"Computers
will never replace teachers, but teachers who use computers will
replace those who don't." - Source unknown
This
page is a service for educators who are implementing technology
infusion in the classroom. It provides information and links to
PowerPoint game templates,
integration resources,
and sample integrated units. Please contact me if you have
questions or would like to suggest additions to this page.
Use
PowerPoint Games to spark your curriculum!
You
may download these templates for your use, but please observe copyright
restrictions. Adapt the templates to fit your needs, but please
leave the name and copyright statement of the creator in place, adding
your credit for adaptations, e.g., Copyright
by [creator's name, date]. Adapted by [your
name, date]. Game Creation
Students
often learn best when they play. It is simple to create computer
games with PowerPoint. The most important step is planning.
Visit Create a Game to see an overview
of the planning and creation process.
Millionaire Game
Jennifer Wagner, a computer teacher from Corona , California
, has created TechKnow Genius, an outstanding lesson plan
on creating games in PowerPoint. This was a featured lesson
at Education World and also includes a complete game on the development
and mechanics of computers. Jennifer's lesson plan was the
starting point for developing my Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire? template
below. Stephanie Novack, Lead Teacher for Technology with West
Chicago Schools in Illinois, made some really nice refinements to my
template, and it is the refined version that is now posted here.
Stephanie also created a
planning template and concise
directions for using the template. My thanks to her for allowing me
to post these for your use. I love it when professionals share!
Click on Who Wants to Be... to view my "Millionaire" game template for PowerPoint 2000. The template features graphics and sounds from the television game show. Select <Save As> from the File menu to save the template to your drive, or right click on the Who Wants to Be... link and use the <Save Target As> command to download the file without previewing it. Download the planning template and directions for using the template from the links above and use them to create your individualized game board. Please be ethical and leave the copyright information on the title slide!
Pyramid Game
Click Pyramid to preview a PowerPoint 2000
game template for "$100,000 Pyramid." The posted version is
geared to library media specialists and English teachers. The
text and graphics may be changed to fit any content area. Select <Save As> from the File menu to save the
template to your drive. If you use an older version of
PowerPoint, be sure to use the <Save as type> drop down menu to
download the file in your version. Be sure to highlight and
overtype text to leave the hyperlinks intact when you customize the
game for your use.
Jeopardy Game Template
View
or download a new blank template for Jeopardy,
then change the category names, questions and answers to fit any
subject area.
This file is much smaller than the old Jeopardy template, with answer
and question on the same slide. The animated text box with the
question appears when the mouse is clicked anywhere except the Back
action button, which returns players to the game board.
Integration
Resource Links
Integrated Units and Webquests
World Biomes
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Light It Up!
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Mini-book Template |
Poetry Templates
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Steven
Case, founder of America Online, offered attendees at the 1999 NSBA Technology+Learning Conference ten
tips for integrating the Internet into the curriculum. They are just as
appropriate today as they were then:
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Don't
panic! You don't have to know everything about technology to use it. |
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Make
mistakes! You can't break it, and you can correct it. |
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Learn
from the kids! In a survey of teens about where they learned about technology, only 5% looked to parents, 6% to teachers, while 54% looked to friends. |
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Bring
everybody along! All students and teachers should be involved with technology. As Bruce Springsteen sang, "Nobody wins unless everyone wins." |
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Teach
your teachers! Focus on the application, not the technology. |
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Don't
dabble! The Internet is not a condiment, it's not even a course. It's more like the plate. It should always be included. |
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Technology
is important, but it's not the only thing! Technology is not the answer for all tasks. |
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Customize,
customize, customize! Adapt activities and programs to fit your curricular needs. |
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Two-way
is the only way! Communicate with others at your site and via the Internet. Nobody is as smart as everybody. |
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Have a
little fun! When learning stops being fun and becomes a chore, we've gone off course. You cannot win if you do not play! |
