GETTING STARTED WITH
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES, HERES SOME INSPIRATION!
Quickly see Kahoot! in action 
by watching these videos from 
our users
        STORIES FROM OUR USERS 
 An amazing video from Kahoot! user Amanda 
Fay describing her experiences using it (with 
interviews from her students) - link 
 Kahoot! user David Ceron sharing the impact 
Kahoot! has had on his students' grades - link 
 A story from Kahoot! user Mariana Garcia about 
her amazement at witnessing peer led 
discussion - link 
 "I have NEVER had a response to an educational 
tool like Ive had to Kahoot!" - Kahoot! user 
Sandra Budd - link 
 Our favourite videos on YouTube from our users 
showing the engagement and excitement of 
students when playing Kahoot! - link 
 Our favourite stories from users on Twitter - link 
 Lots of user created pictures and videos on 
Twitter of Kahoot! used in the classroom - link 
 Downloads for your Kahoot! presentations - link 
 An assignment and assessment rubric from 
Kahoot! user Jeremy Johnston who challenged 
his students to make their own Kahoots - link 
 Kahoot! user Ahne Crawford-Ridley sharing 
how she challenges her students to make their 
own Kahoots - link
LIKE A PLAYSTATION FOR EDUCATION 
Kahoot! is a game-based classroom response 
system and educational platform that leaves 
your students begging for more. With a 
refreshingly new take on introducing a subject 
and formative assessment - through quizzing, 
collaboration and presentation of content - 
Kahoot! initiates peer-led discussions, with 
students left on the edge of their seats. 
        USEFUL LINKS 
 Unsure about something? Check our FAQs 
 Got a great idea on how to improve Kahoot! ?
Add it to our suggestion forum 
 Planning on presenting Kahoot! at an event? 
(Thanks by the way!) Brand your 
presentations with our downloads 
 Challenging your students to make their own 
Kahoots? Get an overview of our 'Learners to 
Leaders' pedagogy 
 Want to meet other Kahoot-ers? Connect 
with them in our Facebook Community 
 Share your pictures, videos or stories with us 
on Twitter 
 Sharing Kahoot! with colleagues (thanks, 
again!)? Check our tutorials
USE ANY 
DEVICE WITH A 
WEB BROWSER 
TO BOTH  
PROJECT  
& PLAY!
GETTING STARTED WITH
HOW TO CREATE A KAHOOT
1
Step-by-step guide
A Kahoot is a learning game created on the Kahoot! platform, which consists of 
multiple choice questions - as a quiz, discussion or survey - in any topic, language 
or ability. Its projected at the front of the classroom, & played by the whole class 
together in real-time (answering on their own personal device) - see it in action!
FIRSTLY, WHAT IS A KAHOOT?
1 GET YOUR FREE ACCOUNT 2 CREATE NEW KAHOOT 3 ADD YOUR QUESTIONS
Access is free and only takes 30 seconds 
Simply visit getkahoot.com and press on the large purple 
GET MY FREE ACCOUNT button. You will be asked to 
ll in the following: 
 Your role: Select Teacher from this list. 
 School or university: Type the name of your institution. 
 Username: Type a username memorable to both you & 
other users who want to play your Kahoots. 
 Email: Type the email address you wish to use. 
 Password: Type a password thats personal to you. 
Press the purple CREATE ACCOUNT button and you will get 
instant access (step 2), & receive a welcome email.
Creating a Kahoot is simple and speedy 
When you sign in, youre presented with the 3 types of 
Kahoot you can make. Here well focus on a quiz.  
Press on the quiz icon, and you will be asked to give it a 
name. Type the name into the text eld - give it a 
descriptive & catchy name to inform and motivate your 
students, as well as attract other users to play it in their 
teaching. 
Press the purple Go! button. You can now add your questions 
(step 3). 
Note: If youre browsing other sections of the website, you 
can get back to this screen by pressing the purple New K! 
button in the top left.
