FLING THE TEACHER WHAT? Creates multiple choice quizzes with a minimum of 15 questions. One wrong answer means the student has to start again meaning that it is useful for learning information. Hints are available to students (ask the expert, take away 2 wrong answers, see votes as to which might be the correct answer.) WHERE ? The ‘Fling the Teacher’ generator can be downloaded onto your computer for free from http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php? autocom=downloads&showfile=29 . It creates local html and swf files on your computer. HOW? Click on the (create a new game) icon. You will then see a form where you can enter the questions and answers. Click the red arrow to move on to the next question. Save the questions as a text file on your computer using . When you have entered 15 questions the icon will become active. Review the set-up and then press . Your game will be created. WHY? The game motivates students to repeat the questions until they get all the answers right. This is the only way that they can see the teacher being flung. This makes it a good tool for learning discrete pieces of information, or where repeated attempts would benefit the students. It could be used to:
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FLING THE TEACHER
WHAT? Creates multiple choice quizzes with a minimum of 15 questions. One wrong answer means the student has to start again meaning that it is useful for learning information. Hints are available to students (ask the expert, take away 2 wrong answers, see votes as to which might be the correct answer.)
WHERE? The ‘Fling the Teacher’ generator can be downloaded onto your computer for free from http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=29.
It creates local html and swf files on your computer.
HOW?Click on the (create a new game) icon. You will then see a form where you can enter the
questions and answers. Click the red arrow to move on to the next question.
Save the questions as a text file on your
computer using . When you have entered 15
questions the icon will become active.
Review the set-up and then press . Your game will be created.
WHY? The game motivates students to repeat the questions until they get all the answers right. This is the only way that they can see the teacher being flung. This makes it a good tool for learning discrete pieces of information, or where repeated attempts would benefit the students. It could be used to:
answer multiple choice grammar questions (e.g. accuracy exam practice). activate background knowledge (e.g. the Internationalization of Food) and follow up
with questions about which information was the most interesting / surprising. learn / review information (e.g. nations and nationalities, past simple forms of verbs,
WHAT? Creates a terminology quiz of at least two questions. It presents students with jumbled words and also has an option to include an accompanying definition. The students have to work out what each word is before the time runs out. The terms are presented in a random order each time the game is played.
WHERE?
The ‘Half a Min’ generator can be downloaded onto your computer for free from http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=452.
It creates local html and swf files on your computer.
HOW?Click on the (create a new game) icon. You will then see a form where you can enter the questions
and answers. Click the red arrow to move on to the next question.
Save the questions as a text file on your computer
using . When you have entered 3 questions the
icon will become active. Press this so that you can review the set-up and then press ‘generate quiz’. Your game will be created.
WHY? Students have to unjumble the letters making it a good game for focusing on spelling. The optional definition setting can be used to give the meaning or an example sentence. The time limit makes the game more fun and challenging.
learn / review information (e.g. past simple forms of verbs, or vocabulary meanings).
WHAT? Creates a jeopardy game which can be played by 1 – 10 teams. The game will present questions which can be answered orally. Then the answer can be checked and points assigned before continuing to the next questions.
WHERE?
The ‘Jeopardy Labs’ game is free. You create the game online and are given two unique urls, one to access the game and the other to make further edits. The editing facility is password protected so only you can make changes. You can find ‘Jeopardy Labs’ at http://jeopardylabs.com.
HOW? Click on ‘start building’ on the home page. Enter a password and click ‘start building’. Enter a title for the quiz. Then enter five different categories across the top of the columns. Click on the boxes in the grid and create your questions.
Be careful creating questions because, when you are playing the game, the “Answer” will be presented and the students have to supply the “Question”. So, you need to write the question in the “Answer” box and the answer in the “Question” box. Hit ‘save’ when you’ve finished creating each question.
Click ‘save’ on the main grid to save your game and create the unique urls for your game. You can always go back and edit your game (providing you’ve remembered the password.)
