Educ 5413 - Teaching with Technology Summer 2004: Dr. Helen Mongan-Rallis

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Inspiration or Kidspiration Assignment

Part 1:Creative use of all major aspects of the program

Create an Inspiration or Kidspiration document that includes all the major functions of this program. Have fun with this assignment -- be "less than serious" so that you give yourself permission to play with and use all the features of the program. It doesn't matter what the topic is or how detailed (and accurate) the content is. What I want you to focus on here is learning how to use the program and demonstrating what you can do with it.

What do I mean by "major functions"?

1. Symbols
   • Adding symbols using the create button
   • Adding symbols using the rapid fire button
   • Adding symbols that are not connected to main or other ideas
   • Adding links to connect symbols
   • Adding notes to symbols
   • Changing color of symbols
   • Change symbol defaults
   • Using clip art and photos in place of abstract symbol
2. Adding notes
• changing note colors
3. Using the basic functions in the outline view
   • Adding topics
   • Reorganizing topics
   • Changing the level of a topic
   • Hiding subtopics
   • Adding notes to topics and subtopics
   • Selecting topic defaults
4. Add hyperlinks (in notes and outline versions):
   • to the Internet
   • to other Inspiration documents
   • to PowerPoint document
   • to video clip
5. Recording sounds [can't do without microphone on your computer - so not possible in 239. Just know how to do this]
6. Arranging diagram
7. Changing view scale and positioning diagram in the window
8. Printing the outline & diagram views
9. Exporting to MS Word
10. Saving both document and diagram view as a Web Page

Part 2: Description of how this application can be used in your profession.

• List and describe ways in which this application can be used in your professional teaching area (specify what your area is). This may be more helpful to you if you make this an annotated list rather than an essay, but the format is up to you.
• As part of your list or in a separate section, provide links to at least 5 relevant and useful examples.
• Provide appropriate list of references.

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