{"id":7182,"date":"2016-11-10T21:45:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T21:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/?p=7182"},"modified":"2016-11-10T21:47:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T21:47:47","slug":"the-categories-game-maker-make-games-for-any-grade-or-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/2016\/11\/10\/the-categories-game-maker-make-games-for-any-grade-or-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Categories Game Maker &#8211; Make Games for Any Grade or Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mainscreen540.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7183\" src=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mainscreen540-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"mainscreen540\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mainscreen540-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mainscreen540.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Categories Game Maker software<\/strong> allows teachers to create fun and exciting Jeopardy like review or assessment games for any curriculum that can be played with classes using a computer and projector system.<\/p>\n<p>A created Categories game consists of up to 70 questions in up to 7 different categories. Each category consists of 10 questions, worth from 10 to 100 points. These questions can be created using text, graphics, movies, animations, and sound.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Sample-Game-Jeopardy-Type-Game-Categories-Game-Maker-2159432\">Try out a sample of a Categories game.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Sample-Game-Jeopardy-Type-Game-Categories-Game-Maker-2159432\">Get a copy of the Categories game maker.<\/a> On sale at <strong>20%<\/strong> off.<\/p>\n<p>Sample question screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/newquestion450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7184\" src=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/newquestion450-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"newquestion450\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/newquestion450-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/newquestion450.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the features of Categories are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the ability to create, revise, save, and load games<\/li>\n<li>create questions by typing in text or adding graphics, movies, animations, or sound files<\/li>\n<li>a timer that allows each team a set amount of time to answer questions<\/li>\n<li>create answer keys that can be saved, loaded, revised, and printed<\/li>\n<li>before playing the game, create up to ten team names<\/li>\n<li>the game keeps track of which questions have been asked and team scores<\/li>\n<li>ability to save team names, questions asked, and scores in the middle of a game<\/li>\n<li>final scoring screen which allows scoring adjustments and printing of the final results<\/li>\n<li>a game schematic with help for every screen and a set of video tutorials available online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A set of tools to help create your questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Screen capture &#8211; copy portions of the screen and add the graphics to your questions<\/li>\n<li>File Finder &#8211; find and copy graphics and sound files<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Choice Question Maker &#8211; make multiple choice questions with graphics and text<\/li>\n<li>Free Form Question Maker &#8211; make questions with graphics, text, and a set of drawing tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example made by the\u00a0Multiple Choice Question Maker<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/multchoice540.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7185\" src=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/multchoice540-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"multchoice540\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/multchoice540-300x228.jpg 300w, http:\/\/darngoodsolutions.com\/blogB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/multchoice540.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Categories Game Maker software allows teachers to create fun and exciting Jeopardy like review or assessment games for any curriculum that can be played with classes using a computer and projector system. 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