In today's class we learned a shortcut to creating Jeopardy games to use in our classrooms. While using powerpoint is well & good, it's also very time consuming. We used JeopardyLabs to practice the creation of Jeopardy games. You don't need to have a paying membership to make a game-- there's a free online version (you'll access yours by password, but the quiz is then public domain). You can go back to edit the version, as long as you remember your password.
Dr. Pierce also sent us a link to a Jeopardy Powerpoint template, created by JMU. This template has the basic set up to start creating powerpoint Jeopardy games. We did have to create our own animations for our answers, but this would definitely save time but still allow for the flexibility of Powerpoint vs. Jeopardy Labs. We practiced using Dirpy to download YouTube videos and mp3s to stick in our Powerpoints.
Today's lesson supported NETS Standard 3, Substandard a, which states that teachers need to "demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations." With that being said, using Powerpoint for Jeopardy would definitely be more convenient (and more durable) than the old school method of creating Jeopardy games with velcro, notecards & a laminating machine. The Powerpoint could also be sent to parents or posted on Edline so that the students could continue to go over the material with which they were having problems.
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