Make your quizzes around 10 questions long - Why? 
Enter your rst question in the eld at the top - you have 
a 95 character limit so make it focused & snappy! Enter 
up to 4 answer options, and select the correct one(s) by 
pressing the red Incorrect button to turn it into a green 
Correct button. Choose a time limit between 5-120 secs. 
Embed an image into your question by dragging one in 
from your desktop, or pressing the Choose le button. If 
youre using a tablet one straight from your camera. 
Embed a YouTube video instead by pressing on the video 
tab & adding the videos unique code - heres a guide. 
Add more questions by pressing + Add question. Once youve 
added them all, press the green Next: Re-order questions 
button to change their order and nally the green Next: 
Settings button to add extra information about it (step 4).
USE ANY 
DEVICE!
4 FILL IN YOUR SETTINGS 5 ADD A COVER IMAGE 6 DONE!
Manage your Kahoots & help other users discover them 
Select the language your Kahoot has been written in,  
and the primary audience its intended for (in your case 
most likely School or Training). Choose to publish it 
privately so only you can launch it, or publicly so other 
users can discover and launch it in their classroom from 
the Public section. 
Add a 140 character description, this should describe 
how you intend this Kahoot to be played (eg to introduce 
a topic) and with who (eg 5th grade). Move the purple bar 
to select a difculty. 
Tag your Kahoot to increase the chances of people 
discovering it. Tags should provide extra insights, such as 
sub topics, curriculum tags or textbook names. 
Press Next: Cover image to personalise with imagery (step 5).
Personalise your Kahoot & make it stand out in listings 
The cover image is projected to your class at the start of 
your quiz - so choose something that is descriptive of the 
content, or even personalised to your students. 
Its also used as the picture displayed in all listings 
(either under Me or in Public) - make it eye catching so 
it stands out from the crowd. Add it using the same 
function you used in questions - if you choose not to add 
one well add a generic Kahoot! image in instead. 
You can personalise your Kahoot further by adding a 
YouTube video to the lobby screen (where your 
students join & see their names appear) - heres a guide. 
Press the green Done button to publish your Kahoot (step 6).
Its as simple as that! 
There are several things you can do once youve pressed 
the done button. Press Play now to play it instantly (see 
the next section for how that works) or Preview (this 
button only appears if youre using a larger device as it 
needs more screen space) to see how your quiz looks by 
mimicking the student setup. 
You can also view the prole page of your Kahoot, which 
lists all the questions, images and answers. 
Finally, you can choose to share it, either with colleagues 
who use Kahoot! by pressing Share with other 
users (see later in this doc for how that works) or on your 
social media proles or email. 
Next: Some quick tips for making your Kahoots even better!
QUICK TIPS FOR MAKING YOUR KAHOOTS EVEN BETTER!
    TIME 
When setting a time limit for each question, 
consider both the complexity of the content 
compared to your students ability & how you 
intend to play it (see the scenarios in the next 
section). You might choose quick-re 10 
second questions for a memory test, or longer 
120 second questions for an assessment where 
students may need to calculate answers.
     IMAGES/VIDEOS 
Embedding an image or YouTube video into 
each question helps focus students even more - 
use this to explain the concepts youre teaching 
or provide discussion points. Doing this allows 
you to frame your questions/answers around it 
- a guide to nding royalty free images.
        TAKE YOUR OWN PHOTOS
Embed photos straight from your tablet or 
upload photos from your phone or camera. You 
could take a photo of the people/environment 
around you, a problem from a textbook or a 
sketch that explains a concept.
     SCREENSHOTS
Take screenshots of existing curriculum 
content or review problems, and embed them 
straight into your questions, framing the 
questions/answers around them.
     CHARACTER LIMITS
If youre struggling to t your questions/
answers into our character limits (which we set 
for good reason!), try explaining concepts & 
putting wording/equations into your images - 
and then framing the questions around them.
