Interesting Use of an Old Tool: Kahoot Now Does Homework
November 29, 2017
by Herb Coleman
Here’s an article about using the online quiz/gaming platform Kahoot for homework. For those unfamiliar, Kahoot (Kahoot.com) is a web-based question/polling platform where faculty can pose questions and students answer on their mobile devices. It employs a game format with fast answers and leader boards. If you ever participated in one at a conference, then you know how infectious the competition can be.
Now they’ve set it up to where you can post questions and have an asynchronous competition as homework. Students can answer on their mobile devices (or in a computer) on their own time. Of course, one of the beauties is that it automatically grades. If your students like the challenges in class, then they may actually like doing their homework.