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, or download these PDF checklists:
Profile page checklistKahoot creation checklist
On your profile page within Kahoot! Academy, you can introduce yourself to the community, feature your original kahoots you’re most proud of, as well as add links to any supporting or complementary content you would like to feature. To make your profile even more relevant and give other users a reason to visit it again, we encourage you to fill out all fields and continue adding more kahoots and links.
Save or print out this short checklist with all steps to optimize your profile page:
Profile page checklist
Profile photo
We recommend adding a real photo of yourself. Animals are cute and movie stars look stellar but we’d love to see the real you! 😉 If you’d prefer to not use a real photo, an alternative could be to use a Bitmoji avatar.
Banner image
The banner image, which is displayed in the top part of your profile page, adds a nice visual touch! 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]. This will work for the desktop view [6:1 ratio] and mobile view [3:1 ratio]. When you upload your image, you will be able to crop it so it fits the screen the way you like!
You can use an image you created yourself or a photo you took. If your photo contains people – for example, students or clients – make sure all have given consent to be featured on the web. Alternatively, you can use an image with a Creative Commons license. Please avoid using copyrighted images.
Social media profiles
Would you be open to other like-minded educators, business users or parents connecting with you on social media? Feel free to include links to your profiles, for example, on Twitter or Instagram!
When it comes to any external links you add to your Verified profile, please ensure that all content added there is appropriate for your intended audience. So, if you’re an educator, make sure your information is kid-friendly as Kahoot! Academy is a resource for millions of students, too.
Short page title
Add a short title that will be displayed at the top of your profile. We suggest keeping this title short and simple by using your name. If there is space, you might also include the type of content you feature on your profile, such as Science or Marketing. Some examples:Ms. Amanda,Marketing with Amanda, Math with Amanda.
Intro
Add a few sentences to introduce yourself and share a bit more about what kind of content you’re creating. We think the following info can be really helpful for our community:
- What grades/school levels your content targets
- What subjects you teach
- What curriculum standards you follow in your content
- If you have content in other languages – specify which languages
- What expertise you have within your business area
- If you own a business, what type of service or product you offer
Personal websites
Do you have your own website? Awesome! If its content is relevant to the topics of your kahoots, please add a link so our community can get to know you better! The first link you add will be located on your profile underneath your Short page title.
If you have any additional resources that can complement your awesome kahoots, we think they’d make your profile page shine even more! These links, which you add below your first link, will be located in the “About” section of your profile page. Here are some examples of great supporting content:
- Lesson plans that incorporate your kahoots
- Educational videos for your audience
- PDFs with additional material
- Your blog posts where you share your best practices
When adding a link, make the text more descriptive so others can easily assess if it’s relevant for them:
Choose your top 4 kahoots
That’s the part of your profile page where probably most eyes will be looking! Choose up to 4kahoots you’re most proud of to pin here. We recommend changing your top kahoots every now and then to keep your profile more dynamic.
Make sure your kahoots have descriptive titles that would make it easier for our community to assess if they’re relevant for their needs. We’ll focus on the best practices for high quality kahoots in the next section.
More kahoots!
When you’re getting started as a Verified creator, it’s best if you already have at least 3 kahoots to add to your page. But you can of course (and we’d very much encourage it) add more kahoots in the future!
As mentioned in the section above, try to make the kahoot titles as descriptive as possible and avoid references that might not be universally known to a global audience, for example, chapter names of a textbook:
Add courses
Adding courses to your profile can help you better organize your kahoots. If you have many kahoots (say, 10 or more) and they cover a broad range of topics, a good practice to make them easier to navigate on your page is by sorting them into different courses, or collections of kahoots on similar topics. These courses will separate your kahoots into categories on your profile page.
If you’d like to make a course public, you can add it to your Verified profile. Do not fear, if you do not have courses yet, follow the steps in the next section.
Creating courses
Creating courses is easy! You can organize your kahoots and resources into courses in a variety of ways, such as by grade, by language, by topic, or by use case (introduction, review, assessment, etc).
- Log in to your Kahoot! account
- SelectLibrary at the top of the page
- On the left side, selectCourses
- Select Create course
- Choose a title for your course, such as Work-from-home Tips or Algebra
- Write a description. What types of kahoots are in this course? You can include a content standard or a goal in addition to a suggested appropriate age range.
- Choose a cover image that represents the topic. You can even choose a cover image of one of your kahoots!
- Select Create button and Add your kahoots. Remember, the kahoots you include here will be public on your profile!
- Select Done in the top right corner. Now you have created a course!
To create more courses or edit your existing ones, begin again from step 2 above.
Always remember: No copyrighted images
Whether it’s your background image or an image used in any of your kahoots, please avoid using copyrighted images. This is one of the most common reasons for declining Verified creator applications.
Read Kahoot!’s Terms and Conditions
If you haven’t read them yet, please have a look to make sure all content you’re adding is aligned with Kahoot!’s Terms and Conditions. Please pay special attention to the section about Acceptable use.
Share your profile page with your network!
Great work with setting up your page – now share your hard work with other like-minded individuals! Let your networks know you’re now Verified – for example, by posting on social media.
Whether you’re new to Kahoot! or have been creating learning games for a while, we’re pretty sure this section will give you a cool new idea or two!
Looking for a TL; DR version? Save or print this short checklist with all things you need to remember to create an awesome kahoot:
Kahoot creation checklist
Share your original content
Kahoot! Academy brings together like-minded individuals from around the world, such as educators, consultants and freelancers, and gives them a platform to share their unique learning content. When creating or updating your kahoots, please make sure all your current and future kahoots are original, i.e. made by you and aren’t based on other educators’ kahoots.
