Starter guide to
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How to study at home with Kahoot!:
where you can learn. Learn how Kahoot! can help you facilitate
features for learners
distance learning and connect with
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How to personalize learning with Kahoot!
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paced challenges, host Kahoot! live via video conferencing, assess
to engage students remotely
learning,
and encourage studying. Dive in!
Challenge mode
How to assign a kahoot as a student-paced challenge 2
How to host a kahoot live via video conferencing
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Do your students only have one device at home?
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How to assess learning progress with reports
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How to use advanced question types How to assign a kahoot as a
when teaching remotely
student-paced challenge
This way to play Kahoot! extends learning beyond live
lessons and classroom walls and encourages accuracy over
speed. Students play asynchronously, with questions and
answers on their screens, while a teacher sees their
progress in real time. The feature is available for free for
teachers and students.
1. Log in to your account and open a kahoot you’d like to
use. 2. Click Play and choose Assign in the dialog.
Pro tips
3. Follow the instructions and set a deadline when
you’d like the challenge to be completed. 4. Turn off the question timer to make the experience all
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nickname generator on to avoid inappropriate
nicknames.
5. Copy the link and share it with your students – via
email, via your LMS, or other messengers.
Alternatively, you can share the PIN of the challenge.
6. By joining your challenge via a link or PIN, students play
it at their own pace on a computer or mobile device.
▶ Turning the timer off in a student-paced
challenge will decrease guesswork, eliminate time
pressure, prioritize accuracy, and improve
students’ focus.
▶ Many teachers find student-paced challenges especially
helpful for content review, exam prep, and homework
assignments.
▶ You can check results and completion rate in real time
by clicking Reports or View challenge info from the
detail page of the kahoot you assigned as a challenge.
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Hosting via video
Pro tips
game PIN. They will need a screen to see questions
and a second device to join the kahoot.
5. Host the kahoot as usual, taking care to not speak over the
music that plays during the timer countdown - you can
either:
▶ Wait until the final answer responses are shown to
talk ▶ Use the volume controls in the corner of the
How to host a kahoot live via video
screen to mute music whenever needed
conferencing You can play a live kahoot with students or ▶ This way of playing Kahoot! works best for smaller classes
whole classes in another location – home, different campus, even a and students of higher school grades or in higher education.
different country. Participants use Kahoot! with an online video
▶ Do a dry run before you host your kahoot, to get
conferencing tool (with screen sharing capability) to facilitate this.
to know the setup and test the sound.
1. Log in to your Kahoot! account and find your kahoot to host. ▶ Don’t have more than one microphone or speaker on in
2. Connect to your video conferencing tool of choice - for example, the room at the same time to reduce feedback.
Google Meet, Skype, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom - make sure your
webcam, microphone, and speaker are turned on.
3. Click Play and Teach to launch the kahoot,
so the lobby is showing with the PIN.
4. Share your screen, so students joining can all see the
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Hosting via video Host a kahoot directly from your PowerPoint
presentation
Are you using PowerPoint in your lessons? With our new integration,
you can now start a live kahoot directly from your presentation without
the need to switch between tools! 4. Continue editing your slides.
5. During your lesson, whether you’re teaching in class or virtually, go
1. Install the Kahoot! add-in for PowerPoint
through slides as usual, and host your kahoot without leaving the
by following these simple steps.
presenter view.
2. Add your key learning content to PowerPoint slides.
3. Copy the link of the kahoot you previously
This feature is available in the following plans for teachers: Kahoot!
created or found on our platform, and paste it into the Kahoot! add-in
Premium, Premium+ and EDU.
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Hosting via video Split-screen on a Chromebook
Here’s how they can join your class via video, see Kahoot!
questions, and participate in the game – all on the same screen!
1. Students join your virtual class via your video platform of choice (for
Do your students only have one device at home? example, Google Meet or Skype.) Then, they need to click the window
Here are a few suggestions to make it easier for them to participate: size reducer button in the top-right corner of the window to resize it
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Display questions and answers on students’ devices In live 2. Open a new browser window, click the window
games, by default questions are displayed on a shared screen, while size reducer button and reduce its size, then
students tap answer tiles on their devices. If you’d like students to see drag it to the right side of the screen
questions and answer alternatives on their devices, toggle the
3. Go to [Link] in the window on the right to
following setting on in the Game options screen: Show question and
join the game and submit answers.
