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Heads Up!
Heads Up!
Charades may not sound like a game that would do well in the app age, but leave it to The Ellen DeGeneres Show to find a way to successfully blend the two. HEADS UP! is a terrific marriage of video games and gaming with friends in the real world, offering a wide assortment of options and for-pay add-ons for fans who can't get enough.
Charades may not sound like a game that would do well in the app age, but leave it to The Ellen DeGeneres Show to find a way to successfully blend the two. HEADS UP! is a terrific marriage of video games and gaming with friends in the real world, offering a wide assortment of options and for-pay add-ons for fans who can't get enough.
Players attempt to guess the words appearing on their phone or tablet through hints given by other players. As one player holds their device to their forehead, a person, song, or other answer will appear on the screen. His or her partner must convey the answer in a variety of methods, without saying any part of the answer or offering an obvious rhyme. When the correct response is given, players tilt the screen up for a new keyword -- or they can pass by tilting it down. Rounds last one minute each. As the player guesses, the phone or tablet records video of the hint-giver, which can be viewed, saved, and shared after the round is over.
Players attempt to guess the words appearing on their phone or tablet through hints given by other players. As one player holds their device to their forehead, a person, song, or other answer will appear on the screen. His or her partner must convey the answer in a variety of methods, without saying any part of the answer or offering an obvious rhyme. When the correct response is given, players tilt the screen up for a new keyword -- or they can pass by tilting it down. Rounds last one minute each. As the player guesses, the phone or tablet records video of the hint-giver, which can be viewed, saved, and shared after the round is over.
The Heads Up game...
The Heads Up game...
- Gets students out of their seats
- Reinforces the idea of having fun while learning
- Encourages individual students to take risks
- Helps students start to use the vocabulary words from class and identify where they may be behind in their learning
- Engages the students' attention
The Tasks
The Tasks
Using Heads Up for Review
Using Heads Up for Review
How to play Heads Up:
Pick a card deck category - check!
One player holds the phone to their glorious forehead like a headband, and 3, 2, 1! Go! Guess the words on the screen as your friends excitedly shout out clues. Got an answer right? Ding! Tilt your head down and keep on ruling this guessing game, you genius! Can’t guess what it is? Don’t stress! Just tilt your head up and skip to a new catch phrase. So get your head on straight, and enjoy one of the best party games!
Require that students actually explain or define the term, instead of using shortcuts.
The Heads Up! app costs .99 and yes, the “Build Your Own Deck!” option also costs .99. We are teachers, and we already spend WAY too much of our own money on tools for our classrooms.
It is WELL WORTH the $1.98 to be able to bring this kind of engaging (and fun!) activity into your classrooms!!
In addition to being able to describe a term, event, phrase, etc, students also must be able to identify a term, event, phrase, etc from a different description than they may be accustomed to. This game is timed, so players must be able to describe and identify the concepts quickly and accurately, which is a huge goal of review games in my classroom!!
Earn That Badge
Earn That Badge
Create a review game to use with students. Link the video that you receive after the game has ended and the vocabulary word list to the Google Form provided below.
Watch the video above then imagine using this with your students to review for a quiz.
Watch the video above then imagine using this with your students to review for a quiz.
Resources
Resources
We (Bethany Petty and I) used this in government class to review vocabulary. The kids absolutely LOVED it!
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