I prefer Plickers. You can set it so only the teacher can see who answered with what and only the teacher needs a phone/iPad so it can be rapidly set up.
That's why I prefer Baamboozle. There are power ups (such as take points, swap points, etc.) along with questions, so there can never be a guaranteed winner. It's a great icebreaker and finisher, especially when played in teams.
You're not alone, I hate it with a passion! In my experience, Kahoot! is the students' excuse to use their phone in the lesson. By the third question, they're already on social media, and I'm lucky if 3 people keep answering...
Yes,colours in cahoot is a ' colour therapy fir learners and as visual enhancing techniques this works,especially for visual learners. Dr Jo's endeavours marched towards " fruition", you are a samaritan delivering all your praiseworthy research n results to teachers n learners. Yes,true ,nothing like experimenting. Your Communicative activities helped me provide effective systems in EL teaching A big thank you dear Professir Jo . Cheers!
Personally, I really don't like these type of games in the classroom. I've taken over other people's classes before and half the lesson was just online games. When the DOS found I had not done the lesson as planned he told me not to come back.
It's a bit rude to change lesson plans before discussing it with colleagues and students. It seems that you have used 'I know better' attitude towards other people's work without helping those people to learn from your ideas and suggestions.
Omg, thank you for this video. I thought I was the only one who had 'reservations' about Kahoot. It has nothing to do with mindfull learning... I agree with every point you mentioned❤
If you play it in classic mode, totally but the good thing is that now kahoot also has several collaborative modes that encourage communication, negotiation etc. I on the other hand, hate the back-end of kahoot 😂 it's not as user-friendly as it used to be and sometimes it's so hard to find things...
I agree. Although the competition can be exciting, it is also true that it raises the levels of anxiety among participants, especially teens. And we all know the role that anxiety levels play in the learning process. That being said, I think Kahoot can be used more positively if assigned for homework and self-study purposes.
I love Kahoot! My students love Kahoot! The winners love it, the losers too. I teach boys only. I think there's a difference between men and women when it comes to competition. Men are more into competition. Women prefer collaboration.
My students love Kahoot! I mostly use it for revision and homework check. So, students who have done their homework are more likely to win and thus feel rewarded. That doesn't mean I don't agree to what Jo says here. Thanks Jo!
Some valid points, Jo! When I use Kahoot in lessons I select the solo-player mode, which means the whole class play as one person against artificial opponents. I then nominate learners to respond to the questions in turn and I click on the answers they say. This way they play as a team and want each other to do well. It also avoids people with tech problems being disadvantaged or excluded. Used this way, Kahoot seems to boost class cohesion and minimize stress for learners.
Thanks Jo. It reminds me of similar experiences learned from using Quizizz (which I like). I guess it comes down to careful planning. Showing the leaderboard was an issue for me as was having individuals compete not teams as I do now.
No, it doesn't say about you, Jo. I had exactly the same experience (from bottom to top) and I felt and feel exactly the same. I would only add that it is all based on fastness, but fastness isn't everything in learning and doesn't suit everybody. I haven't used it yet as a teacher but if I do, it will be with caution and parcimony.
Have you tried putting all the class together as one player in solo-player mode? This way they compete against artificial opponents provided by Kahoot. The teacher clicks on the answers the learners say and I find it a more collaborative, less stressful way for the learners to play Kahoot!😅
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I prefer Plickers. You can set it so only the teacher can see who answered with what and only the teacher needs a phone/iPad so it can be rapidly set up.
That's why I prefer Baamboozle. There are power ups (such as take points, swap points, etc.) along with questions, so there can never be a guaranteed winner. It's a great icebreaker and finisher, especially when played in teams.
That sounds better. I definitely think the team element helps.
Exactly. I love Baamboozle
You're not alone, I hate it with a passion!
In my experience, Kahoot! is the students' excuse to use their phone in the lesson. By the third question, they're already on social media, and I'm lucky if 3 people keep answering...
Haha- there’s another issue!
Yes,colours in cahoot is a ' colour therapy fir learners and as visual enhancing techniques this works,especially for visual learners.
Dr Jo's endeavours marched towards " fruition", you are a samaritan delivering all your praiseworthy research n results to teachers n learners.
Yes,true ,nothing like experimenting.
Your Communicative activities helped me provide effective systems in EL teaching
A big thank you dear Professir Jo .
Cheers!
Personally, I really don't like these type of games in the classroom. I've taken over other people's classes before and half the lesson was just online games. When the DOS found I had not done the lesson as planned he told me not to come back.
It's a bit rude to change lesson plans before discussing it with colleagues and students.
It seems that you have used 'I know better' attitude towards other people's work without helping those people to learn from your ideas and suggestions.
Omg, thank you for this video.
I thought I was the only one who had 'reservations' about Kahoot.
It has nothing to do with mindfull learning...
I agree with every point you mentioned❤
We're forming a little club here!
If you play it in classic mode, totally but the good thing is that now kahoot also has several collaborative modes that encourage communication, negotiation etc.
I on the other hand, hate the back-end of kahoot 😂 it's not as user-friendly as it used to be and sometimes it's so hard to find things...
I just love Jo’s candor, insights! ❤️👍
I agree. Although the competition can be exciting, it is also true that it raises the levels of anxiety among participants, especially teens. And we all know the role that anxiety levels play in the learning process. That being said, I think Kahoot can be used more positively if assigned for homework and self-study purposes.
That's a good idea - much more productive like that, I think.
I love Kahoot! My students love Kahoot! The winners love it, the losers too. I teach boys only. I think there's a difference between men and women when it comes to competition. Men are more into competition. Women prefer collaboration.
I much prefer to compete against myself.
My students love Kahoot! I mostly use it for revision and homework check.
So, students who have done their homework are more likely to win and thus feel rewarded.
That doesn't mean I don't agree to what Jo says here.
Thanks Jo!
Fair enough! I did say there are probably good uses for it. Does it encourage the ones who don’t usually do their homework to do it?
Some valid points, Jo! When I use Kahoot in lessons I select the solo-player mode, which means the whole class play as one person against artificial opponents. I then nominate learners to respond to the questions in turn and I click on the answers they say. This way they play as a team and want each other to do well. It also avoids people with tech problems being disadvantaged or excluded. Used this way, Kahoot seems to boost class cohesion and minimize stress for learners.
Thanks Jo. It reminds me of similar experiences learned from using Quizizz (which I like). I guess it comes down to careful planning. Showing the leaderboard was an issue for me as was having individuals compete not teams as I do now.
No, it doesn't say about you, Jo. I had exactly the same experience (from bottom to top) and I felt and feel exactly the same. I would only add that it is all based on fastness, but fastness isn't everything in learning and doesn't suit everybody. I haven't used it yet as a teacher but if I do, it will be with caution and parcimony.
I m sorry. I do not like it, i feel that they r not suitable for each one
I also dislike it...😂
Not just me then!!
Many activities are not communicative
I agree with you and I don't like it either.
Have you tried putting all the class together as one player in solo-player mode? This way they compete against artificial opponents provided by Kahoot. The teacher clicks on the answers the learners say and I find it a more collaborative, less stressful way for the learners to play Kahoot!😅
Nice idea!
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