Book Quiz Tutorial

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Book Quiz TutorialNote: This tutorial requires that you have installed IntelliTalk 3. Authoring featuresnecessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using IntelliTalk 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 Keene,Arjan ...

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• Publié par: Orgie
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Book Quiz Tutorial

Copyright 2003, IntelliTools, Inc.

Note

: This tutorial requires that you have installed

IntelliTalk 3. A

uthoring features

necessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using

IntelliTalk 3 Player

.

Book Quiz 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.

Book Quiz

The Book Quiz instant-activity kit includes the Bk Quiz

Julie Wolves activity, the Book Quiz Template, and a

PDF file of this tutorial. You can find these components

by opening the Language Arts Templates folder and

then the Book Quiz folder in the New area of

Classroom

Suite

.

The Book Quiz Template has been designed to help

you create additional book quizzes that are similar to

Book Quiz Julie of the Wolves. This template enables

you to prepare an activity focused on one of three

books (

Hatchet,

by Gary Paulsen,

Charlotte’s Web

, by

E.B. White, and

The Incredible Journey

, by Sheila Burn-

ford. In addition, you can import your own pictures and

create a similar quiz for a story of your choice.

In this tutorial, you will start by exploring the Bk Quiz

Julie Wolves activity. Later in the tutorial, you will learn

to create customized book quiz activities, using the

Book Quiz template.

Universal Design

The activities you create using the Book Quiz Template

and Classroom Suite are designed for all students,

including those with physical or cognitive disabilities.

Book Quiz Tutorial

1

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 Book Quiz 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

IntelliTalk 3

. Authoring features necessary to

complete this tutorial are not available when using the

IntelliTalk 3 Player

.

Note

Book Quiz Tutorial

2

Part 1: Exploring the Book Quiz Julie of the Wolves Activity

Students report on reading and study of a specific text,

Julie of the Wolves

, by Jean Craighead George. This

activity can be used as the focus for a class discussion,

as a book report, or as a quiz.

Opening Book Quiz Julie of the Wolves

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.

Open the Language Arts Templates folder.

3. Open the Book Quiz folder and Bk Qz Julie Wolves.

The Book Quiz Julie of the Wolves activity displays.

Exploring Book Quiz Julie of the

Wolves

1. The top toolbar in this activity provides tools for

navigating the activity. The second toolbar provides

access to additional response toolbars.

2. A series of questions display on the page, with

blanks ready for students to enter answers.

Students can type answers from the keyboard or

select words from response toolbars.

3. Click the green Directions button. The directions

are read aloud.

4. Place the cursor at sentence 1. Click the Read

Sentence button to hear the question read aloud.

5. Notice the toolbar with elements of story structure:

Setting, Characters, Conflicts, Plot, Theme.

6. Click the Setting Word Bank button. A toolbar

displays at the right of the page with responses

choices. Answer some questions.

7. Click the Next Answer Field and Previous Answer

Field buttons to move easily between answer fields.

8. Click the Characters Word Bank button. Continue

answering questions. Make some mistakes.

9. Click the Check Work button to get feedback on

your answers.

10. Close this activity without saving.

You can use this activity immediately with students.

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

Book Quiz Template to create additional quiz activities

about books your students are reading.

The Book Quiz Template has been designed to help

you create additional book quizzes that are similar to

Book Quiz Julie of the Wolves. This template enables

you to prepare an activity focused on one of three

books (

Hatchet,

by Gary Paulsen,

Charlotte’s Web

, by

E. B. White, and

The Incredible Journey

, by Sheila Burn-

ford. In addition, you can import your own pictures and

create a similar quiz for a story of your choice.

Opening the Book Quiz Template

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

2. Open the Language Arts Templates folder.

3. Open the Book Quiz folder and choose the Book

Quiz Template. The Book Quiz Template displays.

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

your activity as

Book Quiz Web

. It will now be

saved into the Activities folder.

Selecting a Story

1. The Book Quiz Template provides authoring

instructions on-screen, as well as additional

authoring buttons in the top toolbar.

2. Click one of the title buttons in the top toolbar, for

example

Charlotte’s Web

.

3. Then click the Setting Word Bank button. Notice

that some of the buttons have pictures associated

with

Charlotte’s Web

. You will learn how to

customize word bank buttons on page 5 of this

tutorial.

4. If you want to change your selection, click the Start

Over item. This will enable you to make another

choice.

Each story choice provides pictures appropriate

for that story in the Characters and Settings

toolbars.

In the next part of the tutorial, you will edit the quiz

questions and customize the word banks of response

choices.

Book Quiz Tutorial

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Part 2: Using the Book Quiz Template

Note

Book Quiz Tutorial

4

Editing Quiz Questions

You need to edit the quiz questions for your Book Quiz

You will work with locked text and answer fields.

