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Here’s my secret . . . I use MindPoint Quiz Show to engage my third grade students in the learning process. They are having so much fun they don’t even realize they are learning their math facts. The incredible energy level created by my students when they are “playing” MindPoint Quiz Show could easily light up New York City. If you could map my students’ brain activity while they are engaged in MindPoint Quiz Show, their brains would be lit up like Christmas trees! I always start the new school year by having my students memorize their math facts to develop the fluency needed for problem solving. Now with MindPoint Quiz Show it is anything but “drill, skill, and kill!” My students ask me every day if we can play MindPoint Quiz Show, and are disappointed on the days when we just run out of time. Using the ExamView Test Generator program, I first create separate question banks of 20 multiple choice math fact problems covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. I project Quiz Show on a screen, so I select a large font size so the students can easily view the math problem and the answer choices from where they sit. (I change the font to Times New Roman, font size 40.) Even at that, my kids just get so excited they jump out of their seats and slowly inch their way up to the screen during the course of the game! With the upbeat “game show” music, cool team characters, and the game show announcer, my students feel like they are actually playing a game show. We set the game for “team play” and the students work cooperatively within their teams to earn points. The kids use their eInstruction response pads to “buzz in” and select their answer. The “fastest finger” (the student who buzzes in first) is the only one who responds for his/her team. Students help each other with their math facts within their teams, if needed. They jump and cheer and slap high fives when a team member answers correctly. How often do your students get that engaged in learning? Mary
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