Adding a Speedup activity

Students will love to compete to see who answers questions the fastest using the Speedup activity.

To preview an activity

1. Press Preview this Activity.

   The Activity Preview dialog opens, giving detailed information about the activity.

2. Press Cancel to close the window or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.

To add a Speedup activity

1. Open Lesson Activity Builder by pressing the toolbar icon in the Notebook toolbar.

   The Add an Activity dialog opens.

2. Scroll to locate the Speedup activity and press Add this Activity.

   The Add an Activity dialog opens.

3. In the Template and Theme dialog, select a theme by pressing its thumbnail image. The thumbnail is highlighted with a blue box.

4. Press Next.

   The Add question dialog opens.

5. Press +Add Question.

   The Question(s) dialog opens.

6. In the Enter a Question area, type a question.

   Alternatively, you can add category content from a previously saved list, or press Manage Lists to create new lists or edit previously saved lists.

   For more information about adding content, see Managing Lesson Activity Builder content.

7. If you would like to assign a time limit for the question to be answered, select the Limit time check box and enter a time limit in seconds.

8. In the Enter Answers area, type the answers from which students will choose. Enter at least two answer options to complete each question.

9. Press the button beside the correct answer.

10. Press +Add another Question to continue adding more questions, press Cancel to discard editing, or press Done to review, edit or delete your questions or add category content from a previously saved list.

11. After you have finished adding questions, press Next.

12. Press Finish.

    LAB builds the activity, and it will be ready for use after a few moments.

To play a Speedup activity

1. When the activity opens, press Start

2. Select the number of racers from one to four. A maximum of four racers can race, but additional students can participate.

3. Select a racer avatar and press the check mark to lock in your choice. You have 15 seconds to select a racer avatar. If no avatars are chosen, the race will automatically begin.

4. When the race starts, rapidly press the Racer control arrow for a Turbo boost to increase speed .

5. At various points around the race track, the questions will be asked. Racers select the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on their racer controls.

6. When the race is complete, the winner’s racer avatar is displayed in the results window, and time results will be shown in seconds for each racer avatar. Press Review answers to see all answers. Press Show Players to see each racer’s avatar.