Why I Hate Kahoot! Some thoughts on a tool that everyone else seems to love!

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Kahoot! is a tool that many teachers and learners LOVE but there are some darker sides to this kind of publicly competitive tool. Here are some of my thoughts on it based on my own experience.
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@tanyaromanoff1395 6 ай бұрын

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❤

@elttraining 6 ай бұрын

We're forming a little club here!

@lozpamphilon 6 ай бұрын

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.

@sahibtaghizade1262 6 ай бұрын

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.

@elttraining 6 ай бұрын

That sounds better. I definitely think the team element helps.

@elissagomes 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. I love Baamboozle

@cilka1313 6 ай бұрын

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...

@elttraining 6 ай бұрын

Haha- there’s another issue!

@fionarodrigo9860 6 ай бұрын

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!

@Mr.Edd3905 6 ай бұрын

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.

@iryna1722 6 ай бұрын

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.

@garthhunt7238 6 ай бұрын

I just love Jo’s candor, insights! ❤️👍

@bLueCL25 6 ай бұрын

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...

@FabianChavez593 6 ай бұрын

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.

@elttraining 6 ай бұрын

That's a good idea - much more productive like that, I think.

@heroicIV 3 ай бұрын

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.

@Aliceokeeffe 4 ай бұрын

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!😅

@elttraining 4 ай бұрын

Nice idea!

@garthhunt7238 6 ай бұрын

I much prefer to compete against myself.

@mallikaconstantinescu201 6 ай бұрын

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!

@elttraining 6 ай бұрын

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?

@Aliceokeeffe 5 ай бұрын

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.

@elenamedvedeva3684 6 ай бұрын

I agree with you and I don't like it either.

@polymy 6 ай бұрын

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.

@isaa8579 5 ай бұрын

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.