Product Description: These buzzers make your lessons exciting games. The set contains four colored buttons, each with their own individual sound. The yellow light buzzes, the red sounds like a siren, the green has a laser sound and the blue sounds the charge! Three inches in diameter. Ages three and up. Requires two AAA batteries per unit (not included).
Cost: $24.99 for a set of four, $69.99 for a set of twelve
I wanted to get a set of buzzers for games like jeopardy, but looking at the cost of some of them (like Eggspert), it wasn't something that was feasible. I noticed this set as I was browsing Teacher's Discovery. Although four isn't an ideal number of buzzers, the price was right so I figured I'd go for it and got the set of four
I just got them in the mail yesterday and tried them out today with my students. I gotta say - I really like them. They're super-easy for students to use (they literally just have to push down). They're fun because of the different noises. I can't wait to use them again.
Practicality: 4/5
Not something you could use every day. Great for review activities or games where timing is important (it's so frustrating trying to figure out who raised their hand first - the different sounds make it so easy). BUT they're not very big and come in a box that makes storage super easy.
There's also the issue of having only four. For smaller classes, this isn't a problem, but for my large class of 33 these buzzers wouldn't really work.
Two other things to keep in mind:
- There's no off switch. Put the batteries in and they're always ready to go. Makes it easy to set up, but I did hit a couple buzzers just trying to take them out of and put them back in the box.
- You'll need a very small screwdriver to be able to open the back panel. Batteries aren't included, so you'll need 2 AAA batteries for each buzzer (8 in total for the set of four).
Accuracy: 4.5/5
The different sounds makes this perfect - I can easily identify which group buzzed in first. I mentioned above that they can't be turned off... which means some students who have an itchy trigger finger are likely to set off the buzzer in between rounds/questions. I very quickly had to make a rule where I deducted points from a group if their buzzer went off when no question was being posed.
Fun: 5/5
The sounds, the colors, the thrill of trying to buzz in first... My students were hooked from the second they saw the buzzers, never mind when they actually got to use them!
Overall: 13.5/15 (90%)
I'm really happy with this purchase - it's something fun that was relatively inexpensive. I'd definitely recommend this if you have an appropriately sized class and have games/activities that could make use of them.
- Frau Leonard
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