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Tech Integration Project
Lesson Accelerator: Project Launcher

The Main Event
Application: Inspiration 7.6
Platform: PC

Description

The process for creating the Main Event diagram using the Inspiration® 7.6 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.
expand  Completed Project Movie
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. preview What the example project looks like 19584 1:28
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 an Inspiration 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.
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Opening the template and saving your copy 19600 1:23
2. locked Naming your main event 19585 0:48
3. locked Entering background information 19586 1:22
4. locked Setting the stage - where and when 19587 1:05
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Listing what happened first 19588 0:54
2. locked Entering text in a note window 19589 0:42
3. locked Adding other events in the chain 19590 1:05
4. locked Adding more symbols to this section 19591 1:27
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Adding names to the person symbols 19592 1:31
2. locked Adding notes about people 19593 0:53
3. locked Adding more people symbols 19594 0:58
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Entering how you felt then 19595 0:59
2. locked Entering how you feel now 19596 0:32
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Changing a symbol graphic 19597 1:16
2. locked Repositioning or resizing symbols or notes 19598 0:56
3. locked Changing colors on symbols or notes 19599 1:20
4. locked Printing your diagram 19601 0:34
Tutorial series by Andrea Carlson
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