      MAKE PUBLIC
We have a global userbase, and there is sure to 
be like minded educators around the world 
who want to play your content with their 
students. Watch those play numbers count up! 
And other users can duplicate and edit them 
for their own use. Of course if the contents 
sensitive, you can publish them privately.
    TAGS 
Tags are important to help you organise your 
Kahoots and allow other users to nd them. 
Consider tagging your Kahoots with the course 
title, publisher names, curriculum tags, textbook 
names, chapters or anything relevant!
    LOBBY VIDEO 
You can embed a YouTube video into the lobby 
screen (which is projected to your students 
with the game pin and their names when they 
join). Record a video of yourself re-capping 
previous learning or introducing a new topic, or 
nd a great one on YouTube which does the job 
for you - it instantly focuses your students!
    ANSWER OPTIONS
When adding answer options into your 
questions, giving similar potential answers 
makes your students think carefully about 
what is correct and why? You can also reduce 
the amount from 4, to 2 or 3, and also give 
more than one correct answer per question.
Check out this brilliant video 
guide from Kahoot! user Deb 
Norton on how to create a 
Kahoot (& other tutorials)
HOW TO PLAY A KAHOOT
2
Step-by-step guide
GETTING STARTED WITH
1 CHOOSE YOUR KAHOOT 2 LAUNCH TO THE CLASS 3 STUDENTS JOIN THE GAME
Launching your Kahoot to your class takes no time at all 
You can nd all the Kahoots you make under the Me tab, 
where there is a section called Created by me. Here you 
will also nd Kahoots you favourite and those shared 
with you by other users (more on that later in this 
document). 
Press the purple Play button next to the Kahoot you want your 
students to play, and it will open up the orange launch screen in 
a new tab (step 2).
Project your screen to students! 
At this point you should have your device (whether its a 
tablet or laptop) connected to the projector or screen at 
the front of your classroom for your students to see. Ask 
them each to get their devices ready! (Note: they can use 
any device with a web browser: phone, tablet or laptop). 
There are a number of options you can turn on or off 
on this screen: randomise the answer orders, play lobby 
music, display the game-pin throughout or minimise the 
joining instructions (for advanced users). 
There are also some advanced options which include 
the ability to auto-run it (rather than teacher paced). 
Once youve selected your options (it will remember them for 
next time), press the purple Launch button. Your device will 
project instructions to your students on how to join (step 3).
Students dont need an account to join! 
Your screen will display a randomly generated game-pin 
to your students, alongside instructions on how to join. 
The game-pin is unique to this session only. 
Your students visit kahoot.it. Theyll be prompted to 
enter the displayed game-pin followed by a nickname, 
which will appear on the screen at the front as they join - 
no student accounts needed. 
There is a counter displaying the number of students 
who have joined.  
Once everyone has joined, press the purple Start now button 
on your device, which will then display your students the cover 
image and name of your Kahoot telling them to Get ready!. 
The rst question will then be projected (step 4).
WHAT STUDENTS SEE 
(USING ANY DEVICE)
YOUR DEVICE 
PROJECTED 
TO CLASS
4 ANSWERING QUESTIONS 5 QUESTION FEEDBACK 6 LEADERBOARD
The faster students answer correctly, the more points 
they get! 
Initially, only the question is projected to students (for 5 
seconds) to encourage them to start thinking about the 
answer. Then the picture or video, and answer options 
appear - as the music begins and the timer starts ticking. 
On the students device, they see 4 answer buttons 
which correspond to the 4 displayed answer options at 
the front, each option differentiated by a colour/shape. 
Once they press on the button on their device which 
corresponds with the answer they think is correct, they 
are prompted to wait until everyone has answered. 
The question nishes when everyone has answered or the time 
has run out. Then, the correct answer and results are 
automatically displayed at the front.
Get an instant snapshot of the overall understanding 
The correct answer(s) is highlighted with a tick (or 
check), as the other answer options fade out.  
