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Jeremy Royster
Quest 5: Play to Learn
Play to Learn with James Paul Gee
Good games are problem-based learning systems.
You now know that a balance of skills and challenges is crucial for sustained engagement when learning. If gamers can develop the skills necessary to succeed in complicated problem-based video games, can’t they contribute to solving global problems?
No one understands the intricacies of the learning/gaming relationship like Game Guru James Paul Gee. A linguist by trade, Gee compares the acquisition of skills necessary to play complicated video games to learning a new language. Watch the videos below and read paragraphs 5-6 (starting at “Today there is…”) in Learning Systems, Not Games before/as you attempt this Jeopardy review game. Feel free to use this Jeopardy Word Bank.
Self Assess
Feel free to redo any of the games or activities until you perform to your satisfaction. Refer to the Answer Key at your leisure.
Make Your Own Jeopardy Game
It’s free and easy to create a Jeopardy game through Jeopardy Labs. No account needed.
Make a game of your own with at least 10 questions about any topic and share it here. After about 5 minutes it will appear in the Game Quiz Submissions table (below). Refer to the Timestamp column to offer feedback about the most recent submission. Don’t forget to check back for the feedback you received!
| Timestamp | Author | Game Type | Subject | Topic | Source | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/17/2020 11:33:30 | PurposeGames Text Quiz | Beekeeping | Basics of Beekeeping | Link | Link | |
| 10/23/2018 14:12:21 | Word Search | Education | Education Revolution | Link | Link | |
| 2/24/2019 17:22:49 | Google Forms Quiz | Gamification | A Game Designer Explains the Counterintuitive Secret to Fun | Link | Link | |
| 2/8/2020 17:36:36 | Crossword | Gamification | American Holidays | Link | Link | |
| 2/12/2019 10:01:53 | Pham | Crossword | Gamification | Beginning Gamification | Link | Link |
| 2/23/2019 11:30:56 | Mierzejewski | Crossword | Gamification | Bring on the Learning Revolution - Ken Robinson | Link | Link |
| 3/28/2020 14:24:19 | Mary Millott | Quizlet Match | Gamification | Conditioned volition | Link | Link |
| 12/1/2018 14:30:19 | Word Scramble | Gamification | Counterintuitive Secret to Fun | Link | Link | |
| 5/8/2019 12:14:10 | Brian Cranwell | Word Search | Gamification | Gaming can make a better world | Link | Link |
| 3/10/2020 18:48:48 | Dee Bauer | Word Search | Gamification | Getting Started in Gamification | Link | Link |
| 3/28/2020 22:00:26 | Khaoula Miraoui | Quizlet | Gamification | Jane McGonigal- Gaming Can Make a Better World | Link | Link |
| 6/14/2018 8:50:02 | Crossword | Gamification | Ken Robinson's "Bring on the Learning Revolution!" | Link | Link | |
| 1/31/2020 15:52:02 | Arcade Games | Gamification | Ken Robinson's Learning Revolution | Link | Link | |
| 3/28/2020 21:05:52 | Rania Abuznaid | Google Forms Quiz | Gamification | Peter Hutton: What if students controlled their own learning? | Link | Link |
| 2/20/2019 9:56:31 | Fortier | Crossword | Gamification | Skinner Box | Link | Link |
| 12/1/2018 19:39:23 | Word Scramble | Gamification | The Counterintuitive Secret to Fun | Link | Link | |
| 5/29/2018 13:44:44 | Arcade Games | Gamification | The Puzzle of Motivation | Link | Link | |
| 12/8/2018 22:33:24 | Google Forms Quiz | Gamification | The Puzzle of Motivation | Link | Link | |
| 2/25/2019 12:01:52 | Gigliotti | PurposeGames Text Quiz | Gamification | The puzzle of motivation | Link | Link |
| 4/5/2020 18:34:10 | brott | Google Forms Quiz | Gamification | The Skinner Box | Link | Link |
| 3/28/2020 21:43:40 | Cunningham | Quizlet | Gamification | The Wider Impact of Gaming | Link | Link |
| Quizlet | Gamification | WellPlayed: Getting Started in Gamification | Link | Link | ||
| 3/28/2020 20:59:41 | Rania Abuznaid | Google Forms Quiz | Gamification | What if students controlled their own learning? | Link | Link |
| 2/24/2019 18:14:58 | Brace | Google Forms Quiz | Gamification | What if students controlled their own learning? | Link | Link |
| 3/29/2020 13:24:23 | David Byrne | Google Forms Quiz | Gamification | What if students controlled their own learning? | Link | Link |
| 3/7/2020 10:40:36 | Google Forms Quiz | Language Arts | Argumentative Writing Quiz | Link | Link | |
| 4/24/2020 16:44:56 | Kim Phelan | Crossword | Language Arts | Gamification and Conflicts in Literature | Link | Link |
| 1/22/2020 19:29:56 | Quizlet Match | Language Arts | Grammar Instruction | Link | Link | |
| 2/20/2020 18:43:30 | Jeopardy | Language Arts | Grammar Part 2- Follow-up | Link | Link | |
