In December 2016, I wrote a post called 10 PowerPoint Games. Due to its popularity, here are 10 more PowerPoint Games. The first bumper pack of 10 PowerPoint Games was put together to thank everyone who has been following tekhnologic. It … Continue reading 10 More PowerPoint Games
There are several benefits to using PowerPoint games in the classroom. They provide an opportunity to model an activity or a game (especially with large classes), they can be fun to play, they are easy to create or edit and … Continue reading 10 PowerPoint Games
The other day I was reading this post by Svetlana Kandybovich. The post was a list of the 10 most popular games from ELT-CATION, and one of the games on that list was Battleships. I was looking at the game … Continue reading Battleships: A PowerPoint adaptation
I have been asked on a couple of occasions about Drag and Drop activities for PowerPoint. Is it possible to click on an object during a presentation and move it around the screen? The answer is no, but there are … Continue reading Word Jumble Part 2: A Drag and Drop Activity in PowerPoint
Is PowerPoint a useful teaching tool? A few days ago on the Teaching English – British Council Facebook page there was a discussion about PowerPoint – Do you love it or hate it? The discussion linked to an article … Continue reading 5 Activities to Make Your PowerPoint More Engaging
I think dice are an essential part of any teacher’s toolkit. I always keep a bag of 15 dice in my bag because they are so versatile. 15 dice may seem like a lot but for me it is the perfect amount. … Continue reading PowerPoint Dice
Word games are fun, they are a good exercise of vocabulary and they often become game shows. I am thinking of Countdown, a game show where participants chose a selection of vowels and consonants before trying to make a word from … Continue reading Alphabet Games – Playing games with letters
It’s the beginning of the year and with a few review classes on the horizon, I have been thinking about review activities. This is why I have come back to Jeopardy. I know there are countless posts about using Jeopardy … Continue reading 5 ways to play Jeopardy
Over the last few weeks I have written some Christmas themed posts, so this week I am introducing a winter themed activity. Contents Introduction Download the template Edit the template Playing the game Low-tech version Introduction Personally, I find a falling snowflake is … Continue reading Clues & Snowflakes
“Trick or Treat?” That’s the question of the month. The question asked in anticipation as people dress up as vampires, witches, goblins and ghosts. It’s the beginning of October but it won’t be long until Halloween and I thought it … Continue reading Trick or Treat? – The Game
