tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post7672115256409733918..comments2024-03-27T21:47:21.816-07:00Comments on Flipping with Kirch: Kahoot! - An engaging, effective, and competitive classroom response system!Crystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-51688313778437553172014-05-29T06:16:32.722-07:002014-05-29T06:16:32.722-07:00I think healthy competition in a classroom is a gr...<br />I think healthy competition in a classroom is a great thing. It gets students motivated and excited. It keeps them engaged in the learning, even when the problems are the same ones they could just be doing sitting in their groups - the fact that they are timed and have the chance to "win" makes them want to focus and do it better. Even my lowest students want to play and try their best. There are a lot of ways as a teacher to effectively modify the design of the lesson to keep the same students from always falling to the bottom (examples above). It also motivates some of the lower students come in and get that extra outside support they need in tutoring because they don't WANT to fall to the bottom. <br /><br />In addition, sometimes students need a real-world reality check of where they stand as a way to either motivate or pressure them to improve. In life, if I was always told I was the top or that "everyone's a winner", that would not motivate me to think and change things I do to become better/smarter/faster.<br /><br />I hope that gives you some more ideas. Thank you for the opportunity to think through some of the other ways I think Kahoot! can be used effectively in a classroom. I am excited to try out some of the ideas I posted about in this comment.<br /><br />How have you used Kahoot! in your classroom? What have your experiences been? Do you have any other ideas of how to effectively use this tool to help support your students?Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-89477369514093789132014-05-29T06:16:21.031-07:002014-05-29T06:16:21.031-07:00Hi David,
Thanks for comment. You ask some great ...Hi David,<br />Thanks for comment. You ask some great questions, although I am a little confused by the intention of your post and the nature of your questions. With that, I will assume the best intentions and answer to the best of my ability. As this post states, I am a very beginning user of Kahoot! but have really enjoyed what I have seen the last two days. Like most products, it is not a perfect system, but as an educator you weigh out the benefits and make decisions based on supporting your students best.<br /><br />There are several different ways you can use the app in your classroom, one of which is to get feedback from students in a "survey" manner. I did this to ask my students to rank themselves on how they felt on certain topics on a scale of 1-4. We have done this in class before by either raise of hands or by holding a number in front of them, but this gave them the ability to answer anonymously and then for me to easily analyze the overall feedback. With the spreadsheet of results I am given, I can then privately look at the students who feel they are struggling with certain concepts and provide them additional support. When asked to simply raise their hand, a lot of students won't admit that they are struggling. This provides a great alternative.<br /><br />Like any good technology tool, the power is not in the tool but in the effective lesson design of the teacher and utilizing the tool to help reach the learning goals. In my short time using Kahoot! I have integrated it with Peer Instruction, where after the results go up, the students with "green screens" find someone with an "orange screen" and sits down with them for a few minutes to go over the problem and explain the mistakes.<br /> <br />I also have done it where the first problem or two are NOT for the points/leaderboard, but are used as a practice and self-assessment tool. They are still timed so there is that pressure to focus and "test" yourself, but with the intention of going over it as a class after a certain amount of time and struggle.<br /><br />You can also modify the use so students are working in collaborative partners, which would lead to more discussion and would also help support students who are struggling. Then students could compete "as a team".<br /><br />Another idea is to give the students the problems ahead of time, either individually, in partners, or in small groups. They have a certain amount of class time to work on the problems. The puprose of Kahoot! then would be for students to submit their answers (something like 20 seconds to submit for each question) as a great way to go over the answers, collect feedback, and provide great data for the teacher in terms of what to focus on and with what students. <br /> (comment continued; there is a length limit!)Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-49765891094869282092014-05-29T03:40:23.936-07:002014-05-29T03:40:23.936-07:00How does this use of the app reinforce status in y...How does this use of the app reinforce status in your classroom? How do the kids who struggle to do mathematics quickly feel after this forced competition? How does this application give students individual, personalized feedback on what they understand or do not understand? How does this app support students in talking about mathematics with each other and learning from their mistakes in a supportive, caring classroom environment?<br /><br />If you are the kid who is always at the bottom of the ranking, how do you feel?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098221991466148258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-66546340608361266182014-05-28T06:13:23.926-07:002014-05-28T06:13:23.926-07:00Hi Jamie,
Thank you so much for taking the time to...Hi Jamie,<br />Thank you so much for taking the time to reply in such detail! I will definitely be checking out the suggestion forums, and thank you for providing me with the direct links. I love what you guys are doing and the potential for Kahoot! in the classroom. I'm excited to try it out again today and see how the students do now that they have a day under their belt already.<br /><br />Thanks again!Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-68894721305952603722014-05-27T20:37:22.207-07:002014-05-27T20:37:22.207-07:00I don't know why I waited so long to try it. ...I don't know why I waited so long to try it. My students just used their phones or my class iPods (I only have 14, but that was plenty even in classes of 33-37).<br />I see it working really well for reviews but I also liked how I could do a form of peer instruction with it. I think it would be a great tool for my "WSQ chats" when students come into class to see how much they understood the video lesson before jumping into the lesson. Lots of potential!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-61769528130140749372014-05-27T20:27:06.946-07:002014-05-27T20:27:06.946-07:00My middle school students LOVE Kahoot! I use it f...My middle school students LOVE Kahoot! I use it for test reviews, but I can see other possible uses for it, too.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852474600265571402noreply@blogger.com