Remember to follow Kahoot!’s Terms and Conditions
We encourage you to have a scan of Kahoot!’s Terms and Conditions to make sure all your content is aligned with them. Please pay special attention to the section about Acceptable use. We know it’s a long read but it addresses some of the most common mistakes that lead to kahoots getting quarantined or Verified creator applications declined – for example, usage of trademarked or copyrighted material, including images.
Speaking of images…
Best practices of using images in your kahoots
Adding images makes kahoots more engaging and impactful. You can use them to illustrate a question, add a hint, test attention, and more. Here are some recommendations for choosing images:
- Found an image online? Make sure you have the rights to use it in your learning content. This is one of the most common mistakes that leads to kahoots getting quarantined or Verified creator applications declined. Don’t use copyrighted or trademarked images, images including brand logos, stills from movies or cartoons, etc.
- Look for images under a Creative Commons license which means that the author allows it to be used and distributed by other people.
- Have some photos, charts, graphs or drawings you created yourself? They’ll make a great addition to your kahoot!
- Always make sure you add images in high quality so they can be clearly seen on screens of any size.
- Kahoot! has a built-in library with millions of premium images: search by keywords while creating a kahoot!
5 steps to making a great kahoot
- Define key knowledge and learning goals – what do you want to achieve with the kahoot? Will you use it to introduce a topic, review, or assess knowledge?
- Package chunks of knowledge in simple, easy-to-understand questions. We recommend having 8-20 questions in a kahoot depending on the goals and topic complexity.
- Define relevant answer options – the incorrect ones matter, too!
- Get creative with imagery or video to enhance your questions.
- Structure the kahoot to give it a progression – the best kahoots have a narrative or “flow.”
Mix and match question types depending on learning goals
In addition to multiple-choice quiz, Kahoot! offers a variety of other question types – and we highly encourage you to mix and match them depending on your learning goals! Here’s a refresher:
- True or false: a great way to captivate attention or check how well players understand a topic;
- Type answer: players have to type a short correct answer – perfect to assess knowledge without cues;
- Puzzle: deepen learning by asking to place answers in the correct order;
- Poll: collect opinions or run a quick pulse-check;
- Slide: introduce a topic, provide more context, explain the correct answer – to keep the kahoot engaging and dynamic, we recommend to use less than 3 slides in a row.
Use additional options to customize questions
By using additional options in each question, you can tailor it customize it even better for different learning goals and better dynamics:
- Use images as answer alternatives for visual learning and younger players;
- Turn off points to focus on accuracy in a question;
- Toggle double points on in more difficult questions or in the final question for extra engagement;
- Adjust question timer depending on complexity, whether learners need to solve a problem, etc.
You name it! Tips for an awesome kahoot title
A great kahoot title, combined with a catchy cover image, is one of the main ways to entice fellow Kahoot!’ers to click on your kahoot. Imagine that someone comes across it outside of your profile page and they’re not familiar with what topics you specialize in – will they understand what this kahoot is about without opening it?
Try to make the kahoot titles as descriptive as possible. Add some context and avoid references that might not be universally known to a global audience, for example, textbook chapter names and acronyms:
How to optimize your kahoot description
Always add a description to your kahoots! A well-optimized description will improve your content visibility in the Kahoot! search and will help other users define if it’s relevant for them without having to review questions in detail.
To enhance your kahoot’s description, we also recommend adding hashtags. The best approach to defining the right ones is to put yourself in the shoes of the user who would most benefit from discovering your kahoot. What are they likely to be typing into the search box?
For example, math teachers will often type in “math” when they’re first exploring the kahoots available, but then they dig deeper, looking for kahoots tagged with specific grades or math topics, and even specific learning objectives within topics.
Visibility settings for kahoots
Please check the visibility settings for each kahoot you add to your profile page. Click Edit for a specific kahoot 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.
Kahoot! Academy Connect is Kahoot! Academy’s new community for content sharing and networking. It will allow you and millions of others to connect with their favorite content creators, share unique learning content and participate in discussions providing you with useful feedback.
This is how you can get started with building your community:
- Go to your Verified profile and click Community
- Click Message your community… to post an update. You can post an update without any attachments, or with a kahoot attached. Example: “Welcome to my Kahoot! Academy community! To get access to unique math games from grades 5-7, follow me in here!”
- Write your update and choose which kahoot toAdd from a list. Remember, you can post an update without attaching a kahoot!
- Click Post to share your first community update! This update will only be shown to followers of your profile.
- Spread the word about your new community!
Share your Verified profile on social media, and continue to update your community with unique games and other info to grow your community further! More relevant profiles will get more visibility on Kahoot!, so the more updates and content you add, the more you’ll be able to gain new followers.
Why build your own community?
- Be among the world’s best and most committed content creators that are paving the way of future learning
- Connect with like-minded individuals to support one another
- Help others by sharing your knowledge and passion to make learning awesome
- Be recognized, feel valued and increase your credibility as one of the world’s most committed creators who truly cares
- Receive inspiration, feedback and ideas related to your content from other educators, parents, and business users
Community posting tips & ideas
- Post consistently and frequently (we suggest setting a goal for at least once a week!)
- Mix up your posts with new kahoots, special announcements, helpful advice and updates
- Create relevant kahoots for your followers to receive feedback, ideas and inspiration
Looking for more ideas on how to make your content even more awesome? Here are some additional resources you can check out for inspiration!
Some Verified creators we have a crush on ❤️
Have a look at their profiles:
Pedagogy-backed tips for impactful kahoots
- How to phrase Kahoot! questions and answers for maximum learning impact (blog)
- Spacing and testing: How to use these methods to increase knowledge retention (blog)
Other resources
- Watch these webinar recordings to step up your kahoot creation skills!
