so i recently just got a koodo phone and i got the sim card but not 100% sure how to go about getting it started

Check out the corporate video below:

http://help.koodomobile.com/prepaid

From my personal experience, before you start, make sure you have decided on a baseplan and whatever boosters you will need, and have a Cdn credit card handy to do automatic top-ups. This will save you 10% on your baseplan.