Technology Concentration Game

     For a quick review of technology resources, this game of concentration requires students to use their recall skills to match pieces of technology equipment by calling out numbers on the game board.  

Gameplay:  Click Slide 1 of this PowerPoint presentation and put it in Full Screen Presentation mode.  The students should see a full screen with 25 numbers.  Divide the class into two teams and decide who goes first.  You can designate team captains to call out the numbers or give each student of the team a turn to call numbers but allow everyone to participate.  The first team to play calls out one number on the game board.  

Click the numbered square to reveal the technology item behind it.  The square will contain either the name of the piece of technology equipment or will show a picture of it.  You can see the master board of what is behind each square on Slide 2.  The team then calls out a second number and tries to find the matching word or picture.  

If the two items match, leave the squares revealed and the team gets another turn.  However, if the two items do not match, click the squares again to turn the boxes back to the numbered side.  Control of the game passes to the second team and gameplay continues in the same manner.  As long as a team successfully matches two items, they continue playing.  Otherwise, control passes to the opposing team. 

Wild Card:  One square contains a Wild Card.  If a team uncovers this square, it is an automatic match with whatever other numbered square the team called.  If the Wild Card is revealed, click the matching word or picture on the board so that number will not be called again.  This means a total of three numbered squares will be taken out of play on this turn.

Winner:  The team with the most matches wins the game.  The winning team gets to solve a rebus puzzle located on Slide 3.  Go to this slide directly from the game board by pressing either the right arrow or down arrow on your keyboard while still in Presentation mode.  If the team correctly guesses the rebus puzzle, they can win an extra treat.  The answer to the Rebus puzzle is in the PowerPoint slide.

Tie Game:  In the event that both teams score the same number of matches in the main game, use the Rebus Puzzle on Slide 3 to break the tie.  Reveal the rebus and the first team to correctly guess the puzzle breaks the tie.

      To open the activity, click the Technology Concentration picture below.  The presentation will open as a PowerPoint.  Make a copy of the presentation by 1) clicking File, 2) selecting Create a Copy, and 3) Download from the dropdown menu.  If you do not make a copy for yourself, the presentation will not work correctly.