How to Build an Online Jeopardy Game
Building an online Jeopardy game is beneficial for both a teacher and students. For the teacher, the game is easily accessible and requires only a few clicks on the computer to be ready to play. For students, Jeopardy in such an interactive format is motivating. Furthermore, students will be able to access the game at any school or home computer
Instructions
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Go to the website JeopardyLabs.com. This is a free website that requires no registration.
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Click "start building" to create your online game. No username or password is required.
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Enter a password so your game cannot be modified by others. A blank game board will then appear with five categories of five questions each.
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Click on each category box and the title box. Erase the existing text and replace it with your own.
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Click on each question box. A text box will appear with prompts to enter question and answer information.
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Click "save" when finished.
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Record the website address for your game. JeopardyLabs.com will not be able to notify you of the address later.
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Share the link with students so they can practice the game at school and at home.
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Tips & Warnings
Students often have difficulty correctly recording or remembering long website addresses. Create an online bookmarking site such as can be found at Portaportal.com for students to easily access the games you create.
