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Lesson Accelerator: Project Launcher

The Main Event
Application: Kidspiration 2
Platform: PC

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.
expand  Completed Project Movie
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. preview What the example project looks like 26476 1:22
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.
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Opening the template and saving your copy 26477 1:23
2. locked Naming your event 26478 0:52
3. locked Entering background information 26479 1:21
4. locked Setting the stage - where and when 26480 1:13
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Listing what happened first 26481 1:02
2. locked Explaining the significance 26482 0:55
3. locked Adding other events in the chain 26483 1:06
4. locked Adding more symbols to this section 26484 1:35
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Adding names to the Person symbols 26485 1:25
2. locked Adding information about people 26486 0:45
3. locked Adding more people symbols 26487 1:06
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Entering how you felt then 26488 0:53
2. locked Entering how you feel now 26489 0:38
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Changing a symbol graphic 26490 1:14
2. locked Repositioning symbols 26491 0:54
3. locked Changing colors of symbols 26492 1:05
4. locked Printing your diagram 26493 0:36
Tutorial series by Dave Fife
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