Almost everyone has heard of Kahoot at some point in their lives, whether it be at home or school maybe even a program/organization. In this school, it’s been a common occurrence for many classes to feature a Kahoot for some particular reason. After the debut of the worldwide game in 2013, many have had their own opinions and beliefs about its influence/legacy that of course heightens its recognizability to what it is today.

Kahoot has its pros and cons that lead many to feel iffy, but for the most part, it’s a recognizable, entertaining and noteworthy learning experience targeted towards all grades and ages while providing a challenge based on who it’s created by and the questions. Typically, Kahoots are done near the end or the middle part of class, designed to test students’ skills and provide something simple right off the bat before any serious work. They also aren’t usually graded.

The game itself has a simplistic and childish layout with students being able to customize their own animal head and naming it weird things. The point of the game is for students to race each other with every question in a timely manner. Overall, the students are provided an engaging, exhilarating and relaxed atmosphere while playing, not meant to feel stress but instead feel motivated to learn more, especially if they were wrong for a lot of the questions.

While Kahoot has many supporters they are still criticized and flawed due to some feeling levels of anxiety, peer pressure, and competition because of time and sometimes a computer will just not log in or the person could get kicked out. as well as feeling wronged or robbed for their answer if the site views it as incorrect and of course superficial learning that being the game moving to fast and focusing more on speed than precision.

Global studies teacher Mr Rarrick has included a few Kahoots in his classes and his thoughts on them were, “I  like them cause kids seem to like them.”

10th grader Deyshaun Houts said, ” I just like it for the memories.”

Whether or not people really enjoy Kahoot or despise it, one thing is for certain: it has stuck around and had its name be discovered by many generations and schools, and has definitely made its mark on the school ground. If you were to ask someone if they know about Kahoot, there is a very high chance they know all there is about it.