John Makela

I also use this format for my classes.  I use a Jeopardy/family feud version where students face away from the screen and I ask them the questions with one person from each team at the front of the class.  The first to tap when I read them the question gets first chance to answer.  This way they are using the auditory skills while the rest of teammates are reading the question as I read it to the contestants.  I found it very effective and fun to reinforce the material we are learning.

I was also surprised on the attention span time.  I think we all need to focus are lecture that changes things up every 15-18 minutes to keep there attention on learning and retaining the material they need to absorb.  Like a short film clip or demonstration.