More Activities
Labeling
This activity lets the student drag labels onto an image.
- From the Insert menu, choose "Activities" then "Labeling"
- Click on the Help tab for instructions.
- When you are assigning the labels you will drag both the circles (that identify the correct positions) and the boxes (where the student will drag the label) onto the picture. The box can be offset from the circle for clarity.
- Caution: If you change the text of any of the labels and then you will have to place all the labels again
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Drag the labels from the bottom to the correct slots.
Hot Spot
A Hot Spot activity lets students move their mouse over a picture and get information.
- From the Insert menu, choose "Activities" then "Hot Spot"
- Click on the Help tab for instructions.
- The tools for creating this activity can be a little confusing at first. See below for more instructions.
- The text "popups" can be different shapes - the only one that lets you write more than a little text is "large text box"
Click once to activate, then Rollover to see more information.
Creating a Hot Spot activity
- Import your image using the "Select Image" button
- Click on the "Map Image" button
For each hotspot (active area) in the image you will need to "Paint" the area that is the hotspot and then add text.
These are the tools used to paint the image:
There are three tools (in the top row)
- The Selection Tool (Arrow): use this to select a hotspot after it is created
- The Pencil Tool: use this to paint a hotspot - the size of the pencil is set using the squares on the bottom row
- Eraser tool: use this to delete some or all of a hotspot - again the size is determined by the squares in the bottom row.
For a new image you will
- Click the "Map Image" button
- Select the Pencil tool (click on the pencil in the top row) and select a Size (Click on a square in the bottom row)
- Drag the cursor over the image to paint an area
- Use the Eraser tool to adjust if needed
- Type text in the Enter Hotspot Text area
- Click the Next button to continue
- Repeat for the remaining Hotspot areas
To modify or edit a hotspot after it is created
- Click on the Select tool (Arrow)
- Click on the color that represents that area to choose it
- Now you can use the Pencil or Eraser tool to modify the area or you can edit the text in the Textbox.
- Use the Select tool again to choose a different hotspot area
The type of "Popup" you choose to show the text applies to the entire activity - you cannot use different ones for different areas.
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Click on the link below to take a quiz on the Hot Spot tools! |
