Other Project Formats: Exchange Projects | Academic Challenges | Problem Solving | Debate & Data | Quiz Bowls
Quiz Bowl Definition
Quiz bowls can be done via videoconference with a little modification to the format to allow for the challenge of how to have students answer quickly. The sites cannot race against each other due to the slight delay in VC; however questions can be given in rounds.
Quiz Bowl
- Topic: You could run a quiz bowl on a specific topic, or on a collection of general knowledge topics, depending on your goals for the event.
Time frame: You will need a few class periods prior to the connection to prepare the quiz bowl questions and a 45-60 minute videoconference for the event.
- Preparation: The hosting school should have a team to lead the quiz bowl and may also wish to have a competing team. The lead team should develop the questions and communicate the rules to the other participating classes. A plan for points and various categories should be developed as well.
- Note: A quiz bowl is more fun with more than two schools connecting. A facilitator and a technician managing a bridge to connect multiple sites would be needed to make this a multi-point project.
- Agenda: 50-60 minutes
5 min. Welcome and introductions. Each class shares their location and brief information about their school.
Visuals: Use document camera or PowerPoint to share a few local pictures of interest.
30-40 min. Three-to-four ten minute question rounds. Moderator indicates the order of questions and reads the questions. Another person should keep track of the points. Rotate through each of the participating schools/teams.
Visuals: The document camera could be used to have teams record their answer and then share it. In addition, some questions may be enhanced with a visual aid.
5 min. Conclusion. If time is available, students may enjoy asking each other questions about their respective locations and schools before signing off.
Coffee House
- Topic: Pick something short that students could share in a round-robin fashion. Poetry definitely lends itself well to this format; however, other work such as issue posters, short stories, essays, and other short works.
- Time frame: You will need a class period or two prior to the connection to help students prepare, and a one to two hour videoconference.
- Preparation: Have students write/create the work they will show. Have them practice with the mic if necessary.
- Agenda: Often this type of event is done through a morning or through lunch hours (11-2-ish). You’ll need a moderator to facilitate an open mic session and call on the participating schools round-robin if you have more than one school participating.
Round Robin
- Any content can be shared in a round-robin format as with the Coffee House above. For example, look at this Invasive Species project and report.
- Chapters. This collaborative writing project has students presenting their book chapters in a round robin format.
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