Monday, September 28, 2015

Technology: KAHOOT IT!

Phases of the Moon Kahoot

Here is the hyperlink to my Kahoot Quiz made for my 1st grade class. This Kahoot quiz would be given as an exit ticket into another subject or if they were gettting ready to line up and leave the the classroom. We are working on the moon unit coming up in the early weeks of October and this quiz will be a great way to integrate technology into my lesson, and well as as assess their knowledge of some basic things they should know after we've researched and read a bit. 
This quiz could definitely be expanded or changed based on if they were really getting it or needed further instruction or help with wording. 


I think it's a good idea to keep it pretty basic at this age, and only give them 1-3 questions on an exit ticket. The idea is not to frustrate them, its just to test a few very important things before they leave. 
Some considerations that I might think about are students that don't know the answers, no matter how simple(maybe the ones that have trouble focusing), and just being there to walk around the room and make sure they are actually doing the exit ticket and offer up some helpful hints. This could be showing them the book, or probing thoughtful questions. For students that struggle with technology, or aren't able to use it independently, being present and monitoring this process in a friendly way will be a big thing. 
This will be a good tool to assess my teaching and see what I am missing or need to work on as personal growth- What do I really want these kids to get out of this unit? -And if I am meeting my goals.

2 comments:

  1. Nice work, I agree that exit tickets should be short in length! I wonder if another consideration would be for those that may not be able to read the words on this exit ticket?

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  2. Abbie, you are definitely right about not wanting to overwhelm them with too many questions. It is way better if they see this as a fun game and learn valuable information in the process! I used Google Forms, but Kahoot is definitely more exciting. We got pretty competitive in Literacy Intervention class last semester haha

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