Week 13 April 17th & 19th

Microsoft Puzzle Maker and Microsoft Paint
Enlighten and Inspire - Make Learning a Rich and Fun Experience!

To do this week

1. Brainstorm Project Ideas

Work in a group of 2 people, explore the PuzzleMaker 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.

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.

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.

Flash movie tutorial for using Paint (created by Michael)

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.