Tech Integration Project
Lesson Accelerator: Project Launcher

Memory Game
Application: Word 2003 and Excel 2003
Platform: PC

Description

The process for creating memory game cards using Microsoft® Excel 2003 and Word 2003 is described below. The Completed Project Movie shows you what the example project might look like. The tutorial movies that follow demonstrate, step-by-step, how to merge the data from a spreadsheet to a word processing document to create the cards. The subject of this project can be easily modified just by changing the data pairs used in the spreadsheet to relate to a current area of study. For a complete project description, including goals, objectives, and materials, see the Project Overview.
The Example Project
The Completed Project movie will show you what the completed example project looks like.
 Completed Project Movie
Key # Length
1. preview What the example project looks like 23230 1:41

Go to: Project Overview (Information for Teachers)

Subscribers have access to download the resource materials for this project, which includes all example files, an assessment rubric, and information about adapting and extending the example project.

Creating Your Own Project
This project involves creating a simple data entry form in Microsoft Excel. We will enter geological terms and their matching definitions into our spreadsheet. Then, we'll create a merge template in Microsoft Word using a 2-column label format. In the left column we will enter a merge placeholder for the geological term, and in the right column we will enter a merge placeholder for the definition. Data will be merged from the spreadsheet into our template to create cards that can be used to play a matching game.
Key # Length
1. preview Starting a new workbook 23218 0:42
2. preview Entering data 23219 2:15
3. preview Saving your spreadsheet 23220 0:50
Key # Length
1. preview Creating the main document 23221 0:50
2. preview Choosing the data source 23222 0:46
3. preview Adding merge fields to first row labels 23223 0:54
4. preview Formatting the Term and Definition 23224 0:30
5. preview Copying the placeholders 23225 0:43
6. preview Saving the main document 23226 0:29
Key # Length
1. preview Formatting the table 23227 0:55
2. preview Previewing your cards 23228 0:40
3. preview Printing your cards 23229 0:41
Tutorial series by Andrea Carlson