A bar chart also appears, indicating how many students 
answered each option - giving you an instant overview of 
your students understanding, acting as a discussion 
point. There is also a button to Re-show image which 
displays the questions embedded image again so you can 
discuss the concepts along with the correct answer(s). 
Your students receive personal feedback on their 
personal device, informing them if they got it correct or 
not, how many points they received, their total points and 
which position theyre in. Theyre also told how far 
theyre behind the next person, and who that person is. 
Press the purple Next button to see the leaderboard (step 6).
The top 5 players in the game are displayed at the front 
The leaderboard is displayed at the front in-between 
every question, showing the top 5 performing students - 
without showing up those who are under performing.  
Each question is worth a maximum 1,000 points. As the 
timer starts counting down during a question, so does the 
available points. So students get more points for 
answering correctly, quicker - the leaderboard is an 
accumulation of points each student has received in the 
game to that point. 
Press the purple Next button to advance to the next question. 
If its the nal question, press the purple End button to display 
the winner (step 7).
WHAT STUDENTS SEE 
(USING ANY DEVICE)
WHAT STUDENTS SEE 
(USING ANY DEVICE)
WHAT STUDENTS SEE 
(USING ANY DEVICE)
YOUR DEVICE 
PROJECTED 
TO CLASS
YOUR DEVICE 
PROJECTED 
TO CLASS
YOUR DEVICE 
PROJECTED 
TO CLASS
7 THE WINNER! 8 RATING THE EXPERIENCE 9 DOWNLOAD RESULTS
And the winner is 
The winners nickname is displayed in large lettering on 
the screen at the front of the classroom, giving them the 
kudos they deserve. 
This also displays how many questions they got correct 
or incorrect in the game. 
At this point, the rest of the students dont have their 
nal feedback - this comes after theyve rated their 
experience. 
Press the purple Feedback & results button to get ratings from 
your students on the experience theyve just had.
Get your own instant feedback from your students 
We feel its important for educators to get input from 
their students as to how they found the experience, 
from a number of perspectives: 
 How fun was it? Students answer 1 to 5 
 Did you learn something? Students answer yes or no 
 Do you recommend it?  Students answer yes or no 
 Tell us how you feel Students select happy, normal or 
sad 
Students answer on their personal device, with 
everyones accumulative feedback displayed at the front 
in real-time, providing more discussion points. 
Press the purple Final results button to see the nal 
leaderboard (step 3). You can go back to ratings from there.
Get complete overview of how each of your students did 
When the nal leaderboard is displayed, every student 
gets their personal feedback on their device; total 
points, number of correct/incorrect questions and the 
position in the class they nished in. 
On your device, you can choose to download the results 
of the quiz. This provides a spreadsheet listing each of 
your students, what they answered for each question and 
how long it took them. Correct answers are highlighted in 
green, incorrect in red. 
Press the purple Play again button to instantly play the same 
Kahoot again - your students devices will automatically reset to 
the start of the game. Or press the purple Play a different 
Kahoot button to choose a different game to play.
WHAT STUDENTS SEE 
(USING ANY DEVICE)
WHAT STUDENTS SEE 
(USING ANY DEVICE)
WHAT STUDENTS SEE 
(USING ANY DEVICE)
YOUR DEVICE 
PROJECTED 
TO CLASS
YOUR DEVICE 
PROJECTED 
TO CLASS
YOUR DEVICE 
PROJECTED 
TO CLASS
QUICK TIPS TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYING YOUR KAHOOTS!
      DOWNLOAD RESULTS
If you forget to download your results, dont 
fear, as you can access them at any time - under 
'My results, which can be accessed by pressing 
on your username in the top right corner, and 
then 'My results. You can also access the latest 
3 game results from the right hand panel of the 
landing page at https://create.kahoot.it/ 
     NICKNAMES
We recommend setting rules for your students 
when selecting nicknames. If they join with an 
inappropriate nickname, you can kick them - 
heres how.
