Parts of a Set Tutorial

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Parts of a Set Tutorial
Note: This tutorial requires that you have installed IntelliMathics 3. Authoring features
necessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using IntelliMathics 3 Player.
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Parts of a Set TutorialIntroduction
Instant-Activity Kits Create a Folder for Your New
Classroom Suite includes 30 instant-activity kits. Each Activities
kit includes an Activity ready for students to use, a When you use this template, you will be creating new
Template ready for teachers to create additional similar activities for your students to use. To organize these
activities quickly, and a PDF file of this tutorial. activities, you will want to create your own folder in the
Activities area of Classroom Suite.
Parts of a Set 1. At the Navigation Page, click the Activities button.
Click the New Folder button on the right side ofThe Parts of a Set instant-activity kit includes the Parts
the screen. A dialog box will ask you to name theof a Set activity, the Parts of a Set Template, and a PDF
folder. Give it the name of one of your classes (e.g.,file of this tutorial. You can find these components by
Mrs. Smith’s Class).opening the Math Templates folder and then the
Fractions–Parts of a Set folder in the New area of
Classroom Suite.
The Parts of a Set Template can be used to create new
fraction problem sets. Students analyze the set of
pictures on each page in response to the problem on
that page. They enter fraction bars to respond to the
problem. Five sets of animal pictures have been
provided for this template.
In this tutorial, you will start by exploring the Parts of a
Set activity. Later in the tutorial, you will learn to create 2. Open the Parts of a Set Template (see page 3).
customized problem sets, using the Parts of a Set
3. When you complete your work with the templateTemplate.
and click the Finish Activity button, the Save As
Activity dialog box appears. Name your new
Universal Design activity, select the folder in which you want to place
The activities you create using the Parts of a Set your work, and click OK. Your new activity will now
Template and Classroom Suite are designed for all be available for you to assign to students.
students, including those with physical or cognitive
disabilities.
This tutorial requires that you have installed
IntelliMathics 3. Authoring features necessaryNote
to complete this tutorial are not available when using
the IntelliMathics 3 Player.
Parts of a Set Tutorial 1Part 1: Exploring the Parts of a Set Activity
Opening Parts of a Set
1. Sign in to Classroom Suite as a Teacher (see
Getting Started in the Classroom Suite binder). The
Navigation Screen displays.
2. Click the New button.
3. Open the Math Templates folder.
4. Open Fractions–Parts of a Set. Open Parts of a Set.
Exploring Parts of a Set
The opening page of Parts of a Set includes a set of
animals, a question, and a box into which students will
place a fraction bar. Notice the toolbar at the top of the
page. This toolbar contains tools to help students
navigate through the pages of the activity, save their
work, and hear the problems read aloud on each page.
The toolbar at the bottom is used to place fraction bars
on the page and manipulate them.
1. Click the green Directions button. Notice that the
problem is read aloud. The text box is locked, and
students will not be able to change this text.
2. Look at the set of animals on the right half of the
page. Count the number of animals to determine
the size of the set.
3. Click the Make Fraction button at the bottom of the
page.
4. Use the Increase Denominator button to show the
number of animals in the set (5). The fraction bar
reads the fraction aloud as you make changes.
5. Click the Increase Numerator button to represent
how many of the animals in the set live on a farm
(3).
6. Click the Check Work button. Notice that student
responses are being recorded. The Check Work
feature provides feedback to students as they work.
7. Use the Next Page button to scroll through the
remaining pages in this activity and to see the
variety of sets of animals.
8. Close the activity without saving it.
In the next sections of the tutorial, you will learn to use
the Parts of a Set Template to create similar activities,
using graphics provided with the template, available in
the Picture Library, or from your own graphics.
2 Parts of a Set TutorialPart 2: Using the Parts of a Set Template
This template can be used to create fractions problem
sets. Students analyze the pictures on each page in
response to questions about the parts of that set. They
place fraction bars on the page to respond to the
questions. Check Work enables students to get
feedback on their understanding of the math concepts.
Five sets of pictures have been provided, or you can
import your own
Opening the Parts of a Set Template
1. From the Navigation Screen, click the New button.
2. Open the Math Templates folder.
3. Open Fractions–Parts of a Set and choose Parts of
a Set Template.
Duplicating Pages
1. The Parts of a Set Template opens with two
toolbars at the top of the page. The top toolbar is
the Authoring toolbar, designed to help you use the
template. The second is the student toolbar. The
fractions toolbar is at the bottom of the page.
2. Click the yellow Authoring Instructions button to
display on-screen instructions. You can refer to
these instructions at any time while you work on
your activity, by clicking the yellow Authoring
Instructions button.
3. Click the blue Home button to go to page #1 of the
activity.
4. Decide how many pages you want in your activity.
Ten is a good starting number.
5. Click the Duplicate Page button 9 times.
6. Click the Home button to return to page #1.
Now you are ready to begin creating the problems and
sets of animals on each page.
Parts of a Set Tutoriall 3Part 2: Using the Parts of a Set Template
Creating an Animal Set
1. Select a category from the toolbar at the bottom of
the page. Categories include Land Animals, Ocean
Animals, Insects, Birds, and Dinosaurs.
2. Pictures of animals in your chosen category will
appear at the bottom of the page. To change
categories, click the pink Categories button at the
upper right of the page.
3. Click animals from your chosen category and place
them in the Counting Box at the right of the page.
You can mix animals from different categories in
the same Counting Box. Use the pink CategoriesNote
button to access different sets of animals.
Creating a Question
Now you will create a question related to the set of
animals you have created. Refer to the Parts of a Set
activity for ideas.
1. Type the problem into the yellow text box.
2. When you have finished entering the problem hold
down the Control key on the computer and
simultaneously click the text box ([Ctrl]+click).
3. The Properties of Text Box dialog box displays.
Click Read-Only Text. Click OK. This will mak