Todays class was very fun and exciting, but I did learn a lot of definitions and
patent terms in the process. Why? An amusing, yet cut throat version of
Jeapordy was played amongst us students called Death Race Jeapordy. Each
student had to create their own Jeapordy game out of power point, and create
twenty questions using 5 different categories. I myself kept the categories
light and commical (Feelin' Blank, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Show Me the
Money, Gimme GimmeGimme), but I left my questions challenging for the
class.
The first rounds went well. We didn't know exactly what the prize
for succeeding in the game would be, but this helped motivate us like a carrot
hung from a string to get a mule motivated to walk forward. As the questions
from another students game was being presented I immediatley became astonished
on how familiar the patent terms and defintions were to me. After thumbing
through 140 pages of defintions in our text books I am surprised that I was able
to answer some questions off the top of my head. Now I am not saying Mr. Pinto
is a eduacational genius, but the man does know what he is doing.
By the
time it came to "Death Race Jeapordy" portion of our program, bonds amongst
groups were being formed like a cheap reality show; students were making sure to
link up with the best and brightest minds of the class. Ones our 4 groups were
created, war began as we battle amongst the 4 groups of students making sure we
didn't help another group out by speaking to loud or not covering our terms as
we wrote out the answers on the board. Once the dust settled, my group became
victorious in our Jeapordy battle, and to the victor comes the spoils. I was
awarded 29 extra credit points to be used on my midterm the following week.
What does that mean? All I need to get on my midterm is a 71% to receive a 100%
on my midterm test, which is awesome. The extra points are amazing, but the
fact of the matter is that due to the creation and involvement in the Death Race
Jeapordy game that Mr. Pinto created, I might not even need those 29 extra
points at all. Goodtimes!
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