A New Way to Learn: ASL and Kahoot
This week I was challenged to find a tool or app that I have never used before! For that app I chose Kahoot. Although I have used Kahoot from a student’s perspective in my years of school, I have never created my own quiz on the app or even thought about it before! I thought that it would be interesting to see how I could come up with a way to create a quiz/study guide based on American Sign Language and figure out ways to test without giving away the answers!
The easiest way I found to post a question without giving away an answer was by using Gifs that showed the actions and movements of the sign rather than just a still image.
The website itself was very simple and easy to move through. It was very nicely laid out, making it super simple to be able to learn and create a “quiz” on the page. Might I add, that it is free to create an account! while creating the Kahoot, there are many different options of types of layouts and questions you can choose from which I thought was nice to be able to have different layouts of questions rather than just the same look for each! You are also able to change the time limit on each question, the background aesthetic, and how much of a picture shows if you are using the picture as the question. Once your Kahoot is created, as a teacher you are able to assign the Kahoot to people as well. I found this might be helpful if it is being used as a study guide, a teacher would be able to see who has completed it and which answers they got incorrect as well.
Changeable time limit per question 
Different types of question 
Different background options 
Image reveals changeable
One downfall I found while using Kahoot was that there are more options available only if you upgrade your account, which obviously costs money. Options such as adding more than four answers to be chosen, different background themes, and the amount of a photo shown are some of the upgraded options that are not available with the free account.
Here is the link to my Kahoot that I created on ASL!
Hi Jasmin!
This is super cool! I have used Kahoot from the student’s perspective and the teacher’s perspective to do presentations! Students love these interactive competitive quizzes for learning! One thing I found interesting is how you were able to create a Kahoot without any written answers at all by using gifs instead which I did not know you could do with Kahoot! This is a great inclusive activity for teaching all children about ASL! Thanks for sharing!
Noelle
Hi Jasmin,
This is so so awesome! I used Kahoot many times in my pre-internship, and the students (usually) loved it! The fact that you were able to incorporate your learning project into it as well is really great too, I might have to try and find it so I can practice my own signs, as I am also learning ASL! One thing I will recommend with Kahoot, and this really pertains to if your teaching preference is for the middle to higher grade levels, is that sometimes students can submit less-than-appropriate names, and that was a consideration whenever we did it. Regardless, they still really enjoyed it, and I feel like it is one of those platforms that is easy to access and implement in the classroom. I look forward to your ASL progress!!
Hi Jasmin!
My educators growing up used Kahoot frequently to help us study. The downfall to Kahoot, as you stated is that you have to buy Kahoot to obtain the “better” features. I also dislike that it creates a competitive environment often affects the way a student perceives their grade or learning.
Hi Jasmine,
What a cool way to help out your learning process! I have used Kahoot on many occasions whether it was for studying purposes or as brain breaks. It was interesting to see that you found a way to use gifs as the possible answers rather than using still pictures; I didn’t even know that was a possibility. This is a great resource you have created, as you’d be able to share it with others who are learning ASL! I look forward to seeing more of your progress.
Hi Jasmin,
Kahoot looks like such a great tool and I loved how you used it as a way to study. I have also never made a quiz on Kahoot before but will be looking into it now.
I will be using this in my future classrooms as it looks like a really fun way to study.