I purchased this toy to use at home as we are home educators. We have been using it to quiz the kids for review of Latin vocabulary, history questions, etc. The kids love this thing so much that they actually beg to do Latin vocabulary! Even the kids who are too young to participate love to be the one to clear the colors. It would also be good to use to compete against another family who is studying the same subject, which is what I originally planned to use it for. I would highly recommend this to any family – you could use it for math facts drills or any other subject. It is easy to use and has adjustable volume and timer settings.
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Wow, this game rocks! I watched another teacher use one to turn his bored class of high schoolers into a fully-engaged, excited, laughing, and active set of learners. I highly recommend it. Mine just arrived from Amazon, and as other reviewers pointed out, the cables are about 4 feet. But not to worry — there’s an easy solution. Just plug in a set of 3.5 mm jack audio extension cables and you can get any length you need. Amazon has a wide variety, so try typing “audio cable 3.5 mm male female” into the Amazon search cell and you should get a good list. I’ve used the 6 foot stereo version with good results. [Update in March 2011] I’ve been using this for several months while substitute teaching, and it’s been a lifesaver. I form the kids into 6 groups, usually simply by their desk row. They then write on 3×5 cards their own questions and answers about whatever they are studying in the class. I encourage slightly harder questions that would take 5-15 seconds to solve. I then select one question from each group and play the game.
My children first used this in their Latin class and told me how much fun it was. I purchased it for use in our homeschool and it has been fantastic! The kids love the game show aspect of this and no matter the subject they always ask “can we use the Eggspert”. It really makes learning like a game and I think it motivates them to do better because they never know when the information might come up in a game of Eggspert. We’ve even used it to play family games.
I do a lot of training at work and got a lot of stares when I pulled this out. Staff were rolling their eyes looking at it and getting huffy. Then I asked the first question and buzzers started ringing in. Staff loved it! I’ve used it for family feud, jeopardy, wheel of fortune, and other games. Staff don’t dread training as much now and get more involved in the training. It also builds team spirit. Yes, it looks like a pre-schooler toy, but our staff love it! The options for buzzing are simple yet allow you to change the type of game you want to play, and it’s great to have a very unbiased indicator of who buzzed first.
I looked at several other options none of which came close to the price I paid for the Eggspert. It is a great tool for the money. The kids (mostly middle school and high school) love competing against each other in a review format and this makes it really fun! I haven’t found any problems with the durability of the device as of yet and my kids get pretty rowdy with it. The only complaint (if you can call it that) is that it doesn’t come with an AC adapter, but I actually like the fact that it runs on 4 AA batteries. For me, it makes it more portable, which is the whole idea of a compact unit like this. You can order an adapter, but I don’t think it’s worth it. It has a lot of different settings for different applications. I definitely recommend this product. I only use the product once a week for approximately 45 minutes.
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