtime Feedback and Viewing Data
You will see realtime updates of student-level progress and you will see a detailed report of the responses by each student. You can download a more detailed excel report like the one shown below.
How Students Join the Game
Students go to this site to join the game by entering the teacher's game code.
Terms of Service: Age of Users
"The Service is for users of all ages. For children under 13, Quizizz offers a limited feature set that does not require creating an account. Parental consent is required for children below 13 to create an account."