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Teacher Gaming Network is a very unique form of technology that I was introduced to recently. Instead of the traditional PowerPoint Jeopardy games, this website allows you to create unique games for students to play, while also covering the specific content you want covered. Teacher Gaming Network allows you to choose between eight different formats of games (two in the free account version). All you have to do is select your choice of game, and insert the questions. From there, the website puts together the game for you to use in your classroom!
I very much enjoyed using this website to create games for my project. A few of my classmates even gave me the idea of using the games created as a form of summative assessment with my class. These games can be used for varying reasons such as review, stations, and formative and summative assessments. Not only do the games review material, they are also very engaging and would add a lot to the classroom.
I created two games for my kindergarten unit. One is specifically on the seasons and how they change focusing on standard K.H.1.2. Explain how seasons change over time. This game is Case Chase game. It is similar to the TV show "Deal or No Deal" because the students need to select a silver briefcase to unlock a question. Once they answer the question, the amount of points the question was worth is revealed. If it is answered correctly, the points are added to their total score, if it is incorrect, the amount of points the question was worth is revealed but it is not added to the score or subtracted from it. When you are finished, the game tells you the total number of questions you got correct, your overall percentage, and how many points you earned.
The second game I created was a Cash Drop game using the social studies standard K.H.1. Understand change over time. This game is slightly
more complicated than the Case Chase game. You start out with $1,000,000, and are asked different multiple choice questions. You have to wager your money as you answer the questions. You are required to wager all of your money. This means you can put all of your money on one answer, or your can break up your wager if you're not sure of the answer. If you put it all on one question and you get it right, you continue. If you answer incorrectly after wagering all of your money, the game is over because you have no more money to play. If you put some of your money on each answer and then press submit, you will get back the amount of money that was wagered on the correct answer, and continue. You play the game until you either run out of money or answer all the questions. At the end of the game it tells you how many questions you answered, how much money you are left with, the percentage of money you are left with, and a ranking. The rankings range from ":(" to "PERFECT!!!" It's a very interesting game and once you understand the basics of how to play, it's a lot of fun!
I very much enjoyed learning about Teacher Gaming Network. I have always been looking for a way to make a fun, engaging game for my students to play that let me control the content. Teacher Gaming Network does just that and I can't wait to use it in my classroom.
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