Learning Resources Answer Buzzers, Set of 4

Great tunes! Patients and students love to touch and hear them!!! Thank you, for letting them become annoying to my ears, Lol!!!

I am a homeschool mom with two children. They are old enough to know that they need to take turns with calling out an answer, but sibling rivalry is real, and they compete with who can answer me first. I decided I'd go on Amazon and see if I could find some sort of buzzer and we'd turn oral quizzes and discussion questions into our own game show. These buzzers are different colors and product different sounds. The only problem I had was who would get which buzzer. But once they chose their sound, that buzzer became theirs. But buzzers work well, and the sounds are not overly loud. They do take batteries, but the battery life has held up great thus far. These buzzers have been a fun addition to our homeschool classroom and a game changer (pun intended) for us all.

1. I like these buzzers. They are adequate for my needs (a “game show” exercise in the classroom). The volume is loud enough without being obnoxious. I have used them only once, so I cannot comment on their durability. 2. For the record, they do not light up. 3. The worst feature is that they came with the battery cover screwed on way too tight. I have a precision screwdriver set and was still worried that I had to apply so much pressure to unscrew the cover that I would strip the tiny screw. Sure enough, that’s what I did for one of the buzzers. I had to pry the plastic cover off, install the batteries, and tape it shut. The buzzers were so cheap and the work-around sufficient that I didn’t want to bother sending them back just to get another set with the same problem. 4. Finally, a word on usage. There are four sounds: 1 BLUE “BOING”; 2 ORANGE “DING-DONG” (like a doorbell chime); 3 GREEN “DING” (like the sound made by a hammer game at a carnival”); and PURPLE “HONK HONK.” When I paired up students for my quiz show, I used the GREEN DING vs. ORANGE DING-DONG buzzers. But the DING-DONG sound goes on a tad longer than the single DING, often giving the illusion that the DING-DONG buzzer buzzed first, because it overshadows the DING. My point is, you might want to experiment with how you pair the buzzers if you use only two. I think BLUE “BOING” pairs better with GREEN “DING,” leaving PURPLE to pair with ORANGE. Ok, I feel ridiculous for just having written that paragraph. In short, for under $15, these buzzers will probably be fine.

You may get a little BUZZED off this one. Back in my day I was captain of the Quiz Bowl team. We even went on to win the National Championship my Junior year. Fun fact: That’s why we people call me Champ to this day. I wanted to re-live the ol’ glory days as they say, so I bought this to add a bit of fun to family game night. To make it “fair”, it was me on one team and Linda, Jacob, and Isabella on the other side. Linda also had a few of her co-workers from the Firehouse over for dinner, so Todd and Kevin joined in as well, and Ashley read the clues. It was five against me, and we played the best of three rounds. The first round I slaughtered them. Just brutal. I don’t think they even got one answer in. I was on fire they were out of water. Round two I must have gotten a little too cocky, and they answered a question, but I still won. At this point I think Todd was getting a little competitive, too, because he called up some reinforcements from the station as buck-up for the final round. Before we knew it, a fire engine showed up - it was now nine against one. It all came down to round three. The fresh blood on Linda’s side helped - they knew their state capitols, their famous sports figures, their natural sciences. They even knew their classical Western lit! We were tied up with one question to go and it was a “Musical Clue” as they called it, where you play a couple notes and have to guess off that. Ashley gave a hint before playing the notes: “This movie’s song helped make it’s star famous.” That’s all I needed. I had ‘em. Before they I even played a single note of the song, I buzzed in. “Risky Business” I said. They all looked at me. There was a moment of silence. Linda and the kids stared at each other then looked to Ashley, who said “That’s correct.” It’s still one of my proudest moments. Up there with the birth of my kids.

I really enjoyed these...I used them for a Christmas Jeopardy game, and also use them with my kids - one buzzer sounds like a doorbell and they like to put in it their secret hideout (AKA a cardboard box). I would suggest limiting use if you are annoyed by loud sounds - these are very loud (at the Christmas Jeopardy game we had 30 people in a huge room with large ceilings and they could definitely be heard) and some of the noises are more annoying than others. The backs are nice since the batteries area has a cover that needs screwed on and off - so they won't fall out if dropped (or thrown!)

I thought the different noises would make it easier to distinguish who hit their button first, if multiple players hit at a similar time- but the noises kinda blur together at the same time and don’t really solve the problem. If they made it so the button lit up too it would be way better. Overall fun & genuinely useful for someone, just not my eager trivia players.

These were so fun when paired with a family feud type game for Christmas. They were exactly what we needed!

In my class we will use platforms like "Jeopardy" to review concepts. All I needed was a way for the students to buzz in so we could determine who was first. These work great for that. There are four distinct sounds, preloaded and unchangeable. I work in High School, not sure how these would hold up in an elementary school. But should last a few years in my room. Also all four worked with no problems as soon as I put batteries in them. (Note batteries are not included, as stated in product description.) I guess you could label them if needed. Maybe use dry erase marker or (not sure name) those pens that you can write on windows with. I don't know why a person would give these a bad review for not being "programable" when that is NOWHERE in the product description. Don't don grade something for your mistake in reading.

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Hade sökt på inspelningsbara knappar och beställt dessa, de är ej inspelningsbara. De har störande ljud på sig. Varan i övrigt är i utseende och kvalitet som förväntat.

Got this to play music guessing game (just shuffling an 80s/90s/00s hits playlist and people who are 2+ sheets to the wind buzz in) at session. So much fun!! Highly recommend!

Al een paar hilarische avonden gehad tijden de feestdagen met deze buzzers die allemaal een ander gelijk maken. En grappig om te zien hoe fanatiek mensen worden als ze een buzzer krijgen.

I bought it for a party . Quick delivery , nice packaging and doing a splendid job !