Last week I had the chance of participating with other classrooms in the United States in an International Kahoot. The idea began on a #2ndchat Twitter chat and the enthusiasm was apparent from the start!
We decided as a group that we would use Skype in the Classroom to connect so that one person could launch the quiz . The group of teachers I worked with (@swampfrogkids, @knelsonedu and @hayleyteaches) practiced the night before and met virtually via Skype and decided to focus on mathematics. The area of Mathematics led to a discussion where we realized we needed to be aware of some curricular and cultural differences. For example, Canadian money is different from American money. As a group we selected strands that were similar such as basic adding and subtracting and time.
On the day of our international Kahoot @swampfrogkids initiated the call through Skype and connected all of us. She shared screens so we could read all the questions. Our students logged on to the website Kahoot.it to sign in with the code and when all 4 classes were ready to go the fun began! The students were very engaged and eager to participate with their global counterparts. It was a great review for the grade 3 students who will be participating in Ministry testing in the near future.
Below is a snap shot of the events. In the future, we are looking at exploring the option of using Periscope with one person filming the Kahoot so that the other classes can view the video. Using Periscope also allows anyone to participate globally. Stay tuned! To find out more about how to do this on your own visit: Mrs. Samuelson web page. 