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Hosting via video 4. Use your finger to drag
the partition between the
windows to resize both
windows proportionally
Video with step by
step instructions
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Split View apps on an iPad
The Split View function on an
iPad allows to have two apps
open side by side and easily
reference them at the same time:
Snap Assist on a
1. Open the video conferencing Windows 10 computer Desktop computers and laptops running
app to join the virtual class Windows 10 have a feature called Snap Assist that allows you to
2. Swipe up from the bottom of arrange several windows on your screen.
the screen to open the Dock
1. To enable Snap Assist, click Start and open Settings. Go to System
3. On the Dock, hold the second and select the
app that you want to open,
Multitasking tab. Set the slider called Snap Windows to On
then drag it to the left or
right edge of the screen – 2. Once enabled, click and drag a window to one side of the screen –
either the web browser to for example, the video conferencing
join the game via kahoot. tool or the browser window with the video meeting
it or the Kahoot! App 3. Drag another browser window with [Link] to the right
side of the screen to join the game and answer questions
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How to do pulse-
kahoots and challenges
The Summary section presents various actionable
checks and assess
insights in a neat, visual way:
▶ All the key stats - how many students played,
how many questions there were, etc
learning with reports ▶ Which questions were the most difficult and might need
reteaching ▶ Which players need help based on their results
Kahoot! goes beyond being a fun motivation for students to
study or reward - with it, you can pulse-check your class and
capture useful instructional insights for formative assessment.
Learn how to use Kahoot! reports to assess learning and
better target your further instruction - which is especially
important when you’re interacting with students remotely.
After you’ve hosted a live kahoot or assigned a student-paced
If the total correct percentage is less than 80%, there
challenge, go to the Reports section and find the report you need.
is room for improvement, so dig into the report
further.
Actionable insights from live
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In the Question view you can identify where exactly
key challenges occur. Be sure to look at:
▶ The correct overall percentage of the question
▶ How long it took (in seconds) for students to answer
When you come across a question that was answered more
incorrectly, immediately check to see if multiple students were
picking the same wrong answer. If they didn’t, it could be that the
wording of the answer options was confusing, or the students had a
lapse in concentration. If they did pick the same wrong answer, dig in
further.
Look at the Player view to check which student (via their making errors, you may need to focus on their lack of
nickname) is answering incorrectly. How long are they taking attention.
to answer? If they are answering faster than their peers and
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How to assess learning progress with reports
Reinforce learning By clicking the pencil icon next to the report name, you can rename
If there were 3 or more difficult questions in a kahoot, you can it. This will allow you to organize reports in a more convenient way
generate a new kahoot with them to reinforce learning, power and make it easier to find the right one if you used the same kahoot
up content review and prep for exams. A question is labelled as in several classes. Click the three dots to access additional options.
difficult if less than 35% of students answered it correctly. There, you can download a report in a spreadsheet, access reports of
the same kahoot, or delete this report.
Additional options
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Advanced
How to use advanced question types to maximize
distance and hybrid learning Did you know that you can
combine several question types in one kahoot? This will help you tailor
question types dynamics to any learning format, activate different ways of thinking, as
well as collect feedback.
Here’s a recap on different question
types available in Kahoot!:
Available with a free teacher account:
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Multiple choice quiz True or false: test attention This question type context With a free teacher account, you get access to
From breaking the ice to solving complex problems, this gives you a quick and easy way to assess initial classic slides. In this layout, you can add a short headline,
question type works great in a multitude of settings. understanding or check how well students are paying an image and a short explanatory text under it. Combining
Provide 2-4 answer alternatives for students to choose attention. With the answer options pre-populated, it only interactive questions with slides in your kahoots is a great
from. To drive deeper learning and promote accuracy, you takes seconds to add a question. way to deepen learning and create teachable moments in
can enable multi-select answers in questions where there’s class and virtually.
Classic slides: teach and provide more
more than one correct answer.
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Advanced question types Question types
Available with an upgraded teacher account:
See our pricing page for a detailed overview of our available plans.
Puzzle: test deeper understanding dates by chronological order, and more.
Students need to place answer alternatives in the right order. It’s a great way to test Advanced slide layouts: get more creative Unlock advanced
deeper understanding, as precision matters more than ever! You can use this question slide layouts which will help you get even more creative with your learning
type to build math equations, arrange letters into a word or words into a sentence, sort content. For example, you can add lists with bullet-points, quotes, full-
screen videos, and more.