WHY? The students accrue points by answering questions correctly. This makes it an ideal game for reviewing information they should have learned. It can be used to:
review information (e.g. passive voice with the following categories – present simple passive, past simple passive, active or passive in the present simple, active or passive in the simple past, active or passive in present simple or simple past).
WHAT? On Kubbu you can create games and quizzes, make them available to students or groups and then view and analyze their results. The free version is limited to 30 students and 15 activities at a time. Students’ results are stored for 30 days. There are even some activities which have already been created and shared by other teachers.
WHERE?
You can register for Kubbu at http://www.kubbu.com. After you sign up, you can create activities which can be accessed from the website or printed out.
HOW? Once you have registered Kubbu, you will have access to great tutorials that will guide you through every stage of the process. These are available from the “help” tab.
WHY? Activities can be created which students can access online. The advantage of this site is that it allows you to track students’ results. It is useful for teaching and reviewing information. This makes it especially useful for grammar and vocabulary exercises.
Composer allows you to add text, sound and pictures. This is still useful for grammar and vocabulary exercises, but also allows more skills-based exercises to be prepared.
MATCH UP
WHAT? Creates a matching quiz with up to six items. There is the option to include a time limit .
WHERE?
The ‘Match Up’ generator can be downloaded onto your computer for free from http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=20.
It creates local html and swf files on your computer.
HOW?Click on the (create a new game) icon. You will then see a form where you can enter the items to be matched. You don’t need to mix the order, the program will do that for you.
Save the questions as a text file on your computer
using . You can then press the icon to enter quiz set-up. Then press ‘generate quiz’ and your game will be created.
WHY? This is suitable for any matching activity although it is limited to only six items. It would be useful for:
matching words with definitions. matching sentence halves.
WHAT? This program can be used to create three different multiple-choice
quizzes: The Big Quiz - designed for interactive whiteboard / projector
use
Quiz + Text - a mini quiz together with a customisable rich-text area - meaning you can provide users with a reading text or even a mini-webquest
Mini-quiz - a mini-quiz that can be added to an existing page or used as part of a larger development. Ideal as a quick quiz to engage users.
WHERE?
The ‘Multi-choice’ generator can be downloaded onto your computer for free from http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=16 despite the warning that the file is broken.
It creates local html and swf files on your computer.
HOW? Click on the (create a new game) icon. You will then see three options to choose the type of quiz you want to create. If you choose ‘Quiz + Text’ you will have the opportunity to enter and edit a text of your choice. After you press ‘continue’, you will create the multiple choice questions. You must enter at least one incorrect answer, with a maximum of three incorrect answers.
Save the questions as a text file on your computer using . You
can then press the icon to enter quiz set-up. There is an option to set a time-limit for students to answer each question. Then press ‘generate quiz’ and your game will be created.
WHY? This is suitable for any multiple choice activity, with or without an accompanying text. It
would be useful for: reading texts. questions about a model essay/paragraph. vocabulary questions. grammar questions.
TEACHER INVADERS
WHAT? Creates quizzes with a minimum of 3 questions where students have to select letters to type in the answer. Students shoot the invading teachers and avoid being shot in a typical arcade game format. They have to answer questions at regular intervals and can only continue shooting the teacher invaders if they answer these correctly.
WHERE?
The ‘Teacher Invaders’ generator can be downloaded onto your computer for free from http://www.contentgenerator.net/forum/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=27.
It creates local html and swf files on your computer.
HOW?Click on the (create a new game) icon. You will then see a form where you can enter the
questions and answers. Click the red arrow to move on to the next question.
Save the questions as a text file on your
computer using . When you have entered 3
questions the icon will become active.
Review the set-up and then press . Your game will be created.
WHY? Students have to write the answer making it a good game for focusing on spelling words accurately. The students can only shoot the invading teachers if they answer questions correctly. This makes it a good tool for learning discrete pieces of information, or where repeated attempts would benefit the students. It could be used to:
learn / review information (e.g. past simple forms of verbs, or vocabulary meanings).
