From: Michelle DeHart

Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:12 AM

To:
Lisa Carlson
Subject:
Tech Observation
Lisa,
Thanks for inviting me in for your Kahoot! Review . I really enjoyed seeing the
high school students. I do
miss them. Below is a summary of what I observed as well as a few comments.
As Mrs. Carlson logged into her KaHoot account, students were asked to go to the
Kahoot
website. There were a few minutes where there was trouble with the internet fro
m Mrs.
Carlson s computer. Once she regained access, students were able to enter the cod
e for her
review activity. Two students had a hard time loading the activity. One studen
t needed to use
their cell phone to participate. Eventually all students were able to log in to
participate in the
review activity. The review focused on typography. There were 23 questions in
the first review
activity. Students selected an answer. Results of the choices were projected f
or the class to
see. The correct answer was also projected. Mrs. Carlson would remind students
about specific
concepts when incorrect answers were submitted. Students were engaged in the ac
tivity and
enjoyed the competitive nature of the scoring system. There was time left at th
e completion of
the first review so Mrs. Carlson started a second review Kahoot.
I like that there are student response systems that teachers can use for immedia
te assessment
data. It provides students with immediate feedback on how well they know the
content. However, as I see Kahoot being used with classes, I also see the tende
ncy for students
to get caught up in the fun and overlook the educational value. I assume this was
the first
time your students used this website. The questions you designed were great and
seemed to
target important content. I assume that you used this to prepare for semester t
ests. Providing
students with clarification when they answered incorrectly is a great way to rea
lly design the
review around areas of highest need. I didn t realize that you could include imag
es as part of
the question. I liked that about the site.
After using it, what are some things you liked about it? What are some things y
ou didn t like?
I enjoyed the lesson and even learned a thing or two about typography. Thanks a
gain. Have a great
holiday break!!
Michelle DeHart
Principal
West Hancock Elementary
District Technology Integrationist