Explore Tutorial

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Explore 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 and individuals atIntelliTools, 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 ...

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• Publié par: Zewyor
• Nombre de lectures: 22
• Langue: English

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Explore 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

.

Explore 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 and individuals 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.

Explore

The Explore instant-activity kit includes the Explore

Dinosaurs activity, the Explore Template, and a PDF

file of this tutorial. You can find these components by

opening the Math Templates folder and then the

Explore folder in the New area of

Classroom Suite

.

The Explore Template enables you to select from three

different Science News topics, or to create a topic of

your own for student activities. The template provides

the resources for students to create and write about

environments in the forest, in agriculture, or in the

desert. In addition, the template is prepared for you to

add backgrounds and pictures for any environment

your students are studying.

In this tutorial, you will start by exploring the Explore

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

create customized storybook writing activities, using

the Explore template.

Universal Design

The activities you create using the Explore Template

and

Classroom Suite

are designed for all students,

including those with physical or cognitive disabilities.

Explore Tutorial

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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 Page, 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 Explore 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

Explore Tutorial

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Part 1: Exploring the Explore Dinosaurs Activity

The Explore Dinosaurs activity offers students an

opportunity to explore attributes of size, number, color,

and movement by interacting with a set of animals. In

this cause and effect activity, students select an

attribute for an animal and immediately see the effect

of their choice on the screen.

Opening Explore Dinosaurs

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 Math Templates folder.

4. Open Explore. Open Explore Dinosaurs.

Exploring Explore Dinosaurs

1. The Explore Dinosaurs activity opens with a page

surrounded by several toolbars. On the left side of

the page are the Picture and Movements toolbars.

On the right side is the Backgrounds toolbar, and

across the bottom are the Numbers, Sizers, and

Colors toolbars.

2. Select a background from the right side of the page

by clicking on one of the pictures. Change

backgrounds by clicking another picture.

3. Click a dinosaur from the toolbar at the left of the

page. It will appear on the screen. Click a number,

and that number of dinosaurs will appear.

Clicking the picture of the dinosaur on the

screen will cause the image to cycle to a single

image of the next dinosaur.

4. Select a movement from the toolbar to the right of

the dinosaurs. Observe the dinosaur move.

The Movement toolbar contains a small sample

of the 90+ Mayer-Johnson picture symbols that

are included in the

Classroom Suite

Picture Library.

These symbols can be used to enhance

communication and language concepts.

5. Try the color and size toolbars.

As the dinosaur on the screen changes, a new

description is read aloud, reinforcing learning.

6. Multiple toolbars on the page may be distracting

for some users. You can remove some of these

toolbars to focus student attention on specific

concepts.

Note

Note

Note

Customizing the Appearance

You can remove toolbars to focus students on only a

few concepts.

1. Click the Author Mode button at the top left of the

screen. Press the Hide All Toolbars button.

Clicking this button returns you to the student

mode, but there are no toolbars on the screen.

2. Click the Author Mode button again. A new toolbar

displays at the top of the screen, with grey buttons

for each of the removed toolbars.

3. Select one or two toolbars you wish to have in the

activity (e.g., Pictures and Number), and then click

the Go to Student Mode button.

Two buttons cause random pictures and random

backgrounds to be selected. This feature

enables students to change the activity without

needing the entire toolbar visible on the screen.

Explore the Quiz Feature

Quizzes are one way to assess comprehension. Several

pre-made quizzes are included in Explore Dinosaurs.

1. Click the Author Mode button and then click the

blue IntelliQuiz button (shows a bright yellow Q).

2. Note that four quiz choices appear. Choose the

Find The button. This quiz only asks for dinosaurs,

so the other toolbars are hidden.

3. Click correct and incorrect answers so you can see

the feedback that students receive.

4. Click the red Stop IntelliQuiz button to end the

quiz. Explore other quizzes.

The Reports feature of

Classroom Suite

records

all student responses in the IntelliQuizzes, both

correct and incorrect. If you assign this activity

to a student and then print the report when

students are finished, you will have a helpful

assessment tool to understand their understanding

of the concepts of number, size, color, etc.

5. Close this activity without saving it.

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

Explore template to create many additional Explore

activities.

Explore Tutorial

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Part 1: Exploring the Explore Dinosaurs Activity

Note

Note

Explore Tutorial

4

The Explore Template is designed to help you to author

more Explore activities. Three picture toolbars are

provided: Toys, Animals, and Vehicles. An additional

toolbar is ready for you to add your own pictures.