Poll: do a pulse-check and collect feedback At any point in your kahoot, “Type answer” question
you can run a quick poll to collect feedback, check how students feel about the Students type a short answer to this question. This will help you see how
lesson and how well they understood the content. These insights will be particularly well your class recalls content without any cues.
helpful in distance learning when you’re interacting with students across distance.
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Advanced question types Question types
Question with audio: power up language learning Make reading and Word cloud: give students a voice
listening assignments more interactive, power up language learning, and explore new Students can submit answers up to 20 characters, and answers are displayed
ways of playing Kahoot! with younger learners by adding audio to questions. This feature on a shared screen. For example, you can use this question type to check the
supports reading aloud text in 37 languages. mood of your class before you dive into teaching.
Open-ended question: collect in-depth feedback In an Brainstorm: collect, discuss and vote on ideas Facilitating a
open-ended question, a freeform answer can be up to 250 characters student discussion is a great way to deepen learning and engage students.
which allows you to collect more in-depth feedback. In addition to asking Brainstorm questions are designed to collect, discuss, and vote on ideas. This
this question in class, you can add it to a student paced challenge so activity is an interactive way to practice critical thinking – and it works great in
learners can take their time answering it. virtual and hybrid classrooms!
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How to study at
learning in the Kahoot! app.
When playing challenges or any of the study modes, students can use
home with Kahoot! our read aloud option. It can
read aloud questions and answer alternatives in 37 languages to make
learning more accessible.
For an engaging and social take on virtual study groups, students can
create and join leagues. Students choose the kahoots, decide how to
involve their peers, and kick off studying in a competition-based
Features for learners format. Any member of a study league can add kahoots, turning
The Kahoot! app reimagines the concept of studying! We are offering content research into a collaborative experience and saves time spent
two free features that help students study at their own pace, on their on finding relevant kahoots.
own or together with friends.
With our new study modes, students can review
content, prepare for tests, and study at home. Flashcards, Practice, Test
yourself, and Challenge modes all provide students with self-paced
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Personalized
Here’s how personalized learning works:
1. Upgrade to Kahoot! Premium for schools.
learning
How to personalize learning with Kahoot! Premium,
Premium+ and EDU for schools The personalized learning
feature included in Kahoot! Premium, Premium+ and EDU for schools
will help you customize learning to each student’s pace and level of
understanding of a topic for better knowledge retention. They can
continue studying in their own time, which makes this feature
particularly helpful in distance learning.
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Our personalized learning feature is based on spacing 3. Students need to play the kahoot live in the free
and testing, psychology-backed learning methods that Kahoot! app on iOS or Android devices. As they go, the
improve knowledge retention. app remembers which questions that were most difficult
for each student.
Spacing effect means that we remember information
4. After the live kahoot, the app prompts students to replay
more easily and retain it for a longer time when we
difficult questions. They play at their own pace in the app until
learn it in multiple, spread out sessions. Testing effect,
they’ve mastered all questions, with repetition rounds spaced
in its turn, shows that using tests for practice after
out over 7 days.
knowledge is obtained helps us retain it for a longer
time. 5. Follow students’ learning progress in a report and see
2. Open a kahoot you’d like to play. Toggle Personalized who might need follow up.
learning on when you’re launching it.
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Get inspired!
teacher can act upon it immediately. Read
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Teachers share their best practices
of distance and hybrid learning
How to run pulse-checks
with Kahoot! in any Combine video classes with student-paced challenges
learning environment 3rd grade teacher Ashley Kollar
extends learning into a virtual setting by combining student-paced
According to our ambassador Gina Ruffcorn,
Kahoot! Challenges with Google Hangouts
assessment needs to be easy so that a
higher education College Maintain a feeling of
lecturer Eman Alomari has been community with school-
using Kahoot! in various scenarios,
wide kahoots Connecting with
from knowledge pre-assessment
each other is just as important as
to giving students ownership of
Read more learning! Our ambassador Steve
the learning process. In this article,
Auslander, a champion of
she shares how Kahoot! has helped
connected Kahoot!’ing, has hosted
her make online classes awesome.
virtual Kahoot! Fridays to connect
students and families while their
school was closed.
Read more
her tips for making the most of
Kahoot! for running pulse-checks Read more
in class and virtually. Read more
Meet when students only have one
device at home. What a creative
Improve motivation and idea!
energize online classes in
For more tips on how to engage your students in class and at
home, be sure to visit the distance learning page on our
website!
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