2.2 Kool Tools In and Out of Class: Kahoot and Socrative

Renata Chylinski MUELC March 2015

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Clickers of the (not so distant) past

• Dedicated and expensive software and hardware was required

• Clickers used to get lost/misplaced

• Time was wasted for distribution and collection of clickers before and after class/lecture

Clickers of today

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– and tomorrow?

• Software free and available on the WWW

• clickers obsolete as personal tablets/phones/laptops can be used for that purpose

This workshop will look at creating an engaging learning space through a game-based digital pedagogy using the cool classroom response systems: Kahoot and Socrative

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How does it work: Kahoot

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Take Kahoot! Introductory Quiz

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Step1: Go to: Getkahoot.com

Step2: Create your account with your email (tip – create a new email account to be used for all your teaching tools/sites online)

Step 3:

Try it now

Why not create a new Kahoot Quiz on Australian Slang?

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Not just claims: Kahoot! …. … is not just a clicker: it allows learners to both respond AND create … allows for increased engagement through gaming mechanics … provides for formative assessment and adaptive teaching … creates social experience through asking/answering questions in a physical setting

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From: https://getkahoot.com/

Brainstorm: Applications to your teaching?

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Joanne’s Class:

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“I have just played the quiz and it worked really well. They are now in pairs writing 8 questions to add to the

quiz and thus are busily revisiting the text book. I'll send through some pics. Jo”

Thanks to Jo and Olga for sharing their experiences of teaching with Kahoot!

More information Kahoot! Tutorial (pdf)

Kahoot! Tutorial (video)

Watch Gabe Zichermann, a gamification guru, explaining on Ted Talks how games make kids smarter

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Similar tool: Socrative

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Watch these videos for more information: https://www.youtube.com/user/SocrativeVideos