Unlocking and Locking Text

First you will unlock the text, so that you can modify or

change the sentences. Then you will relock it, to

protect it against changes and to ensure that student

responses are placed in the answer fields.

1. The text on the page is locked. To verify this, from

the IntelliTalk menu, select Highlight Locked Text.

Underlines display under all the sentences.

2. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.

3. From the Text menu, deselect Lock Selected Text.

Notice that blue underlines disappear. This verifies

for you that the text has been unlocked.

4. Edit question 6 to read:

The grumpiest character

in the story is Templeton

.

5. Change sentence 10 to read:

The story begins

when Fern gets a baby pig named Wilbur to

raise. He grows fast and has to move out to

live in the barn.

6. Edit the rest of the questions.

Next you will replace some of the words and phrases in

your sentences with answer fields.

Inserting Answer Fields and Locking Text

1. In question 6, highlight the word Templeton.

2. Click the Insert Answer Field button. The text will

disappear and an answer field will display, with the

correct answer already specified.

3. To verify that the correct answer has been

captured,

[Ctrl]+click

the empty answer field. The

Properties of Answer Field dialog box will display,

showing the correct answer is Templeton.

4. Repeat steps 1–2 above for question 10, replacing

Wilbur and Barn. In the same way, create answer

fields for all of the questions in the quiz.

5. From the Edit menu, choose Select All. From the

Text menu, select Lock Selected Text. All text on

the page will now be locked again. Student answers

will only go in the answer fields.

6. From the IntelliTalk menu, deselect Highlight

Locked Text. The underlines disappear.

Part 2: Using the Book Quiz Template

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Customizing the Word Banks

Next you will modify the buttons in the word banks so

that they match the new answers you have created.

1. Click the Setting Word Bank button. The toolbar of

response choices for questions about the setting

display at the right of the page.

2. Notice that the bottom two buttons on the word

bank say

word

. You will be changing the text on

each button to provide word banks for students to

answer the questions about

Charlotte’s Web

.

3. From the Edit menu, select Custom Toolbar and

Buttons. Yellow and blue dialog boxes display

beside the toolbar.

4. Click the bottom right button (word) to select it.

5. Click the Button Properties button in the blue

Selected Button dialog box.

6. In the Button Name box, change the name of the

button from

word

to

barnyard

.

7. Repeat steps 4–6, changing the other button to

dump

.

8. Use steps 4–6 to edit all of the buttons in the Plot,

Theme, and Conflict word banks.

9. Make sure you have added the answers students

will need to select from

the word bank buttons you

are editing.

10. When you have finished editing the word banks,

click the Done button at the top right of the page to

close the Custom Toolbar and Buttons dialog box.

Finishing the Activity

1. Click the purple Finish Activity button.

2. When prompted, replace the previous version of

your activity by clicking the Replace button.

3. Your Book Quiz Web activity is automatically saved

into the Activities folder, ready to be assigned to

students. The toolbars at the top now have only

those buttons that students need to use.

Congratulations! You have created a new Book Quiz

activity for your students. You can use the same

techniques to create a similar activity for any book your

students are reading.

Part 2: Using the Book Quiz Template

Book Quiz Tutorial

Creating a Quiz for a New Story

You can use the Book Quiz Template to create a quiz

for any book your students are reading.

1. Open the Book Quiz Template (see page 3).

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

your activity

Tom Sawyer Quiz

and save it.

Create the Quiz Questions

1. Compose the sentences you want students to work

with in the quiz. Note which words or phrases in

each sentence will become answer fields.

2. Follow the steps on page 4, entering the text on the

page and inserting answer fields.

Customize the Word Banks

1. Click the New Quiz button in the top toolbar.

2. Click the Setting Word Bank button. The setting

toolbar displays at the right, but there are no

pictures or story-specific words on the buttons.

3. Follow steps 3–6 on page 5, creating word bank

buttons with the needed responses for your new

quiz questions.

4. When possible, add a picture to the button to

support the meaning of the text.

5.

[Ctrl]+click

the button to which you want to add a

picture. The Button Properties dialog box displays.

6. Click the Insert Picture From Library button.

7. When the Picture Library dialog box displays, use

the Category drop down list to select a picture that

will support the word you have chosen.

8. Click Insert when you have selected a picture.

Then click OK to close the dialog box.

9. Change other buttons, using steps 5–8.

Finishing the Activity

1. Click the purple Finish Activity button.

2. When prompted, replace the previous version of

your activity by clicking the Replace button.

Congratulations! You have learned to create a

completely customized Book Quiz activity for your

students, suitable for any book your students are

reading.

Book Quiz Tutorial

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Part 3: Customizing the Book Quiz Template