Grammar Tutorial

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Grammar TutorialNote: This tutorial requires that you have installed IntelliPics Studio 3. Authoring featuresnecessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using IntelliPics Studio 3 Player.Copyright 2003, IntelliTools, Inc.Copyright Notice© 2003, IntelliTools, Inc. All rights reserved. The distribution and sale of this software and manual are authorized forthe original purchaser only. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of federal copyright law. Images that appear inClassroom Suite may not be used in any commercial application without the prior consent of IntelliTools, Inc.Trademarks and AcknowledgmentsIntelliTools (and logo), IntelliKeys, IntelliMathics, IntelliPics, IntelliTalk (and logo), Overlay Maker (and logo),SwitchIt!, and ClickIt! are registered trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. All other IntelliTools product names and logosare trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. Other companies’ brand names, product names (including Windows, Macintosh,QuickTime, and Adobe Reader), and logos mentioned herein are registered trademarks, trademarks, or brandnames of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.CreditsClassroom Suite was produced through the collaborative efforts of many staff members at IntelliTools, including(alphabetically): Kacey Arnold, Jeremy Bolan, Ann Brundige, Virginia Burt, Ben Cushman, Beth Davis, Erik Eisen,Suzanne Feit, Chris Finley, Linda Finley, Dale Goetsch, Michelle Graham, Sean Hamilton, Paula Irons, Bobbi ...

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• Publié par: Omkou
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Grammar Tutorial

Copyright 2003, IntelliTools, Inc.

Note

: This tutorial requires that you have installed

IntelliPics Studio 3

. Authoring features

necessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using

IntelliPics Studio 3 Player

.

Grammar Tutorial

Copyright Notice

© 2003, IntelliTools, Inc. All rights reserved. The distribution and sale of this software and manual are authorized for

the original purchaser only. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of federal copyright law. Images that appear in

Classroom Suite may not be used in any commercial application without the prior consent of IntelliTools, Inc.

Trademarks and Acknowledgments

IntelliTools (and logo), IntelliKeys, IntelliMathics, IntelliPics, IntelliTalk (and logo), Overlay Maker (and logo),

SwitchIt!, and ClickIt! are registered trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. All other IntelliTools product names and logos

are trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. Other companies’ brand names, product names (including Windows, Macintosh,

QuickTime, and Adobe Reader), and logos mentioned herein are registered trademarks, trademarks, or brand

names of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.

Credits

Classroom Suite

was produced through the collaborative efforts of many staff members at IntelliTools, including

(alphabetically): Kacey Arnold, Jeremy Bolan, Ann Brundige, Virginia Burt, Ben Cushman, Beth Davis, Erik Eisen,

Suzanne Feit, Chris Finley, Linda Finley, Dale Goetsch, Michelle Graham, Sean Hamilton, Paula Irons, Bobbi Keene,

Arjan Khalsa, Patty Kilroy, Jez Lickter, Dave Magliocco, Kathie Maltby, Ed Murphy, Philip Nittenberg, Ann Olsen,

Meida Pang, Aakash Patel, Kathleen Post, Jennifer Ray, Lucinda Ray, Alan Rhody, David Robertshaw, Fred Ross-

Perry, Chris Santeramo, Scott Schafer, Lisa Sheean, Karen Sheehan, Michelle Shelfer, Caroline Van Howe, John Van

Straalen, Byron Wilkes, Mary Ann Zapalac.

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Instant-Activity Kits

Classroom Suite

includes 30 instant-activity kits. Each

kit includes an Activity ready for students to use, a

Template ready for teachers to create additional similar

activities quickly, and a PDF file of this tutorial.

Grammar

The Grammar instant-activity kit includes the Grammar

Gremlins activity, the Grammar Template, and a PDF

file of this tutorial. You can find these components by

opening the Language Arts Templates folder and then

the Grammar Gremlins folder in the New area of

Classroom Suite

.

The Grammar Template can be used to create a variety

of practice sentences focused on the correct usage of

homonyms, homophones, contractions, and pronouns.

The practice sentences on the page can be read aloud

by the computer. Students can enter responses from

word banks of choices or by typing from the computer

keyboard.

