How do I connect a Kahoot quiz to my Canvas course?

You will learn how to connect a Kahoot quiz into your course in Canvas, so that the quiz results will copy to your Canvas gradebook.

Before taking these following steps, you should have already created your CSUF Kahoot account and have already created at least one Kahoot quiz.

1. Enter your course in Canvas.

Canvas Dashboard showing desired course

2. Click on the + sign.

+ sign selected

3. Use the dropdown menu to select External Tool.

External Tool selected

4. Scroll down to Kahoot!.

Kahoot! selected

5. Click on Log in (if prompted).

This menu will auto populate after the first time you log in.

Log in button

6. Click on Continue with Microsoft (if prompted).

Continue with Microsoft selected

7. Click on your CSUF Microsoft account (if prompted).

Use your CSUF email account if this field does not auto populate with your CSUF account.

CSUF Microsoft email account selected.

8. Click on Continue (if prompted).

Continue button

9. Enter your regular CSUF Portal credentials.

CSUF Portal login

10. Your Kahoot account should display along with the list of your Kahoot quizzes.

Kahoot interface.

11. Click on Add.

Add button

12. Set the desired due date and time.

Note: At this time, you can only do the date about one month in advance. This information will be copied to the Canvas Assignment that this process will create. If you don't want a due date, deselect the Set a deadline tickbox.

Due date and time selected

13. Set the Question timer if desired.

Question Timer set to On.

14. Adjust the other settings if desired.

other settings

15. Click on Create.

Create button

16. Publish the newly created Assignment.

Assignment and module published
What will the students see?

After you publish this Assignment, students will see the following.

1. The Kahoot quiz will display in the newly created Canvas Assignment.

Assignment with Kahoot quiz displayed

2. Students will click on the "OK, go!" button to begin the quiz.

OK, go button

3. The quiz will begin and the student will need to answer the questions within the time given.

Kahoot quiz in progress

Article Summary

You have now learned how to connect a Kahoot quiz with your course in Canvas which will allow the quiz to report a score to your gradebook.

Note that the score is not reported until the due date and time for the Assignment.