WHAT? This widget can be added to the favorite/bookmark toolbar of your browser so that you always have a dictionary to hand. It can be used with many browsers, such as Firefox and Chrome but does not function as well with Internet Explorer.
WHERE? The Wordsmyth Now widget can be found at http://new.wordsmyth.net.
HOW? Choose your desired dictionary level (beginners, children or advanced) and drag or add the Wordsmyth NOW link to your Bookmarks bar. If you cannot see the bookmarks toolbar, you may need to enable it. It can usually be found under the ‘view’ menu of your browser. For Internet Explorer, you should right-click on the link and save it to your ‘favorites’. A message box will appear, warning you that you are adding a link that ‘may not be safe’. This is a generic warning, and you can safely add the link to your ‘links’ folder. If you cannot see your links toolbar on your browser window, you can select it in the toolbars menu, found under ‘view’. Once complete, use your mouse to select any word on any web page, and then click the ‘Wordsmyth Now’ button on your toolbar. If you have not selected a word, clicking the link will launch Wordsmyth and will let you enter any word you with for quick look up.
WHY? Students will have quick access to a good English-English dictionary whenever they are on line.
WORDSMYTH WORKSHEETS
WHAT? Not a game and not really online. These worksheets are super-easy to prepare as they use definitions and example sentences from the Wordsmyth dictionary. All you need to do is enter the words, maximum of 15 words per worksheet. If a word has multiple meanings, you can choose which meaning you want. You can even edit the dictionary definitions. The worksheets are stored on the Wordsmyth server so they are easy to share. There are two types of worksheet that you can prepare:
‘Matching Quiz Builder’ – for matching words with definitions.
‘Fill-in Maker’ – for matching words to blanks in example sentences.
WHERE? You can find the Wordsmyth Worksheets at http://new.wordsmyth.net.
HOW? Matching Quiz Builder and Fill-in Quiz Maker:
Select the type of worksheet from the tabs at the top.
Choose the dictionary level: advanced, children’s or beginner’s. Type the words for your quiz in the box, separating them with a space. Give the quiz a title and click on ‘next’.
Choose the meanings you wish to use for the quiz and click ‘customize’ if you want to change or annotate any of the definitions or example sentences.
Click ‘next’ and your quiz is ready.
Click ‘randomize’ at the bottom of the page to randomize the order of the questions and then ‘print’ to print out the worksheet.
WHY? It’s a really quick and easy way to produce vocabulary worksheets.
WHAT? Create monologues and dialogues online in a range of different scenes and using different ‘actors’. You can control what the characters say, some of their movements and expressions, and even the camera angles as you create ‘movies’.
The characters read out what you type and there are a variety of voices to choose from. The only problem is that, as with all programs that read out what you type, the speech sounds a bit stilted.
WHERE? You can create your movies at http://www.xtranormal.com/. You need to create an account first. The completed movie is published online and a unique url will be created which you can share with your students or which they can share with you.
HOW? Choose a showpak and decide if you want to create a movie with one or two actors.
Each showpak contains several different locations and actors. You can select these at the bottom of the page.
Write the script that you want the actor(s) to say. Drag action icons into the script. These will allow you to direct the action.
Click action to preview your work. You will be able to keep editing after this. When you are happy with your movie, click ‘it’s a wrap’. A higher quality version of your movie will then be created and you will have a unique url to share the movie with others. Even at this stage, if you’re not happy, you can still go back and edit the movie.
WHY? The voices do not sound natural and this limits possible uses. However, you could use this to: practice listening to numbers, spelling of words, etc. have students prepare and film dialogues to practice a particular language point, or
to create an IELTS interview with their possible answers to set questions. have students write a paragraph on a topic and then create a movie for it do a dictogloss/grammar dictation. Students listen to a movie three times and note
down as much as they can, focusing on content words. Then they recreate the text using http://primarypad.com (or in the future possibly using google wave, as they have purchased the original etherpad.com.)
use the option of having actors look at the camera or away from the camera to talk about the importance of eye contact during a presentation
