ShowDown Questions

Number of Questions (1 ): This represents the number of questions you want in each category. In ShowDown, you can have anywhere from 1-20 questions. You can see the question text (2) here as well as the number of answers (3) in each question that appears to the right. To launch the library, click on Launch Question Library (4 ) on the bottom of the page.

Copying and Pasting: To copy or paste, just right click, or use your shortcut commands. Ctrl + C to copy, and Ctrl + V to paste.

Font Attributes (1 ): When adding text to your question, you can modify the typeface (bold, italic, or underline).  To change the font style globally (whole game), go to Graphics and choose a different Game Font. Remember, like PowerPoint, if you are making a game on one computer and plan on playing on another computer, make sure you use a font that is loaded on both computers.

Using Hyperlinks: Select the text you want to hyperlink and click on the link icon (A). In the pop up menu, type in the URL address you want opened in the game. Leave the target empty. You may want to underline the text to give it a hyperlink lappearance (B). To open a file on your local drive, replace the http:// with the local address like: C:\pics\mypic.jpg.  

Difficulty (2 ): This is optional, but you can rate your questions with a difficulty level of 1, 2 or 3. This will prove helpful, if you need to sort your questions by difficulty level. This feature works with our new library system.

Question Area (3 ): This is where you will type in your question. You can do this as a poll, or ask a question with multiple correct answers.

Number of Answers (4 ) : You can have up to 10 answers for your questions.

Answers (5): This is where you will enter your answers. It is best to keep the answers as short as possible in this game. Use the Summary area for additional information.

Assign Points for each Answer (6 ): You can assign a point value for each answer. You can give a higher point value for the most popular answer, or assign a higher point value on answers that are not so obvious. For example: Name 5 symptoms of a heart attack. The most obvious answer probably is Chest Pain, the least obvious is dizziness.  You could assign 100 points for Chest Pain, and 500 Points for Dizziness.

Summary (7 ): You can enter text, or import images or video here, that will follow a question. This section will only appear when you've entered text or any media in the summary area. This can be used as a teaching moment or as a review of a question.