Tech Integration Project
Lesson Accelerator: Project Launcher

Make My Day!
Application: Inspiration 8
Platform: PC

Description

The process for creating a task and activities diagram in Inspiration® 8 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 create the diagram using the sample data provided. This project can be easily modified to contain your own list of tasks and activities. 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. preview What the example project looks like 21465 1:08

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 this project by opening a new diagram in Inspiration. We'll learn how to add idea symbols to our diagram, and how to manipulate those symbols, and the links between symbols, to visually represent the order in which tasks need to be completed, or how they are related to one another. We can even add a checklist to our diagram for keeping track of completed tasks.
Key # Length
1. preview Opening a new file 21466 1:06
2. preview Labeling the main idea 21467 0:52
3. preview Saving your file 21468 0:36
4. preview Adding more ideas w/the Create tool 21469 1:15
5. preview Adding more ideas w/the RapidFire tool 21470 1:09
Key # Length
1. preview Moving symbols around your diagram 21471 0:34
2. preview Linking unconnected symbols 21472 1:14
3. preview Adding text to a link between symbols 21473 0:37
4. preview Using symbols from the Symbol palette 21474 1:26
5. preview Searching for symbols in the symbol libraries 21475 1:46
6. preview Changing the order of activities 21476 2:22
7. preview Using a checklist 21477 1:06
8. preview Previewing and printing your diagram 21478 1:24
Tutorial series by Jody Ouradnik