I don't currently have my own classroom to trial this in, but I have used it in the past. Classroom teachers in my past school used Kahoot! to complete unit reviews and for fact practice. I loved launching them because the kids were always excited to participate.
I would say I would have at least 98% engagement. I think it's a bit harder to differentiate for those who are not at the same level. I've completed them as small group and partner activities so that everyone was able to participate. I just slow the quiz down. It's nice to be able to mix it up and add some true and false questions in as I feel like kids often need more practice with this concept.
Math facts, I keep the pacing fast, but for everything else I slow it down. I also read it out for the kids and once I'm done reading they are allowed to answer.
- What might you do differently next time?
I would like to try to add more useful graphics, I didn't really bother while creating my most recent Kahoot! because I didn't feel like it added to my content. I think that it would add more excitement for the kids as they like visuals and interest.
