Using Kahoot! as an Instructional Media to Teach English
Source: National Geographic ( https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/student-experiences/geobee/study/play-kahoot/ ) Hi, students! Do you remember what we discussed on the previous blog? Yes! Last time, we talked about the infusion of IT with ELT. I also shared my experience as well as my ideas for you to apply. This time, we are going to talk about one educational website that you can use for language learning. Just like the picture above, it is Kahoot! "Can we use Kahoot! as a learning media? Is it really effective?" Sure! However, of course, it depends on how you design and use it. Before I share the strengths and weaknesses of this website, I'll explain first what Kahoot! really is. Kahoot! is a Norwegian online game-based learning platform. It contains learning games that are known as “kahoots”. It was founded in 2012 by Morten Versvik, Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker who teamed up with Professor Alf Inge Wang. Despite being more than 10 years old, it still is a p...