I can quickly make new forms or reuse the old.One advantage of this, if you have a group of students very concerned about cheating (not my current situation, but I did spend quite a few years in middle school), is everyone sees everything–no one can claim someone else changed an answer or added a late response. We can go question by question, see who had the same answers for each category, and add up our points. Student answers are organized by question and easy to display by sharing my screen.Then, once time is up, I turn off Accepting Responses, and no more responses will be accepted. Shortly before time will be called, I warn students that they have 10 seconds left and remind them to hit the submit button. Then with a single click of the button on my end, students are able to start working on their form. This means more technological students don’t have an advantage, I can turn off Accepting Responses until I tell students to begin. I’m able to control when people can and cannot submit answers using the Accepting Responses button.I can email students, post a link on our LMS, put a link in the chat feature, create a QR code for students to scan… I have multiple options for sharing the form.Anyone on the internet can complete a Google Form, no Google account is necessary.I finally settled on using Google Forms for several reasons (given here in no particular order): I considered using some kind of shared document, slide, or whiteboard, but then students could potentially see one another’s answers. Many of my students still struggle with utilizing online tools such as forms and collaborative documents/presentations, so I try to give them as much low-risk practice as possible. I knew I could always simply share my own screen with a list of categories while students wrote on paper, but I wasn’t thrilled with that idea either. There are online options for playing Scattergories, such as the Swellgarfo Scattergories List Generator, but none of them were as adaptable as I wanted. Ultimately my advanced students play by the standard Scattergories rules.Īfter over a year of being online, we’ve all gotten a lot more creative with playing games. I adjust the required starting letter constraints (from no required letter, to one of two or three letters, to the standard rules). We shorten the allotted time to write answers (until my advance students are playing with the standard timer). As the proficiency level of my students increases, I reduce the rule modifications. Having extra time, and being able to start their words with any letter, allows my beginning students to concentrate on vocabulary and nothing else. When playing with beginning level students I extend the time and/or do away with the letter requirement. The game is easily adaptable for different proficiency levels, making it perfect for an ESL classroom. It’s a great way to get the brain juices flowing and practice vocabulary. We’ve enjoyed it as a warm up, time filler, and just for fun on game days. If your order is delayed feel free to contact us on we will help locate your order.A long-time favorite game of my students is Scattergories. We cannot guarantee courier delivery times at peak periods, these are only an estimate. Please ensure your expected delivery date does not land on a public holiday. Please note when you place your order the delivery address cannot be altered and will be sent to the address provided at the time of checkout.
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