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MAISA and the REMC Association of Michigan

Best Practices in Technology Integration

Plan

Title: Fun with HyperStudio--An Introduction to the Multimedia World

Subject(s): Seventh and Eight Grade Computers (This unit can be used with any subject area)

Intended Grade Level(s): Seventh and Eighth Grades

Editor's note - There are some excellent student created stacks with this lesson. I recommend that you run these stacks directly from the Best Practices CD. They can be found on the CD in bstpract/132.

 

Kennedy Stack

Nixon Stack

Lincoln Stack

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Description:

This unit is designed to teach students how to utilize the multimedia package HyperStudio. It is developed to instruct the students by utilizing a step-by-step procedure to introduce them to the various capabilities of the software package. As the students progress through the unit, they are allowed greater independence to exercise their creativity and also "discover" the more advanced features of HyperStudio.

Curriculum Benchmarks:

  1. MI.ELA.1.MS.5 Respond to a variety of oral, visual, written, and electronic texts by making connects to their personal lives and the lives of others.
  2. MI.ELA.2.MS.1 Write fluently for multiple purposes to produce compositions, such as personal narratives, persuasive essays, lab reports, and poetry.
  3. MI.ELA.2.MS.4 Select and use appropriate language conventions when editing text. Examples include various grammatical constructions, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and spelling.
  4. MI.ELA.3.MS.1 Integrate listening, viewing, speaking, reading, and writing skills for multiple purposes and in varied contexts.
  5. MI.ELA.3.MS.3 Read and write fluently, speak confidently, listen and interact appropriate, view critically, and represent creatively.
  6. MI.ELA.3.MS.8 Express their responses and make connections between oral, visual, written, and electronic texts and their own lives.
  7. MI.ELA.4.MS.5 Recognize and use levels of discourse appropriate for varied contexts, purposes, and audiences, including terminology specific to a particular field.
  8. MI.ELA.5.MS.2 Demonstrate their ability to use different voices in oral and written communication to persuade, inform, entertain, and inspire their audiences.
  9. MI.ELA.6.MS.4 Document and enhance a developing voice through multiple media.
  10. MI.ELA.8.MS.1 Select and use mechanics that enhance and clarify understanding.
  11. MI.ELA.10.MS.2 Perform the daily functions of a literate individual.
  12. MI.ELA.11.MS.2 Explain and use resources that are most appropriate and readily available for investigating a particular question or topic.
  13. MI.ELA.12.MS.4 Create a collection of personal work based on individual, shared, and academic standards, reflecting on the merit of each selection.
  14. MI.SOC.I.2.MS.2 Identify and explain how individuals in history demonstrated good character and personal virtue.
  15. MI.SOC.I.2.MS.4 Use historical biographies to explain how events from the past affected the lives of individuals and how some individuals influenced the course of history.
  16. MI.SOC.I.4.MS.3 Identify the responses of individuals to historic violations of human dignity involving discrimination, persecution and crimes against humanity.

 

Materials/Hardware/Software:

HARDWARE:
SOFTWARE:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Activities/Procedures:

  1. The unit begins with approximately three days of group instruction and independent practice. First, model what a finished HyperStudio product may look like by showing stacks that the teacher or prior students have created. Next, introduce the students to the basic functions of the HyperStudio program. Divide the instruction into teaching them how to create a card and use the painting/coloring tools; importing and combining backgrounds and clip art; and finally using text objects, graphics objects, and buttons. (This is usually what will require the three days of instruction.) While demonstrating to the students how the features of this package perform, they at the same time are following along with the teacher's steps on their own computers.
  2. After being introduced to the basic features of HyperStudio, the students independently create a short stack following specific instructions given by the teacher. They are given exact guidelines on what features to use from the HyperStudio package and where in the stack they are to be placed. Upon completing this stack, the students will demonstrate it to the teacher on their own computers. Students will be graded on how closely they followed the teacher's instructions and if the stack matched the given guidelines. (The guidelines established by the teacher should focus on the options/commands that the teacher wants students to concentrate on when producing stacks of their own.)
  3. Next, students are allowed even more independence and will create a stack about a president of their choice. With this stack, students are allowed to exercise more creativity and on their own learn more advanced features of the HyperStudio package. Each student is given a rubric outlining what features are to be included in their stack, and how each will be weighted (See Appendix A). Upon completion, students will then "hand-in" their stacks to the teacher electronically and completed stacks will graded according to the standards outlined on the rubric.
  4. The final project for this unit allows the student to exercise a great deal of independence and creativity. The assignment is entitled "All About Me" and students are told to create a HyperStudio stack about themselves. This stack can cover themselves and their family, a memorable vacation, hobbies or collections, or even themselves with their friends. For this stack the students are again given a rubric which outlines the features that are required to be included in this stack ( See Appendix B). They are also allowed greater freedom to use the more advanced features of HyperStudio, such as attaching videos and music of their choice. Students will again "hand-in" their stacks to the teacher electronically to be graded. Before receiving a final grade for this stack, the students in each class will present their stack for their classmates and parents during short presentations for each class period.

Assessment/Evaluation:

Appendix A
HyperStudio PRESIDENT'S PROJECT RUBRIC
Stack contains at least five cards _____ 10
Examples of the following editing features are used:
Text Object _____ 10
Graphic Object _____ 10
Imported backgrounds (varying from card to card)_____10
Painted Text _____ 10
Examples of the following button features are used:
To move to another card in the stack _____ 10
To play a sound (either recorded or from the
HyperStudio library) _____ 10
Both a visible and invisible button _____ 10
Creative title page and bibliography cared giving
credit to stack creator and resources used _____ 5
Stack conveys information about the president's childhood, presidential term, and important events during his presidency _____10
Correct spelling and grammar are used throughout
stack _____ 5
TOTAL ____ 100
 
Appendix B
HyperStudio "ALL ABOUT ME" PROJECT RUBRIC
Stack contains at least five cards _____ 10
Stack is neatly organized in an orderly manner _____ 5
Creativity is used when creating each card _____ 15
Informative title card telling the audience
what your card is about _____ 5
Correct spelling and grammar are utilized _____ 5
Examples of the following editing features are used:
Text/Graphic Objects _____ 10
Painted Text _____ 5
Imported Backgrounds _____ 10
At least 1 scanned in picture or imported video _____ 10
Examples of the following button features are used:
To move to another card in the stack _____ 5
To play a sound (from the HyperStudio library
and/or recorded) _____ 10
Both visible and invisible buttons _____ 10
TOTAL _____ 100

Follow-up Activities:

Follow-up activities will take place as the students present their stacks for their parents and classmates. The students will receive a grade for their presentations based upon how well they presented their projects to the audience. Factors taken into consideration are eye contact, voice, explanation of stack itself, and knowledge of equipment used to make presentation.
Students are also tested on their knowledge of the HyperStudio software package on the final examination. They are expected to know the various functions of the "tools" menu and how to effectively create and manipulate a stack.

Name: Amy M. Allen

School District: Lakeshore Public Schools

School: Lakeshore Middle School

Address: 1459 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville, Michigan 49127