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Best practices for creating Kahoot! content

If you’re seeing this page, it means you’re about to apply to become verified or you’ve already been accepted – congratulations! Here you’ll find guidelines that will help you create high quality content that will be seen by millions of educators, students, or business users. Dive in for detailed recommendations and check out a few examples.

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Creating high quality kahoots

 Add a title and description –create a catchy title, include a detailed description, and add hashtags for users to find your content.

 Quiz length – we recommend having 8-20 questions in a kahoot depending on the goals and topic complexity. Try out some of our ready made templates to give you an idea!

 Create – verified creators create their own content and do not duplicate others. You can also create using our AI tool, but you must double check the answers are correct. Alternatively, use our import PDF and slides feature to generate a kahoot based on a existing document.

 Vary question types – choose between pin answer, poll, slider, brainstorm, and much more!

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 Alter time and points – you can change how long participants have to answer questions and how many points they will get (or none at all)!

 Add images – you can choose to upload your own images and diagrams or choose some from Getty or Giphy. However, make sure they are not copyrighted images such as cartoon characters and brand logos. Check our terms and conditions .

 Visibility – your content needs to be public in order to be shown on your profile.

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Quality kahoots for inspiration

DNA image

DNA by the numbers

Karen Schinkmann’s kahoot includes features such as slider question type.

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Plant parts

Plant parts for elementary science

Kevin Husen’s kahoot contains the pin answer question type.

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models of fractions

5th Grade Math Review

Steve Auslander’s kahoot includes slides, multiple choice answers and the puzzle question type.

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Creating Kahoot! courses

A Kahoot! course offers a complete learning experience. You can assign it for your students/trainees to complete at their own pace or complete together in class. It allows users to watch videos, presentations, download documents, and play kahoot quizzes on the same topic. You can also sell your courses on marketplace.

 Add a story – this is like an opening presentation to give context to your topic.  It allows you to add text and images to give further information.

 Add a video – you can upload videos or add a URL from Vimeo and Youtube to introduce your topic.

 Modules – divide the course into modules to make it easier for students to follow.

 Kahoots – add as many kahoots as you like. If you group your kahoots into a course they will appear on your profile, otherwise only your 4 featured kahoots will be shown.

 

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 Images – make sure all the images used in the kahoots, stories, and slides are not copyrighted. Check our terms and conditions .

 Tags – in the course settings add topics, curriculum levels, grades, and age ranges the course is suitable for, as this makes it easier for users to find the course.

 Introduction – write a short introduction describing your course and add hashtags and add a cover image explaining what your course contains using this template.
 Resources – you can add documents to the course however if you would like users to be able to download the document, you need to add it to the resource section in the course settings in addition to the course.

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Kahoot! Profile checklist

 Add a profile photo – Animals are cute and movie stars look stellar but we’d love to see the real you! We do not accept images of children. If you’d prefer to not use a real photo, an alternative could be to use a Bitmoji avatar.

 Add a banner image – You can also use this space to illustrate the theme of your kahoots. You can choose from one of our suggested backgrounds, or upload your own high-quality image. The recommended dimensions are [1280x256px, a ratio of 5:1]. 

 Personalise – add an introduction and title so users know who you are, you can also link to your personal website and social media profiles.

 

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 Kahoots – Choose your top 4 kahoots to be featured.

 Courses – create courses to group your kahoots into themes, this allows them to all appear on the page.

 Images – make sure all the images used in the kahoots, profile, and banner image are not copyrighted or offensive. Check our terms and conditions .

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Quality verified creator profiles

Gina Ruffcorn image

Gina Ruffcorn is a 5th grade teacher from the USA who creates math, spelling and grammar content for that age group.

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Pofile picture - Omar Ben Jilali

Omar Ben Jilali is an English teacher from Morocco who has taught all over the world. His profile has lots of content for English learners.

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Dr Ihsan verified creator

Dr Ihsan is an Assistant Professor in the PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, UBD. She teaches haematology and cell biology.

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Frequently asked questions

Why was my application to become a Verified creator declined?

We’re sorry to hear that! All applications are reviewed by our editorial team, and the most common reasons for declined ones are:

  • Your kahoots aren’t original: for example, they’re copied from other creators’ profiles or look very similar to them;
  • Your content isn’t in line with Kahoot!’s Terms and Conditions: please review them thoroughly;
  • You’ve used copyrighted images or brand references: please only use images with a Creative Commons license or your own material.
  • You don’t have a proper profile picture: we do not accept brand logos, animal pictures or cartoon characters. It has to be a photo or a bitmoji avatar of yourself.

We hope that the guidelines above will help you fix whatever hiccups occurred and you can apply again!

Why isn’t my kahoot displayed on my profile page?

Please check the visibility settings for that kahoot. Click Edit and go to Settings in the top bar. Under Visibility, make sure you’ve checked Public which means that this kahoot is visible to everyone.

Why is my kahoot under moderation?

Ouch! It means another Kahoot! user has reported your kahoot. You can find more details on the possible reasons in this support article.

How can I get my kahoots featured on the Discover page?

We don’t have any additional application process to submit your kahoots for featuring. Our editorial team thoroughly selects content based on its quality, trending topics, how original the content is, and more. Please keep up your great work creating new, awesome kahoots, and we’ll follow your page for updates!

Can I offer my content for a fee?

Yes you can sell content through our marketplace or create a channel for users to subscribe to your content.