Thursday, October 6, 2011

HyperStudio and Microsoft PowerPoint 2002.

HyperStudio and Microsoft PowerPoint 2002. A Pink starfish on a bright blue background on a computer screen introduces a special creation from a bunch of third-graders in Tennessee Tennessee, state, United StatesTennessee(tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. . "Animals in the Coral Reef coral reefRidge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. " is spelled out colorfully on another screen and written as if a child innocently scribbled it. This is the beginning of a HyperStudio project that third-graders in Laura Peacock's class in Memphis' Orleans Elementary School elementary school:see school. created last year. HyperStudio is a multimedia authoring software program that teachers and students can use to combine various multimedia elements using interactive cards and objects. Students can enter text, add backgrounds and insert graphics, sounds, buttons and animation on cards. A 25-gallon saltwater reef tank in Peacock's classroom serves as inspiration. Last year, she had student pairs create "The Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef,largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. " project. Peacock peacockor peafowl,large bird of the genus Pavo, in the pheasant family, native to E Asia. There are two main species, the common (Pavo cristatus), and the Javanese (P. created a home page, and then four buttons were installed to include the reef's characteristics. Students also studied different animals that live in the reef. Using HyperStudio, they added voices, sounds, pictures and background for each animal. "I would show them menus ... and the more they played with it, the more they learned," she says. "I think it's a wonderful program," Peacock adds. "They learn it better and they remember the different ways of learning."

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