How to Create a Jeopardy Game in Google Slides

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Navigating through the Training Module

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Click on Step Buttons to learn how to create your Jeopardy board step by step.

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Instructional Goal:

Participants to be able to demonstrate the ability to use google slide to create an interactive jeopardy game that engages student learning and technology in the classroom setting.

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Performance Goal:

• Participants will be able to successfully create an interactive game by showing mastery of at least 80% or higher on module assessment.
• Participant will be able to develop a functioning interactive jeopardy game.

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After opening Google Slides click on the Step Buttons to learn how to create your Jeopardy board step by step.

How to Create a Jeopardy Game in Google Slides

Step by Step Guide

How to Self Check

Jeopardy Game

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Step 1: Insert Table

• Insert Table

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• Resize/Color the Table to your liking

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• Label game Categories

Row = Categories

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• Label money values

Columns = Money Value

Step 2: Create a Home/Question Slide Template

1. Create a new slide

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• Insert the Category Question and its’ corresponding Money Value by clicking on the Insert Text Box icon.

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• Insert CHECK ANSWER button by inserting another Text Box.

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• Insert House silhouette clipart
• Insert > Image > Search the Web

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Step 3: Linking the Home and Check Answer Button

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1. Link the House image to the Main Jeopardy Game Board Slide by clicking on the image then clicking “Insert Link” icon. Select the appropriate slide to link.

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• Duplicate the Home/Question Slide that was created in Step 2 then return to the Question Template.

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• Link to the “Check Answer” button to the Answer page by highlighting the text and selecting “Insert Link” icon. Be sure to link to “NEXT SLIDE”

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• Go to the Answer slide and create a text box for the answer.

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TIP: This step will make creating the rest of the jeopardy board easier. Do not create individual questions/answer yet.

Step 4: Duplicate the TWO template slides to create the rest of the Jeopardy Board

• Now that your buttons are linked you need to simultaneously duplicate the BLANK Question and Answer template slides.

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• Press and Hold Ctrl then click the TWO slides. Both Slides should be orange. Next, duplicate by right clicking and selecting Duplicate or pressing Crt+D.

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• This will be done (duplicated) for each question so be sure to CHANGE the Questions, Answers and Money Value Amount Texts.

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TIP: Create the Questions and Answers Slides in sections. For example, by category.

Step 5: Linking the Jeopardy Board to Questions

1. Return to the Jeopardy Board.

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• Highlight the Money Value on the Jeopardy Board then Link to its corresponding slide.
• Highlight > Insert Link > Slide #

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TIP: The question slides will have the colored “Check Answer” text.

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• Self check your Jeopardy game to see if it is fully functioning by clicking “Present”

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How to Self Check Jeopardy Board Game

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Self check your Jeopardy game to see if it is fully functioning by clicking “Present”

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All your Money Value, Check Answer and Home Button links should take you to their corresponding slides.

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THANK YOU

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Please be sure to complete the training Assessment located below to complete the How to Create a Jeopardy Game in Google Slides training module.

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