My name is Rebecca Thomas. I have been teaching for 5 years. I had a wonderful opportunity to attend the NCTIES Technology Conference and Jay and Matt asked me to share with you….
Okay, let’s face it. Educators of any kind are extremely busy
wearing many different hats and completing various tasks. One hat is to create
a fun, engaging classroom that involves technology! Well, to create this type
of atmosphere, educators need great resources/ tools! I have a great resource
tool just for you! This resource tool comes from an amazing professor, Dr. Jeff
Ertzberger from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Located at uncw.edu/edgames you will find numerous, simple but sophisticated game templates. All the game templates are created using PowerPoint, Excel, or Word. The website states that the templates save time, are of high quality, there is no copyright, and we all love games! Some templates you have to “pre-create” while other templates you can use “on the go.”
The game templates range from “Big Board Facts” (Jeopardy) to “Sunken Treasure” (Battleship). The BINGO cards really caught my attention because it is set up in Excel, you type in one card the terms/numbers you would like to use, and then hit the Shuffle button to generate an entire set of BINGO cards! Ta-Da! I also liked “What’s Behind the Box?” because you would not have to create a game. The questions would be right in your hand and if a student gets the answer correct then they can click on a piece of the box until a picture is revealed. There are so many different templates you will not have a problem finding something to meet the needs of your students! I can “see” them right now being very engaged in your lesson because you chose to utilize a game template! Try it out!
Located at uncw.edu/edgames you will find numerous, simple but sophisticated game templates. All the game templates are created using PowerPoint, Excel, or Word. The website states that the templates save time, are of high quality, there is no copyright, and we all love games! Some templates you have to “pre-create” while other templates you can use “on the go.”
The game templates range from “Big Board Facts” (Jeopardy) to “Sunken Treasure” (Battleship). The BINGO cards really caught my attention because it is set up in Excel, you type in one card the terms/numbers you would like to use, and then hit the Shuffle button to generate an entire set of BINGO cards! Ta-Da! I also liked “What’s Behind the Box?” because you would not have to create a game. The questions would be right in your hand and if a student gets the answer correct then they can click on a piece of the box until a picture is revealed. There are so many different templates you will not have a problem finding something to meet the needs of your students! I can “see” them right now being very engaged in your lesson because you chose to utilize a game template! Try it out!
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