      DISCUSSION 
Playing Kahoot! completely engages your 
students. Theyll be louder than normal, but 
this is a good thing - theyll be talking about the 
content youre teaching - encourage it! Theyre 
focused on the front of the class - this is why 
we don't display the questions/answers on the 
students' devices.
    STUDENT TABLETS 
If they want to win, students certainly wont be 
using their tablets for anything else. However, 
we recommend reminding students not to 
allow their tablets to sleep - if a new questions 
starts theyll miss out. If this happens, tell them 
to wait patiently as Kahoot! will automatically 
allow them to jump back in on the next one.
     NETWORK & WIFI
Kahoot! requires a stable wi network to run. 
Heres how your network needs to be 
congured, and the bandwidth needed for 
different numbers of students playing. Please 
pass these onto your network administrators! 
If your students temporarily drop out of a 
game due to a slow network, tell them to wait 
patiently as Kahoot! will automatically try to 
get them back in on the next question.
    SOUND
We denitely recommend turning the sound 
on in the lobby and turning your volume up for 
questions - it adds to the engagement! Youll 
notice that each length question has a different 
soundtrack.
Another great video guide from 
Kahoot! user Deb Norton on 
how to play a Kahoot (& other 
tutorials)
Add extra dynamism when teaching new content 
Make your presentations multi-way interactions 
between you & your completely engaged class, by playing 
a Kahoot to teach a new topic. Spend time explaining 
concepts, embed diagrams or descriptive imagery and 
use the game results as a benchmark to check learning 
progress when assessing students later. 
 Embed a video of yourself setting the scene in the 
lobby whilst students join 
 Use No points questions to warm up the class or get 
opinions 
 Embed old Presentation slides as images 
 Re-use the same Kahoot next time you teach topic 
Kahoot! completely engages every single student, 
without exception, even those who are always 
reluctant to do whatever I tell them to do.  
Arjana Blazic in Let them take control! (article)
Motivate students by gamifying your reviews 
Get an immediate snapshot of every students current 
understanding & knowledge levels of the topics youre 
teaching. After each question see how many answered 
each option, & download all results at the end to get the 
complete picture of what & how fast they answered - 
saving time on grading!  
 Randomise answers when re-playing same Kahoots 
 Quick assess by asking students to hold their device 
up after each question - see whos green (correct) or 
orange (incorrect) 
 Run in auto mode for time-boxed assessment 
 Use the same quiz at a later date as a re-inforcer 
I can really gauge the understanding of 32 of my 
students at once! 
 Kevin Schuttinger in Minnetonka Schools iPads: Formative 
Assessments (video)
Watch your students instigate classroom conversation 
Play a quiz & watch how the game elements spark 
students into discussing why? the answer is correct. Or, 
launch a discussion or survey to stimulate debate. 
Students give opinions on challenging topics - use instant 
on-screen results to encourage them to share their 
reasons. 
 Use the Re-show image button to bring the 
embedded picture back on the screen to explain the 
concept and/or correct misconceptions 
 More about how to use discussions & surveys 
 Use for checking students deep understanding before 
exams, by discussing their understandings 
"I sat back in amazement as previously unengaged 
students started to explain concepts to the class in 
peer led discussions" 
Mariana Garcia (Kahoot! blog)
SCENARIO 1 
INTRODUCING A NEW TOPIC
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SCENARIO 2 
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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SCENARIO 3 
INITIATE PEER-LED DISCUSSION
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DISCOVERING, COLLABORATING & ADAPTING
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Overview of the platform
GETTING STARTED WITH
1 MANAGE YOUR KAHOOTS 2 DISCOVER PUBLIC KAHOOTS 3 SHARING KAHOOTS
Why would you share Kahoots? 
 Save time by collaborating with colleagues. 
 Inspire your followers & friends on social media by 
sharing your expertise. 
 Send to students to play for homework or as revision. 
 Prepare for a multi classroom game - more on that
Under Me or Public, each Kahoot 
has a blue Share button next to it 
- pressing this means you can 
share it with another Kahoot! user.
