EDU 314 Teaching With Computers in Elementary and Secondary Schools

State University of New York at Cortland

 



Week 13 Apr.17

Microsoft Puzzle Maker and Microsoft Paint

Enlighten and Inspire - Make Learning a Rich and Fun Experience!

To do today

1. Brainstorm Project Ideas

Work in a group of 2 people, explore the PuzzleMaker ideas and tools

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.

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 #7.

3). Print your puzzle and give it to your partner to solve the puzzle.

3. Link your PuzzleMaker Project to Your Eportfolio

1). Do a sreenshot 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

Microsoft Word Project Project #6; Wrap up Project #7 and publish it.

For Next Week

Prepare for Project # 8 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.