Looking for a way to spice up your vocabulary lessons? Want a fun way to teach prediction skills? Discovery Education (formerly known as United Streaming) has complied a plethora of fun teaching strategies that use digital media. If your looking for some new activities and strategies this is a great place to start!
RTSD 26 staff has access to a Discovery Education account. DE is a video database which also also includes lesson plans and interactive teaching and learning tools. If you need to create an account, you can find the directions on the RTSD 26 Subscription Websites doc.
Kahoot! has added some great new features since my first post about it in 2015!
1. Jumble
In this new game format students don't need to just come up with the correct answer, they need to come up wit the correct order/sequence of 4 choices.
2. Team Play
KAhoot! added a Team mode feature so students can compete as a team using 1 device. (Not available for a Jumble yet.)
3. Game Options
Kahoot! has added some great game settings to help you customize your students' experience.
4. Ghost Mode
After the end of a normal quiz, students can choose to play the game again in Ghost Mode. In this mode a "ghost" of the player plays along side the player. The "ghost" answers the question exactly the same way the student did on the first game. At the end, students can compare their results with their first attempt and see if/how much progress they made. (Not available for a Jumble yet.)
5. Assign a Kahoot! as homework!
- Open the Kahoot! you want, or create one as usual.
- Click on the Challenge button and follow the instructions to set up a challenge. Choose how long you want it to be live.
- Copy the challenge link, and share with your students – via email, google classroom, your website, etc...
Remember there are 4 different kinds of Kahoots - Quiz, Discussion, Survey and Jumble. Need a quick reminder about each type? Read What are the different kahoot types for?