In this tutorial, you will start by exploring the Grammar

Gremlins activity. Later in the tutorial, you will learn to

create customized grammar activities, using the

Grammar Template.

Universal Design

The activities you create using the Grammar Template

and

Classroom Suite

are designed for all students,

including those with physical or cognitive disabilities.

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Introduction

Create a Folder for Your New

Activities

When you use this template, you will be creating new

activities for your students to use. To organize these

activities, you will want to create your own folder in the

Activities area of

Classroom Suite.

1. At the Navigation Screen, click the Activities

button. Click the New Folder button on the right

side of the screen. A dialog box will ask you to

name the folder. Give it the name of one of your

classes (e.g., Mrs. Smith’s Class).

2. Open the Grammar Template (see page 3).

3. When you complete your work with the template

and click the Finish Activity button, the Save As

Activity dialog appears. Name your new activity,

select the folder in which you want to place your

work, and click OK. Your new activity will now be

available for you to assign to students.

This tutorial requires that you have installed

IntelliPics Studio 3

. Authoring features

necessary to complete this tutorial are not available

when using the

IntelliPics Studio 3 Player

.

Note

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Part 1: Exploring the Grammar Gremlins Activity

Opening Grammar Gremlins

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, if it is not already selected.

3. Open the Language Arts Templates folder.

4. Open the Grammar Gremlins folder and choose

Grammar Gremlins.

Exploring Grammar Gremlins

1. When the activity displays, click the green

Directions button or a gremlin to hear the

directions for completing the activity.

2. Click the text box to learn about the grammar

concepts students will practice in this activity. The

text reads aloud.

3. Use the blue Next Page button to go on.

4. When the second page displays, click the yellow

button at the left of each sentence to hear the

sentence read aloud

5. Type the correct answer in the answer field.

Alternatively, click the Word Bank button. A

toolbar of word choices displays at the bottom of

the page. Place the cursor in the desired answer

field. Click a word, placing it in that answer field.

6

Click the Check Work button to see whether you

have made any mistakes.

7. Click the Check Work button again to return to the

activity. Make corrections as needed.

8. Use the blue Next Page arrow twice to navigate to

page 4. Click the Word Bank button and notice that

the pronoun choices are divided into categories:

Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns.

9. Close this activity without saving it.

You can use this Grammar Gremlins activity

immediately with students.

For another activity that uses the Grammar

Gremlins template, see Grammar Sports,

located in the Sports Mania Thematic Unit.

In the next part of this tutorial, you will use the

Grammar Template to create additional grammar

activities for your students.

Note

The Grammar template enables you to create

customized grammar activities with homonyms,

homophones, contractions, and pronouns. All you need

to do is enter sentences and answer fields. If you wish,

you can also add appropriate graphics.

Opening the Grammar Template

1. From the Navigation Screen, click the New button.

2. Open the Language Arts Templates folder.

3. Open Grammar Gremlins and choose the

Grammar Template.

4. See the instructions on page 1 of this tutorial to

learn how to create a special folder to store the new

activities you make with this and other templates in

Classroom Suite

.

5

Select Save As Activity from the File menu and

save your new activity with a custom name. Name

it:

More Grammar

.

Customizing Sentences

1. The template displays. The opening page provides

authoring instructions in a yellow text box. Be sure

to delete this yellow text box after you have

finished reading it. Click the blue Next Page

button.

2. Page 2 has a tool bar at the top, a series of yellow

word choice buttons at the left, and text boxes

ready to enter eight sentences. Notice the yellow

instruction box at the right that gives detailed steps

for adding sentences and answer fields in these

text boxes.

3. Using the sentences provided on the next page,

you will select each text box and type a sentence

using a missing word from the yellow button to the

left of the sentence. Then you will create an answer

field for that word. Follow the specific instructions

for this process on the next page.

Make sure that the sentence you create for each

text box uses the yellow answer choices to the

left of that text box.

In the next section of the tutorial, you will add

sentences and answer fields.

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Part 2: Using the Grammar Template

Note

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Sentence Suggestions to Get You Started:

1. Being here is lots of fun.

2. My computer is (not) on its best behavior.

3. I wonder who’s going to the movies tonight.

4. Being flexible is an important principle when

working with new software.