Press Share and a panel appears, 
with a text eld prompting you to 
type the username of the person 
youre sharing with, then press the 
Share button below.
That person will then receive an 
email informing them you have 
shared it with them, and it will 
appear in their Shared with me.
Whats in public for me? (apart from lots of inspiration!) 
 A whole load of content from amazing educators 
worldwide! Save time making your own, and play one 
from users who are teaching the exact same content. 
 You can personalise other users content with 
duplicate  (see more on that on the next page). 
 See how other users make theirs - it might inspire you!
We have an ever growing library of 
public Kahoots free-to-play, which 
are made our global user base. 
Find these in the Public section!
Here we have a curated list of 
Featured content which we 
update regularly. Browsing All 
will show you the latest. 
You can also see the most popular 
Kahoots: Most played, players, 
favourites or shares. Click on a 
username to see all their Kahoots!
How can I best manage my Kahoots? 
The Kahoots youve created currently appear in a single 
stream in chronological order. You can search that stream 
for specic Kahoots using the search box at the top. 
 When creating Kahoots, use naming conventions (eg the 
name of the course or curriculum), and tag them 
appropriately to quickly nd specic ones by searching. 
 See a Kahoots prole by pressing on the title or cover 
 Currently, we have no organisation function, however, 
you can comment/vote here to see us add folders! (Please 
add any more ideas you have).
In your Me section, you will nd 
every Kahoot youve ever made! 
These are under  the Created by 
me tab.
You will also nd a tab for My 
Favourites, and Shared with me 
which shows every Kahoot other 
users have shared with you.
On the Create new Kahoot' page, 
we provide statistics related to all 
the Kahoots youve made - heres a 
guide. Watch them count up!
You can search the list using the 
search box at the top, and lter 
your search by Kahoot type, 
audience or language (below list).
On the Kahoots prole page, you 
can also share it on social media, 
or copy/paste the Public link to 
share over email or on a website.
4 FAVOURITING KAHOOTS 5 DUPLICATING KAHOOTS 6 OTHER
Find all of your past game results 
by pressing on your username in 
the top right, and then My results
Find your 3 most recent game 
results on the right hand side of 
the Create new Kahoot screen.
Change your prole information 
by pressing on your username in 
the top right, and then My 
prole.
Why would you duplicate Kahoots? 
 Find amazing public Kahoots, and adapt them for your 
own needs - personalise to your students, amend to t 
your curriculum, or tweak to change its intended 
scenario (eg to introduce a new topic). 
 Translate it to a different language 
 Add new questions or simply remove some questions 
 Duplicate your own Kahoots and tailor them to a 
different ability class 
 A quick way to nd and play a relevant Kahoot in class 
 More information here
Place the cursor over the quiz you 
want to duplicate and click on 
green Duplicate link that 
appears
You will be redirected to your Me 
stream, where the duplicated quiz 
will appear at the top as a Draft.
Press the green Continue editing 
button, and you can edit it as you 
would when creating a new one.
Why Favourite Kahoots? 
 Spend time browsing the subjects you teach, and use 
Favourite as a Save for later function 
 Create a playlist of your favourite public Kahoots 
 To reward the creator of the Kahoot, the email they 
receive acts as an acknowledgement that you like it.
Under Me or Public, each Kahoot 
has an orange Favourite button 
next to it - pressing this instantly 
adds it to your Favourites list!
And, well, Its that simple! The 
Favourite button also appears on 
a Kahoots prole page.
The creator of the Kahoot will also 
receive an email informing them 
that you have favourited it.
Change your prole picture by 
using gravatar.com and associating 
it with the same email address you 
signed up to Kahoot! with.
STUDENTS CREATING THEIR OWN KAHOOTS
4
About our Learners to Leaders pedagogy
GETTING STARTED WITH
1 GAME-BASED PEDAGOGY 2 SETTING THE CHALLENGE 3 RESEARCHING
Take your students on a journey from learners to leaders 
The Kahoot! pedagogy is based on creating a trusted 
learning space, encouraging a loop from "learner to leader". 