| 3/7/2020 11:35:28 | Google Forms Quiz | Language Arts | Intro to Shakespeare | Link | Link | |
| 2/8/2020 15:03:48 | Crossword | Language Arts | Of Mice and Men Crossword Puzzle | Link | Link | |
| 1/31/2020 13:21:22 | Arcade Games | Language Arts | Rhetorical Devices | Link | Link | |
| 2/20/2020 18:23:45 | Jeopardy | Language Arts | Romeo & Juliet: Review | Link | Link | |
| 4/26/2020 13:22:16 | Brott | Crossword | Language Arts | Shakespeare | Link | Link |
| 2/7/2020 11:10:39 | Crossword | Language Arts | The Crucible: Act 1 Vocabulary | Link | Link | |
| 2/13/2020 18:32:13 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Language Arts | The Great Gatsby: Plot Review | Link | Link | |
| 2/28/2020 18:10:38 | PurposeGames Text Quiz | Language Arts | To Kill a Mockingbird: Character Review | Link | Link | |
| 2/29/2020 11:28:57 | PurposeGames Text Quiz | Language Arts | Verbals | Link | Link | |
| 3/29/2020 17:04:48 | Jose Irias | Arcade Games | Math | Algebra 1 | Link | Link |
| 2/5/2020 0:01:42 | Crossword | Math | Algebraic Expressions | Link | Link | |
| 1/22/2020 13:31:14 | Quizlet Match | Math | Angles | Link | Link | |
| 2/14/2020 14:31:38 | Jeopardy | Math | Are you smarter than a 5th grader? | Link | Link | |
| 3/7/2020 16:35:37 | Google Forms Quiz | Math | Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences | Link | Link | |
| 2/26/2020 21:30:35 | PurposeGames Text Quiz | Math | Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percents | Link | Link | |
| 2/17/2020 18:55:02 | Jeopardy | Math | Equations and Functions | Link | Link | |
| 1/23/2020 9:02:16 | Quizlet Match | Math | Euclidean Geometry Terms | Link | Link | |
| 2/8/2020 20:46:16 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Math | Find the Volume | Link | Link | |
| 2/4/2020 21:17:50 | Crossword | Math | Fraction Vocab | Link | Link | |
| 2/1/2020 0:52:00 | Arcade Games | Math | Function Review | Link | Link | |
| 1/29/2020 22:40:47 | Arcade Games | Math | Geometric Formulas | Link | Link | |
| 3/21/2020 17:37:58 | Google Forms Quiz | Math | Geometry Review Quiz | Link | Link | |
| 4/20/2020 10:02:09 | Khaoula Miraoui | Crossword | Math | Linear Equations Test Review | Link | Link |
| 2/9/2020 23:09:33 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Math | Logic | Link | Link | |
| 1/23/2020 8:49:10 | Quizlet Match | Math | Math Vocabulary Match Game | Link | Link | |
| 2/1/2020 11:01:40 | Arcade Games | Math | Math- Function Review | Link | Link | |
| 2/2/2020 19:39:23 | Arcade Games | Math | Regular Polygons Review | Link | Link | |
| 1/31/2020 19:00:19 | Arcade Games | Math | Right Angle Trigonometry | Link | Link | |
| 2/1/2020 7:37:08 | Crossword | Math | Roman Numerals | Link | Link | |
| 1/22/2020 21:36:35 | Quizlet Match | Math | Scatter Plots | Link | Link | |
| 2/17/2020 0:19:37 | Jeopardy | Math | Solving equations and inequalities | Link | Link | |
| 2/17/2020 17:22:20 | Jeopardy | Math | Statistics | Link | Link | |
| 2/9/2020 20:20:50 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Math | Surface Area | Link | Link | |
| 4/20/2020 18:50:21 | Rania Abuznaid | Crossword | Math | System of Equations and inequalities | Link | Link |
| 2/10/2020 17:01:14 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Math | Transformations of Functions | Link | Link | |
| 4/23/2020 7:03:48 | Molly Millott | BeeKeeper | Math | Trig functions intro | Link | Link |
| 2/4/2020 10:05:39 | Crossword | Mythology | Greek Roman Gods Crossword Puzzle | Link | Link | |
| 5/29/2018 22:39:32 | Arcade Games | Psychology | Operant conditioning in gaming | Link | Link | |
| 4/25/2020 21:12:30 | Cunningham | Crossword | Science | Gamification | Link | Link |
| 4/22/2020 15:05:59 | David Byrne | Crossword | Science | Geography | Link | Link |
| 2/6/2020 22:29:40 | Crossword | Science | Grade 7 Chemistry Vocabulary | Link | Link | |
| 2/2/2020 18:08:57 | Arcade Games | Science | Inherited vs. Acquired vs. Manipulable Traits in Humans | Link | Link | |
| 3/7/2020 22:55:04 | Escape Room | Science | MS Energy Escape Room | Link | Link | |
| 2/16/2020 13:33:19 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Science | Parts of a Flower | Link | Link | |
| 2/29/2020 20:33:03 | PurposeGames Text Quiz | Science | Periodic Elements | Link | Link | |
| 4/13/2020 15:37:29 | DeeB | Word Search | Social Studies | American Revolution | Link | Link |
| 2/3/2020 21:14:21 | Crossword | Social Studies | Colonial Times | Link | Link | |
| 2/24/2020 23:33:12 | PurposeGames Text Quiz | Social Studies | states and their capitals | Link | Link |
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