Inter-class Tournaments allow your students to compete in friendly competitions with their classmates. Use any of the 29 available games for the tournament. If you use speed math, please see special instructions below. After you create your tournament and deploy it your students, the system will randomly match them up to compete against each other in pairs (unless you choose to set the matchups). If there are an odd number of students, one of the students will receive a free pass to the next round. As students finish their games within the tournament, the system updates the scores dynamically. These tournaments are kind of like the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament. The tournament winner will get to print out a special certificate commemorating their victory.
Step 1. Log on as a teacher and click the "inter-class Tournaments " icon.
Step 2.) Click on "Add New Tournament"
Step 3.) Fill out the information for the
tournament. Note - ignore the "Category"
menu unless making a speed math tournament. If using speed math,
indicate the category (+, -, x, or /). Students must select the
same category when participating in the Speed Math tournament,
or the score will not get recorded. For example, if you select
addition, students will have to select the addition option in the
speed math game for score to count.
Step 4.) Click Save
How
to deploy a inter-class tournament?
Step1.) Log in as a teacher
and click the "inter-class tournaments" icon.
Step 2.) Click "deploy tournament"
Step 3.) Select the tournament you
wish to deploy. Click "ok."
Step 4.) Add students to deploy the
tournament to by dragging them and dropping them from the
students list to the deploy list. You can drag and drop multiple
students by pressing "ctrl"
and "shift" simultaneously on your keyboard and
click multiple students. Then, click
"Deploy" and your tournament will be available
to the selected students. The system will match them up randomly
unless you choose the matchups.
How
do I Review Tournament Results/Scores/Updates
Step 1.) Log on as a teacher and click the "inter-class tournaments"
icon.
Step 2.) Click to select the tournament
you would like to see scores from. The scores will appear
at the bottom of the screen. Click "refresh" as
more students finish their games to update scores. Please note, in the event of a "tie" in score between two students, scores are deleted and the users must play again.
How
do I Set Tournament Matchups?
Step 1.) Log on as a teacher and click the "inter-class
tournaments"
icon. By default, tournaments matchup students
randomly. This features allows you to make the matchups but it
completely optional.
Step 2.) Click "Manage Tournament Matchups"
and select the tournament in which you want to set up the
student matchups. Note - this feature is unavailable once
a student has played in the tournament.
Step 3.) Drag and drop students from one grid to the next
to make matchups. In this case, Ben Roethlisberger would compete
against Heath Miller and Hines Ward would compete against Limas
Sweed. When you are done, click "Deploy." Note - Once you deploy
a tournament in which you set the matchups, you cannot go back
and change matchups.
How do I edit scores?
Step 1.) Click to select the tournament
of interest.
Step 2.) In the tournament details
section (at the bottom of the page) click to select the pairing
that contains the score you want to edit. You can enter a
score for students who do not or cannot participate in the
tournament. Click "edit participants"
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Step 3.) Enter scores and click "save."
How do students participate in inter-class tournaments?
Step 1.) Log in as a student and click the "inter-class tournaments" icon.
Step 2.) Click "play in a tournament"
Step 3.) Select the tournament from the menu and play game. Your score will automatically get entered into the tournament when you complete the game.
Step 4.) Students should play the game.
Step 5.) When students are finished
they can see the up-to-date tournament scores. Students who
win round one will play in round two, and so on. For students
who win, simply repeat the steps above to play in the next
round. Students who do not win in round one will not be able
to play the game from the tournament window again. Note -
all students in the tournament must play in a round before
the tournament can continue.
What do students get for winning
a Tournament?
Step 1.) Students who win a tournament
can print out a special certificate honoring them for their
victory. From the tournament section, the student should
click on "Get Tour Certificate." This is only available to
the tournament winner.