Project #3: Puzzle Maker and Microsoft Paint
Enlighten and Inspire - Make Learning a Rich and Fun Experience


Please refer to Week 7 Puzzle Maker Class Schedule

What?  

Use Puzzle Maker program on internet to create a puzzle(s), copy and paste the puzzle made by Puzzle Maker to Microsoft Word, sceenshot the image of your puzzle, and publish the puzzle to your ePortfolio using the screenshot image of the puzzle as an image link (to the real puzzle in Mircosoft Word). AND HAVE FUN!  

Why?

Crossword puzzles have long been used as an effective and motivating pedagogical tool in vocabulary building and sign recognition. The puzzle solving activities could also create chances of community building.

How?

1) Form a group of 2 people. You can choose to work on your own if you think that works better for you.

2) Brainstorm project ideas and design your projects through exploring the Week 7 learning activities and resources together.

3) Create puzzles using PuzzleMaker from SchoolDiscovery.com.

4) Copy and Paste the puzzles into Microsoft Word file and save this Word file.

5) Print this puzzle and ask one of your classmates to solve the puzzle.

Higer Expectations

5) Make screenshot of the puzzle you have created. Edit the screenshot using Microsoft Paint program. Save the image as .jpeg (in stead of .bmp).

6) Link your puzzle in Microsoft Word with the image of the puzzle as the link image.

Evaluation/rubric

Number
Components
Points
1

Puzzle is copied and pasted in MS Word.

4 points
2
Publish the Puzzle.
4 points
3 Annotation 2 points
4
Use Print Screen to catch the image of the Puzzle
Bonus point
5 Use MS Paint to crop the image and save it as a .jpeg Bonus point
6
Link your puzzle in Microsoft Word with the image of the puzzle as the link image.
Bonus point
Total   10 points + Bonus points

Due: end of Week 7.

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Acknowledgement: the design of this project is based on Dr. Hee-Young Kim and her Houston Team's PuzzleMaker Project.

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This page was last updated on Jan. 15, 2009
For comments or questions contact
Dr. Shufang Shi
shis@cortland.edu