EDU 314 Teaching With Computers in Elementary and Secondary Schools
State
University of New York at Cortland
Week 12 Puzzle Maker and Microsoft Paint
Enlighten and Inspire - Make Learning a Rich and Fun Experience! Project #8
To do this week1. Brainstorm Project Ideas
Work in a group of 2 people, explore PuzzleMaker's ideas and tools
Types of puzzles
Vocabulary list for PuzzleMaker
PuzzleMaker FAQ
Crosswords as learning activities
Puzzle ideas
- An example of puzzle making project
2. Create Your Puzzle and Have Fun Solving the Puzzles with your Partner
Go to Discovery School's PuzzleMaker and choose to make any type of puzzles.
1). Make a puzzle. Make sure you have "Text" highlighted in Step 4. (Puzzlemaker - Word Lists)
2). Copy your puzzle and paste it into a blank Word document. Save it as as .doc. and that will be part of your Project #8.
3). Print your puzzle and give it to your partner to solve.
Flash movie tutorial for making Puzzles (created by Michael)
3. Link your PuzzleMaker Project to Your Eportfolio
1). Do a screenshot of your puzzle in MS Word.
2). Use Paint Program to make an image (.jpeg) out of your puzzle.
3). Link the puzzle to your eportfolio.
4. Acknowledge the Source
Make sure you have a line at your ePortfolio "Created by Puzzlemaker at DiscoverySchool.com" and have the DiscoverySchool's logo somewhere in your project #7 page to acknowledge the source:
5. Q & A
Homework DUE today
For Next Week
Prepare for Project # 9 Digital Story Telling
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Acknowledgements: Thanks go to Dr. Hee-Young for sharing her minds and talents. Dr. Hee-Young Kim and her Houston University teaching team were the original designers and providers of the PuzzleMaker activities and resources. Thanks also go to DiscoverySchool.com and other groups and individuals on the internet. Michael is also thanked (and paid!) for making the videos.