Opening the Explore Template

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

Open the Math Templates folder.

2. Open the Explore folder and choose the Explore

Template. The Explore Template displays.

3. 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

.

4. From the File menu, select Save As Activity. Save

your activity as

Explore Vehicles

.

Creating an Explore Activity

1. The Explore Template opens with a page of brief

authoring instructions. You can choose Vehicles,

Animals, Toys, or My Pictures. For this tutorial,

click the Choose Vehicles button.

2. Click the green Author Vehicles button.

The yellow Authoring Instructions button will

return you to the opening page, where you can

change to a different category.

3. The toolbar of Hide/Show buttons enables you to

select the toolbars you want students to use.

4. A toolbar of six vehicles displays at the left of the

page. You will want to keep this toolbar visible.

5. Click any of the other green buttons to remove a

specific toolbar. Click again to return that toolbar.

6. Decide which toolbars you want students to use,

and hide the rest of them. For this tutorial, show

vehicles, sizers, and movements.

Finishing the Activity

1. Click the Go To Student Mode button.

2. From the File menu, select Save As Activity.

3. When prompted, replace the previous version of

your activity by clicking the Replace button.

Congratulations! You have discovered how easy it is to

create a new Explore activity, complete with quizzes!

In the next part of this tutorial, you will learn to

customize this template, if you wish to do so.

Part 2: Using the Explore Template

Note

5

Using the My Pictures Toolbar

You can create a whole new category of pictures for

Explore activities, using the My Pictures toolbar. You

can select pictures from the

Classroom Suite

Picture

Library, or you can use your own photos or pictures.

1. Open the Explore Template (see page 4).

2. When the menu screen displays, click the My

Pictures button. Authoring instructions now

display on the page.

3. From the File menu, select Save As Activity. Name

your customized activity

Explore Bugs

.

4. A toolbar with six numbered buttons displays at the

left of the page.

5. Press the Control key on the computer keyboard

and simultaneously click the Picture 1 button

(

[Ctrl]+click

). The Button Properties dialog box

displays.

6. To add a picture from the Picture Library, click the

Insert Picture From Library button.

7. When the Picture Library dialog box displays, use

the Category drop down list to locate a picture. For

this example, select the Bugs category. Highlight

Caterpillar and click Insert.

Alternatively, click the Insert Picture From File

button. Then navigate to a picture you wish to

use that you may have stored elsewhere on your

computer, or on another CD. When you locate the

picture you want, select it and click OK. It will

insert in the toolbar.

8. Next, change the Button Name at the top of the

dialog box. Select the text Picture 1 and type in

Caterpillar

.

9. Click the Appearance tab and select Picture from

the list on the left. A preview button shows you

how the new button will look. Click OK.

10. Select five more bug pictures for the Picture 2

through Picture 6, repeating steps 5–9 for each

picture.

In the next section of the tutorial, you will customize

the available backgrounds and finish the activity.

Part 3: Customizing the Explore Template

Explore Tutorial

Note

Adding New Backgrounds

You can also select new backgrounds for your

customized activity. The toolbar of background choices

displays at the right of the page.

1.

[Ctrl]+click

any background button on the toolbar.

The Button Properties dialog displays.

2. To add a picture from the Picture Library, click the

Insert Picture from Library button.

3. When the Picture Library dialog box displays, use

the Category drop down list to locate a picture. For

this example, select the Backgrounds category.

Highlight picnic area and click Insert.

Alternatively, click the Insert Picture From File

button. Then navigate to a picture you wish to

use that you may have stored elsewhere on your

computer, or on another CD. When you locate the

picture you want, select it and click OK. It will

insert in the toolbar.

4. Next, change the Button Name at the top of the

dialog box. Select the text in the button name box

and type in

Picnic

.

5. Click the Appearance tab and select Picture from

the list on the left. A preview button shows you

how the new button will look. Click OK.

Finishing the Activity

1. Decide which toolbars you want students to use,

and hide the rest of them, using the Hide/Show

buttons (see steps 4–6, Creating Your Explore

Activity, on page 4).

2. Click the purple Finish Activity button.

3. When prompted, replace the previous version of

your activity by clicking the Replace button.

4. The new activity is saved into the Activities folder,

ready for student use.

Congratulations! You have discovered how easy it is to

customize the Explore Template and make even more

Explore activities, complete with quizzes!

Explore Tutorial

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Part 3: Customizing the Explore Template

Note