Adding Sentences and Answer Fields

1. Type your first sentence in the first sentence text

box:

Being here is lots of fun

.

2. Use your cursor to select the word “here.”

3. Click the Insert Answer Field button. The word

“here” will disappear and an answer field will

appear and be ready for a student response, with

the correct answer already specified.

4. Hold down the Control key and simultaneously

click the text box (

[Ctrl]+click

) the text box. The

Properties of Text Box displays.

5. Select Lock Position and select Read-Only Text, so

the sentence will read aloud. Now the text cannot

be changed and student responses will only go into

the answer fields.

6. Click OK.

7. Repeat steps 1–6 above, adding sentences and

inserting answer fields for each of the text boxes

on this page.

8. To confirm for yourself that the answers have been

captured, type in the correct answers and click the

Check Work button. Or,

[Ctrl]+click

the center of

an empty answer field. The Properties of Answer

Field dialog box displays, showing the correct

answer. Click OK to close this dialog box.

9. Delete any answers you have typed in. Later you

will save this activity as an assignment and the

student will fill in the blanks.

You do not need to edit the Word Banks. They

already match the word choices on each page.

10. Repeat steps 1–6 for each of the other pages in the

template. Make sure that the sentence you create

for each text box uses the yellow answer choices to

the left of that text box.

Next you will add graphics to the pages.

Part 2: Using the Grammar Template

Note

5

Adding Graphics from the Picture

Library

You can add pictures to each page that can help

motivate students as they practice their grammar skills.

1. Click the Picture Library button at the top of the

page.

2. Categories of available pictures appear at the

bottom of the page. Use the Next arrow button at

the bottom right to scroll through the categories.

3. Click a category to see available pictures in that

category.

4. Click a picture to place it on the page.

5. Repeat steps 2–4 to select more pictures.

6. Click the Picture Library button again to remove

the choices at the bottom of the page.

Resizing and Locking Pictures

You can resize, position, and lock the pictures.

1. Select a picture and position it on the page.

2. Use the Make Smaller and Make Bigger buttons to

change the size of the picture.

3.

[Ctrl]+click

the picture. The Properties of Picture

dialog box displays.

4. Click to place a check mark before Lock Position.

Click OK.

5. Repeat steps 1–4 for each picture.

Finishing the Activity

Now you are ready to finish the activity, preparing it for

students to use.

1. Click the purple Finish Activity button. Then click

the red Final Finish button.

Notice that the resizing tools, Picture Library

button, and Finish Activity button disappear

from the top toolbar.

2. Save your custom activity, replacing your earlier

version when prompted to do so. It is saved into the

Activity folder, ready to be assigned to a student.

Congratulations! You have just created a new Grammar

activity. Use this template to create a large variety of

additional grammar activities.

The last section of the tutorial will help you import your

own graphics, if you wish to do so.

Part 2: Using the Grammar Template

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Note

Add Pictures from Other Locations

You can add pictures from other locations, such as a

clip art CD, a digital camera, or other art you may have

collected.

1. Open the Grammar Template again (see

page 3), if you want to create another activity with

your own pictures.

Alternatively, navigate to the Activities folder and

open the activity you just saved, if you want to add

your own pictures to that activity.

2. Use the blue Next Page arrow to go to the page

where you want to add pictures.

3. From the Edit pull down menu, choose Insert

Picture from File.

4. Navigate to the location where the picture you want

to use is stored.

5. Click Open to place the picture on the page.

6. Follow the steps on page 5 of this tutorial to resize

and lock the new pictures on the page.

Finishing Up

Now you will finish the activity, preparing it for

students to use.

1. If you added your own graphics to a new Grammar

activity, click the Finish Activity button.

If you added your own graphics to the activity you

created on pages 3–5 of this tutorial, from the Edit

menu, select Save As Activity.

2. Save your custom grammar activity. It will be saved

into the Activity folder, ready to be assigned to a

student.

Congratulations! You have just created an activity that

is ready for students to use. You can use this template

to create a large variety of additional grammar

activities.

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Part 3: Customizing the Grammar Template