Points
The board game
Rewards
Technology errors and errors
Smart Board techniques
100
When do you receive the most amount of points?
At the beginning of the lesson (8:30) and at the beginning of the second half of the lesson (10:30).
100
Is the game ever played outside of class?
No, only from the start of the lesson 8:30-12:10 Monday-Friday
100
What do teacher teams receive at the end of the week?
Teacher teams with the third highest points receive "goals" badges that are to be worn for the following week and then recycled to the next winning teacher teams.
100
What if my projector doesn't turn on?
Send a teacher issue from the website to the administrative staff or ask a student to report to the academic office.
100
If you want to change something on your monitor without it affecting your smart board, you...
Use the remote to freeze the screen
200
How much time do you have in order to receive points at the beginning of the lesson and at the beginning of the second half?
15 minutes for the first week 10 minutes for the second week 5 minutes for the third week 3 minutes for the final week
200
Can you receive points without turning on your Smart Board?
No, you must "lock" your daily goals in the database by displaying them on your Smart Board
200
How do you receive Smart Badges?
By attending Smart Board trainings
200
What is there is a problem with the website and I am unable to log in?
Send a student to the academic office with a written record of the daily goals.
200
If the pens aren't activating colors, I should
manually change the color with the computer mouse and submit a teacher issue from the website.
300
How many points do you receive for Smart Board trainings?
50 points
300
How do you post your goals?
You must log into the Embassy website.
300
How long can you wear Smart Badges?
The entirety of the game
300
What if a teacher tries to submit goals from the previous day?
No points are added for the remainder of the day.
300
If I have written sloppily on the board and I feel like the students can't read my writing, I should...
Highlight around the text, right click and choose "recognize handwriting". It will change the written words to a typed font.
400
How many points do you receive for posting the daily goals throughout the lesson?
5 points each
400
Are students required to participate?
No, but the purpose of the game is fundamentally to help students have a clearer idea of the lesson.
400
How many points do teacher teams earn with participation of spirit days?
You receive 5 points for every two students who participate
400
Can I change my goals throughout my lesson?
This is discouraged. The goal of the game is to promote meaningful thought of daily goals in order to make each lesson more purposeful for students.
400
If I want to fit all of the text I wrote on the board onto one screen without scrolling, I should...
Highlight all the texts together and click the highest arrow on the screen. When you click the arrow, you will see the option "Group", click that and press Group. Then enlarge or reduce size as needed.
500
Do you only receive points with your class?
Of course not, you are on a team!
500
Is there any collaboration that is done during the game?
No, teams only collaborate by sharing strategies and averaging points together
500
What is the final prize?
Beside from pride, teacher teams get to choose their training of choice and lead the teacher staff.
500
If my computer turns off suddenly, preventing me from posting goals randomly throughout the lesson, how will I receive points?
The best way to handle this is to send a student to the academic office as soon as possible.
500
If I want to save individual slides from my Smart Notebook, I could
Go to the slide I want and press file and save. You will be given the option to save as a PDF for later use.
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