Where did the summer go? That’s what students and parents everywhere are saying. Teachers on the other hand are ready to kick off the 2017-2018 school year and they’ve got some great tools to do it.
This summer nibletz.com was the number one Google News source for some great edtech events, including K-12 events like ISTE (the largest edtech conference in the world catering to K-12) and the National Principal’s Conference. Our 9 year old edtech reporter went hands on with a lot of new technology that will be showing up in classrooms from coast to coast. This year, like many years past, we got to see some great teacher tools as well. These four teacher tools are great ways to spark learning and creativity in the classroom.
This Digital Startup Already Has Over 1 billion Students Playing Their Teacher Created Trivia Games
Alex, What is Kahoot?
Kahoot is an easy, no simple to use tool for teachers to make interactive trivia type games for students to play injecting with whatever it is they’re learning today.
The games are created on the teacher’s device and then shared via smart board, Clear Touch or other screen at the front of the classroom. Students play along on their devices making it personalized group fun. Teachers create a “campfire moment” for the students participating. After the game, students are encouraged to create and share their own Kahoots.
“Social learning promotes discussion and pedagogical impact… whether players are in the same room or on the other side of the globe! After a game, encourage players to create and share their own kahoots to deepen understanding, mastery and purpose.” the company says.
Kahoot isn’t your everyday clicker game system. Kahoot emphasizes student engagement through competition making it more fun to learn. They’ve also added game components like nick names, leaderboards, music and interactives. It’s part game show, part clicker game, part educational tool. It’s been widely adopted worldwide. Over 1 billion players are on Kahoot.
At ISTE they announced an even deeper mobile integration. Now kids can play Kahoots on their mobile device without being part of the connected classroom. Teachers can assign Kahoots for homework or students can choose from millions of Kahoots online. Topics from exploring photosynthesis to the War of 1812 and everything in between can be found on Kahoot. One of the best parts is that teachers globally are creating and sharing Kahoots with a world of engaged learners. Find out more here at kahoot.com
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