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What is this site?
MrNussbaum Tournaments in an official MrNussbaum.com site in which teachers can register unlimited classes and students to participate in fully automated, randomized tournaments against their classmates in any of 30 different MrNussbaum.com games. This site will make the computer lab an unforgettable experience!
How do I register?
  1. Visit http://www.mrnussbaumpremium.com/junior_website
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page where you see a star and click the button next to "teacher" after "select your user profile." Your students will click "student" here when they log in.
  3. On the next page find the link that reads "register online" at the top right of the page. It is a white button with black text. Click it, fill out the required fills and click "submit." Your account will be created and you can log in immediately
How do I add classes and students?
  1. Log in
  2. Add a class first by clicking the "add new class" link on the left side of the screen.
  3. Name the class and assign a grade (number). Click "submit"
  4. Click the "yes" button after the message that reads "Add students to the class?" after clicking "submit." Click on the "add new student" link on the left side of the screen for your next student. Repeat that step until all of your students for that class are registered. Assign unique user names for each student. If registration fails for a particular student, it is probably because the user name you chose has been taken. Try another user name. An example of a good user name would be "michelle12345" rather than "michelle."
How do I make a tournament?
  1. Click the "add new tournament" link on the left side of the page
  2. Choose the game you want to feature in the tournament and give it a name.
  3. Click "save and proceed"
  4. In the next step, you will see all of your registered students from all of your classes on the left side. Drag and drop the students you want to participate in the tournament to the box on the right. Click "Control" and "Alt" to select multiple students. Click "save and proceed" when you are satisfied.
  5. The next step is optional. Although your students have already been randomly paired, you can set the matchups by dragging and dropping students across from each other in each of the two boxes. You would perform this step if you wanted specific students to compete against each other. If you have an odd number of students, one student will be awarded a "bye" or free pass to the next round. You can determine which student receives this "bye" if you wish, or, you can let the system randomly determine which student gets the "bye." To select a particular student to receive a "buy" arrange the students so that the student you want to get the "buy" has no opposing student across from him or her in the other box. Only one student can get a "buy" for each round. When you are satisfied click "save and proceed."
  6. The final step allows you to review the tournament. Click "finalize & send to students" if satisfied, or, you can click "re-edit the tournament" if you want to go back and make changes.

How do kids play in a tournament?
  1. Kids should scroll to the bottom of the page where they see a star and click the button next to "student" after "select your user profile." They should login using the user name and password you created for them.
  2. To play in a tournament, click on the "play in a tournament" link in the menu on the left side of the page. Select the tournament to play from the drop down menu that appears.
  3. Play the game.
How can I review tournament progress?
Simply Click on the "Review a Tournament" link on the menu on the left side of the page. Then, click on the tournament in the list of tournaments you wish to review. To see real-time updates of a tournament in progress, click the refresh button (two green arrows) above the "review tournaments" label.
How can I edit scores?
Click on "review tournament" on the left side of the menu. Select the tournament of interest. When the matchups of all participants appear, select he participants to edit. Then, locate and click on the "edit participants" link indicated by the floppy disk icon. Simply change the scores in the box that appears and click "save". This feature cannot be used in all situations (e.g. if a tournament is over or if a round is over). It is meant to be used to compensate for participants who do not play for whatever reason and for the tournament to continue on (as a successive round cannot be played until the round before it has been played by all participants).
What are student statistics?
The student statistic section compares scores of individual students to the scores of their classmates. It also keeps and records all scores of students participating in tournaments and gives averages, high scores, and rankings. Simply click on a student, and then the tournament of interest to see specific statistics.
Can students practice these games before playing tournaments?
Yes, student can log on and play any game at any time. However, once a tournament is created by the teacher for a specific game, the score for that game will be recorded in the tournament (even if the student does not click on a play in a tournament).
Why aren't all MrNussbaum Games available?
Not all games on MrNussbaum.com record a score that can be used in tournament format.
What games are available?

Please note, even within the tournament system, some available games work better than others. Below is a list of games available:

  • Around the World (multiplication)
  • Stock the Shelves (coordinate plane)
  • Maximum Capacity (estimation in addition)
  • Place Value Pirates (place value with and without decimals)
  • Garage Sale Wizard (counting money)
  • News City Pizza (cardinal directions - some people have noted this game tends to freeze up)
  • Half-court Rounding (rounding)
  • Cash Out (counting change - note there are different levels to this game. To make it fair, teachers should ensure students select intended levels).
  • Word Scramble (unscrambling words - again, this game has different levels).
  • Clockworks (telling time - again this game has different levels).
  • Bowling Pin Math (addition and subtraction)
  • Hawkabulary (vocabulary and sentence context)
  • Death to Decimals (decimal/fraction conversions)
  • World Cup Math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • Dodgeball (making equations - very challenging)
  • Matthew Metric (standard/metric measurement conversions - very challenging)
  • Scottie Nickel (making dollar amounts using the least possible coins)
  • Artie Ounces (standard units of capacity)
  • Bedtime Bandits (telling time)
  • Math Fries (addition and subtraction)
  • Custom Speed Math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division in specific tables NOTE the user must input the same operation as that specified by the teacher or the score will not be recorded)
  • Speed Math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division in non-specific tables NOTE the user must input the same operation as that specified by the teacher or the score will not be recorded)
  • Everglades Spelling - Spelling
  • Clara Fraction - Mixed Numbers/Improper Fractions
  • Tony Fraction - Equivalent Fractions *Most popular
  • Where is Mr.N? - U.S. Geography (capitals, cities, landmarks)
  • Conquer the States - State location
  • Follow the States - State location, memory
  • Conquer the Continents - Country location (note - specify which continent each student should select when describing the tournament to students).
What system and software do I need?
Computers MUST be equipped with Internet Explorer 7 or higher (six will not work), or later versions of Safari, Firefox, or Google Chrome. No software needed. Recommended screen resolution is at least 1024 x 780
Are there any known bugs?

I occasionally receive reports that game scores do not record. If two players competing against each other tie, the scores will not record and they should each play again. In addition, I sometimes receive reports that games do not load. If game fails to load, have students refresh the page or log in and log back out. Teachers should also know that if a student closes a game before it is completed, the score will not record. This can obviously lead to instances of cheating.

Sometimes, kids can learn "cheats" to some of the games and can achieve scores impossible otherwise. For example, although the game "Around the World" has a score limit of 21, kids can learn how to cheat on the game and score 2,000.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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