[fishead soup]

In my years of teaching almost everyone I've met raves about playing Jeapardy with your students. I personally think its one of the most overated games out there. This is why.

Its basically teacher centered. The students don't get much opportunity to speak. Its not bad for listening but if you've got a multi level class there is a tendancy for just a few students to dominate the lesson leaving many students sitting idle. Most of the answers are just one word. If the teacher is asking the questions that means the majority of the speaking is done by the teacher.

Then again most kids really like it so its good for developing your rapport. Overall I would say its OK to use it but in moderation.