Jeopardy or Bingo?
At first I was not too sure if I liked my idea. I had no idea how I was going to make a Jepardy board or Who Wants to be a Millionaire game. I appreciate everyone's comments and I had actually forgot we needed to include three technology pieces, so thanks for the reminder Catherine! So I thought for a couple of days, read everyone's post, and then I had a different idea. What about Bingo? I remember in class we had played Bingo before and I could use power point to display the selected math problem, which would allow the groups to do the problem and check if their gameboard had the solution.
I ruled out the Who Wants to be a Millionaire because I am just not into that show in the first place. I have decided that if I stick to the Jepardy style than I will use power point as well. Dr. Baylen had shown an example today in class and I think it would work. I know I want to teach Algebra at a 10th grade level so I was thinking about e-mailing a previous teacher from high school to see if she could help me out on the topics at that level for maybe the first two chapters.
I am not going to go too far in my revision because I need to think about and find out which game would be a better idea!
I ruled out the Who Wants to be a Millionaire because I am just not into that show in the first place. I have decided that if I stick to the Jepardy style than I will use power point as well. Dr. Baylen had shown an example today in class and I think it would work. I know I want to teach Algebra at a 10th grade level so I was thinking about e-mailing a previous teacher from high school to see if she could help me out on the topics at that level for maybe the first two chapters.
I am not going to go too far in my revision because I need to think about and find out which game would be a better idea!
posted by Julie V at 2/22/2006 04:31:00 PM
2 Comments:
Julie:
I really like this BINGO idea. I think it sounds a lot easier and actually possible for you to make. This activity also seems more helpful to your students, as they would be forced to solve the problems individually. With Jeopardy and Who Wants to be a Millionaire-type games, your students would most likely end up working in groups, and you cannot be sure if each one is getting the practice they need. Of course, it would be important for you to check to make sure that each student is working during the BINGO game. With Algebra, I wonder if Dr. Baylen would consider a calculator as one of your three technological components. Would your students need their calculators to answer your Algebra problems? Another thing you should consider is how you are going to follow up on your students (Hint: This is part of Dr. Baylen’s grading rubric). What out of class homework or activity could you have your students complete in order to better benefit from this activity? I understand your objective is to prepare them for a test. Maybe you could think of something along those lines… Good luck!
Hey Catherine!
Thank you for your comments! I was really thinking about doing the Jeporady just because I was having one of those "writer's blocks", but I really am excited to do the Bingo game. I know I will have more fun creating the Bingo power point instead of the other games. Your ideas have really helped me start to think more about what I want to do and what to incorporate. Thanks!
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