Waffle Bytes

My previous two posts have been about setting up and creating modifications to an awesome template created by Flippity .  Today I'll walk through game play. To play, you need to use the link that was created after you Published your spreadsheet - This will open your customized Game Show in a new window - When teams (or you) select a category and value, click on the corresponding box to see the question- When a team gives an answer you can either subtract or add the points to their total using the X and √ under the team name in their corresponding boxes on the left side- Clicking on the question will then display the answer- Clicking on the answer will then take you back to the game board-if a team got the questions correct the box is highlighted in that team's color- Continue play until you run out of questions or time!

I am often asked about the availability of templates or ways to run trivia game show type activities in the classroom with custom questions.  This last week I was exposed to a new one that is definitely worth sharing as it meets all four criteria I consider important: Is it affordable?  Yup! It's free to use Is it easy to set up? Yes, it took me about 15 minutes...you could probably do it faster if you already knew your questions. Is it easy to use? Yes, very easy. Is it flexible?  Yes, it has several features that make it flexible to your particular needs/wants. So, this post I'm going to share how to access it and set it up.  My next post I am going to share how to use and modify it once set up. 1. To begin, you need to go to Flippity.net to access the file to copy.  Find the line "Make a copy of this template . (You'll need to sign-in with your Google account.)" and click on the link.  Make sure you are logged into the Google Account you wa...

(Today I've been weeding through over 120 emails containing great websites to check out from my Diigo Groups.  I ended up reading several blogs and articles that are mulling around in my brain today.  I'm trying to articulate a huge concern I feel growing as a parent & educator.) I can see a big circle developing that is scary to think about:  as we pile more and more "stuff" on our children, somehow we are losing the essentials... Importance of Character Education - specifically performance character traits not moral character traits - are a greater predictor of a student's success in life than other factors such as IQ.  A couple points from the article What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? that hit home with me: " measures of self-control can be a more reliable predictor of students’ grade-point averages than their I.Q.’s" "People who accomplished great things , often combined a passion for a single mission with an unswerving ded...