Was today an exciting day or what!! We tried our first Kahoot, and it was definitely a hoot! :) I have been wanting to try this, but have been very hesitant. That is not the case anymore. This week, we were finishing up synonyms and antonyms. I found a kahoot already created online and thought I would start from there. The kiddos learned on the fly as we did it, and they did such a great job. At first, they wanted to shout out the answers, but they started to do a better job of not shouting out as we went along and see what people came up with for the answer. They got immediate feedback as they answered, and could tell if they got the answer correct or incorrect. As a class, we could see how many people voted for each response, but it didn't show who did what. Only that student could see their result on their Chromebook. When we finished looking at how many people voted for each response, it calculated the leader boards. I was very nervous students would have a hard time with this and would be concerned if they were in the top 5 or not, but this was not the case. The leader boards changed every round, and the students cheered every single time when they appeared, regardless of whether they were on there or not. This made me feel better about it. I like this activity because it is a fun and engaging review, and I can use this as an assessment to see which students specifically picked what. Right after we finished and learned how to get out of it, students asked if we can do another one later! They were just so excited about it! I told them I can see what I can do and maybe we can do one for when we go over Shades of Meaning and future lessons. As we use them more and get comfortable with it, I will have to try and create my own to meet the needs of my students. That will be my next challenge or task to take on. Possibly in math or even practicing our sight words. We will see what happens! :)
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