Devised from typical behaviour, gaming and teaching 
models, the Kahoot! pedagogy creates a cycle which 
encourages both independent or collaborative research 
and creation, whilst also empowering learners to present 
and share their new-found knowledge to their peers, in a 
playful and social manner through their own Kahoots. 
Deeper learning happens when learners consider not just 
what the correct answers are to questions, but also what 
the potential incorrect answers are. The more creative they 
are encouraged to be with their content, the deeper they 
will understand the topics set. 
Find out more in this blog post!
Typically, the loop happens with the following events: 
 Once youve introduced a topic, play your own Kahoot 
with students to assess their understanding, and then 
challenge them to create their own Kahoots on specic 
sub-topics, usually in groups (see image above). 
 Students research, build up knowledge and gather 
relevant content. They then create their own Kahoots 
based on this new knowledge and content. 
 Theyre then empowered to become leaders as they take 
on the teacher role and play their quiz back to classmates. 
 You can then assess their understanding based on the 
quality of their questions (including the wrong answers!). 
Get inspiration from the assignment Jeremy Johnston set his 
students, or the way Claire Howlett challenged her students.
Students build up knowledge and gather resources 
Before writing their questions, students enquire further to 
deepen their understanding of the topics theyre learning. 
They should be free to nd out about the most interesting 
& compelling aspects to them. 
We recommend each group sets up their own collaborative 
document (such as a Google doc) to share their collective 
research. They should gather images/videos as well as text. 
Research can take place both online, or in the environment 
around them. We have created some quick guides: 
 Performing in-depth research on the Internet 
 How to research safely online 
 Tips for smart and efcient online research 
 How to nd quality videos to use in Kahoots
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4 ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS 5 CREATING THEIR KAHOOTS 6 TEACHING & LEADING
Encourage students to create the best Kahoots possible! 
We love Kahoot! user Jeremy Johnstons rubric for how he 
assesses the quality of his students Kahoots, and would 
highly recommend adopting a similar approach. 
Great questions show deeper understanding of the topics. 
They explain concepts through imagery or video, and focus 
those playing to think hard about what the correct answer 
is, because the wrong answers could also be correct. 
A great Kahoot has a description about how its intended to 
be played, is correctly tagged & uses videos or images 
throughout. We recommend assessing all of these! 
Note: Students need an account associated to an email address 
to create Kahoots - nd out more & how we treat under 16s. We 
recommend one account per group, or if they dont have an 
email you could set up a class account that everyone uses.
Students should create questions collaboratively 
Students should continue to write their questions in the 
Google doc theyve previously set up for research, meaning 
they can collaborate even if theyre not in the same space - 
although we recommend they nominate one of the team 
to compile it in Kahoot! afterwards. 
If you have younger students, consider creating worksheets 
for students to write their questions for you to compile! 
Its often a good idea to allow students to add in 1 or 2 fun 
questions - these are usually personalised and about their 
classmates. This gives them additional motivation for 
creating their game, building up anticipation about playing 
it back with their classmates. 
Once theyve completed their Kahoot, ask them to 
submit it to you by sharing it with your account.
Set aside a good period of time to play everyones Kahoot 
In the next lesson, each group should take it in turns to play 
their Kahoot back with their classmates (you can even 
join in too!) - whilst theyre teaching and leading, everyone 
else is learning and playing!  
Ideally you would set aside a whole lesson. Encourage them 
to discuss the why? behind the right/wrong answers after 
questions, allowing them to simultaneously practice their 
presentation/speaking skills. 
You can assess them as they play, saving time later! 
Kahoot! users Ahne Crawford Ridley & Jeremy Johnston 
have shared how they grade their students Kahoots, 
aligned to curriculum tags. 
Many educators, who adopt project based learning, allow 
students to deliver part of their projects as Kahoots.
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