Tech Integration Project
Lesson Accelerator: Project Launcher

The Main Event

Application:	Kidspiration 2
Platform:	Mac

Description

The process for creating a Main Event diagram using the Kidspiration^® 2 template 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 construct the diagram using information provided in the resource packet. This project can be easily modified for creating a graphic organizer relevant to any subject under study. For a complete project description, including goals, objectives, and materials needed, 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.		What the example project looks like	18499	1:17

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

We'll begin by opening a Kidspiration template that contains many of the symbols and diagram elements we need already in it. The template file is included in the resource packet that is available for download on this Web page.

A. Diagram Basics

		Key #	Length
1.	Opening the template and saving your copy	18500	1:06
2.	Naming your event	18501	0:38
3.	Entering background information	18502	0:57
4.	Setting the stage - where and when	18503	0:51

B. Reporting the Chain of Events

		Key #	Length
1.	Listing what happened first	18504	0:44
2.	Explaining the significance	18505	0:42
3.	Adding other events in the chain	18506	0:52
4.	Adding more symbols to this section	18507	1:18