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!
