Let's Play
Jeopardy
If you have not seen a game
that has been created in Jeopardy, just click on the following and you will
discover Jeopardy Games
created by teachers in Hardin County for the school year 2000-01. As you begin
to think about a game in a specific core content area, don't create one that
has already been created. Use it in your classroom. Why reinvent the wheel!
Create one that you will be able to use and share with other teachers. Remember to record the Exit Expectation(s)
that your game addresses.
You will notice it is
actually played by using PowerPoint.
Each question, answer and the game board, is a slide all hyperlinked
together. All of the hard work has been
done for you! I created the slides and links; all you need to do is create the
categories, questions and answers.
Easy, huh! You bet! An excellent Internet site that may help you
create questions is: www.learningshortcuts.com. Go to Main Entry and then
to 1900+
reviews. From there choose
your grade level etc. Keep one thing in
mind though, this should be a review of what you have taught.
The following sites will give you specific directions
and advice. Print yourself a copy to
refer to while you are in the construction stage.
( Disregard the "Back to Home" at the bottom of the
pages. They will take you to different
sites)
Directions to create the game:
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/sbjarea/math/JeopardyDirections.htm
Directions to play the game:
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/sbjarea/math/DirectionsforPlayingJeopardy.htm
You are now ready to download the blank jeopardy template. How do I do that?
Click on the word "template"
Go up to File, Save As.
In the "Save In", save it to your
Desktop. See the picture below:
Name it "Blank Jeopardy"
Click on Save
Open PowerPoint
Open an existing presentation
Where is it?
On your desktop
Click OK
You should now have the blank Jeopardy open
and ready to begin creating
Now is a good time for you to save your new
game. Save it to a disk. DO NOT name it "blank
Jeopardy", because then you will not have a blank template to create other
games. Give it a specific name, like Weather5 (Weather, from Exit
Expectations, grade level 5)
Remember to click on the little diskette, 
periodically to save your work. You wouldn't want to lose it.
At this point, follow the
printed directions that you have printed out.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email them to me.
Save your game to a diskette, so you will be able to upload
it to your folder stored on your school's server. From there you will be able to post the game to your web page and
you will be able to play the game from there.
Send me a copy of it so I will be able to post it to the County Jeopardy
Game web site.