Complete Updated Instructions for Participating Schools - click HERE -

Sydney Region of NSW DET is actively investigating innovative educational uses for the Video Conferencing and Interactive Whiteboard equipment supplied in your Interactive Classroom. During Term 1 of 2009 we organised a Stage 3 Tournament between 32 schools by running a computer based quiz show by video conference.  It was a very successful exercise, so we now running a Stage 4 Tournament for High Schools in Term 2!

This was the Stage 3 Jeopardy Tournament Grand Final during Term 4 2008 - 32 schools across NSW participated in the tournament
FULL DETAILS OF THE STAGE 3 TOURNAMENT HERE

The Stage 4 Tournament (Term 2 2009):

We are holding a 2009 Quiz Show Tournament for Stage 4 students based on the TV game show called Jeopardy!  The educational and motivational value is extremely high and we really think your students will enjoy it. For the tournament, we will be utilising the Video Conferencing and shared Interactive Whiteboard ability of your interactive classroom to Connect Classrooms across New South Wales. The quiz content will be a mix of Stage 4 level and General Knowledge. All schools participating will need to provide:

·       A finalised Interactive Classroom with all components in working order

·         The nomination of a coordinating teacher for this Tournament (all activities will be in-school)

·         Attendance by the coordinating teacher at a briefing video conference held for all participating schools where all questions can be answered

·         The selection of a maximum of five (5) Stage 4 students to represent the school's team in the tournament (other students and teachers can participate as an audience)

·         The Interactive Classroom and the school's representative Team must be available for their selected heat - heats will be held on Thursdays at 9:30am and at 1:00pm from Week 4 to Week 7

·        Teams that win or come second in their heat, will need to make their Interactive Classroom and Team available for the Finals series held throughout Week 10 of Term 2.
 

2009 Sydney Region Stage 4 Jeopardy Tournament via Video Conference - Schedule (Term 2)
Week	Thursday 9:30am	Thursday 1:00pm
4 (21/5)	Heat 1 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $9,400) Billabong High School (Riverina) Albury High School (Riverina) - 1st Menai High School (Sydney) - 2nd Tumbarumba High School (Riverina)	Heat 2 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $5,580) Forbes High School (Western NSW) Kooringal High School (Riverina) - 2nd Cootamundra High School (Riverina) - 1st Bulahdelah Central School (North Coast)
5 (28/5)	Heat 3 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $5,900) John Edmondson HS (South-West Sydney) - 1st J.J. Cahill High School (Sydney) Toronto High School (Hunter Central Coast) - 2nd Boorowa Central School (Illawarra S.East)	Heat 4 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $5,500) Murray High School (Riverina) Randwick Girls High School (Sydney) Colyton HS Trade School (Western Sydney) - 1st Bathurst High Campus (Western Region) - 2nd
6 (4/6)	Heat 5 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $5,500) Toormina High School (North Coast) - 2nd Rutherford High School (Hunter CC) - 1st Orara High School (North Coast) - Forfeited Colo High School (Western Sydney)	Heat 6 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $7,250) Terrigal High School (Hunter CC) - 2nd Ulladulla High School (Illawarra South-East) Melville High School (North Coast) - 1st Albion Park High School (Illawarra South East)
7 (11/6)	Heat 7 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $7,500) Nambucca Heads High School (North Coast) Cecil Hills High School (South-Western Sydney) Riverside Girls High School (Nthn Sydney) - 2nd Sydney Girls High School (Sydney) - 1st	Heat 8 - Match Report (Aggregate Score: $7,001) St Ives High School (Northern Sydney) - 1st Moss Vale High School (Illawarra South-East) Liverpool Boys High School (SW Sydney) - 2nd Kelso High Campus (Western Region)
Week 10 - the Jeopardy Finals Series (Team Ranking after heats in brackets)
	Morning Finals - 9:30am	Afternoon Finals - 1:00pm
Monday (29/6)	Preliminary Final 1 (Aggregate Score: $13,100) Match Report Albury HS (2) - 1st Toronto HS (12) Rutherford HS (5) Riverside Girls HS (8) - 2nd	Preliminary Final 2 (Aggregate Score: $7,899) Match Report   Cootamundra HS (7) Denison College Bathurst Campus (10) - 2nd Melville HS (1) - 1st Liverpool Boys HS (13)
Tuesday (30/6)	Preliminary Final 3 (Aggregate Score: $13,700) Match Report John Edmondson HS (5) Menai HS (11) Sydney Girls HS (3) - 1st Toormina HS (15) - 2nd	Preliminary Final 4 (Aggregate Score: $7,990) Match Report Colyton HS Trade School (8) Kooringal HS (14) - 2nd St Ives HS (3) - 1st Terrigal HS (16)
	Team Ranking after Preliminary Finals in brackets
Wed'day (1/7)	Qualifying Final 1 (Aggregate Score: $16,000) Match Report Albury HS (1) - 2nd Bathurst High Campus (6) Sydney Girls HS (3) - 1st Kooringal HS (8)	Qualifying Final 2 (Aggregate Score: $13,800) Match Report Melville HS (4) Riverside Girls HS (7) - 2nd St Ives HS (2) - 1st Toormina HS (5)
Grand Final Prizes!	First Prize - valued at $1,125 2nd Prize - valued at $430 plus Mixcraft 4 Software 3rd Prize - valued at $355 4th Prize - valued at $300 plus Mixcraft 4 Software Your choice of 30 licences of one of these (all prizes donated by NSW DET Sydney Region IT Services Unit)
Friday (3/7)	Grand Final (Aggregate Score: $16,600) Match Report Sydney Girls HS (1) - Sydney Region - 3rd Albury HS (2) - Riverina Region - 4th St Ives HS (3) - Northern Sydney Region - 2nd Riverside Girls HS (4) - Northern Sydney Region - 1st

Please email Stuart.Hasic@det.nsw.edu.au or phone 02 9582 2849 if you have any specific questions.

Further details can be found in this PDF flyer.  A brief video explaining how Jeopardy works can be found here.

So, You'd like to Host your Own Jeopardy Match between multiple schools via Video Conference? - click HERE -

Stuart Hasic
Regional Technology Adviser
Sydney