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==Slider Puzzle Lesson 3: “My Own Picture” (Conveying original ideas)== |
==Slider Puzzle Lesson 3: “My Own Picture” (Conveying original ideas)== |
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# From the Home screen of your XO, click on the “Paint” program. |
# From the Home screen of your XO, '''click on the “Paint” program'''. |
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# Explore how the Paint activity works. Play and experiment with all the fun features (brushes, bucket, spray, different colors, etc.) |
# '''Explore how the Paint activity works'''. Play and experiment with all the fun features (brushes, bucket, spray, different colors, etc.) |
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# Create a picture that you would like to turn into a Slider puzzle. Save it as “sliderpuzzle1” and close Paint. |
# '''Create a picture that you would like to turn into a Slider puzzle'''. Save it as “sliderpuzzle1” and close Paint. |
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# Open the Slider Puzzle. |
# '''Open the Slider Puzzle'''. |
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# Click on the “My Own Picture” button to find your “sliderpuzzle1” image. A file finder window will open -- look for “sliderpuzzle1” and click on it. Then click the “OK” button. The file finder will close and your image will appear in the Slider Puzzle. |
# '''Click on the “My Own Picture” button to find your “sliderpuzzle1” image'''. A file finder window will open -- look for “sliderpuzzle1” and click on it. Then click the “OK” button. The file finder will close and your image will appear in the Slider Puzzle. |
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# Play with your puzzle. Could you solve it? What made it hard or easy to solve? Switch laptops with a friend and try to solve one of their original puzzle images. |
# '''Play with your puzzle'''. Could you solve it? What made it hard or easy to solve? Switch laptops with a friend and try to solve one of their original puzzle images. |
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# Share your experiences as a group: What makes an image easy or difficult to solve as a puzzle? Which strategies were helpful? One student should record this conversation on their XO Laptop using the “Write” program. |
# '''Share your experiences as a group: What makes an image easy or difficult to solve as a puzzle?''' Which strategies were helpful? One student should record this conversation on their XO Laptop using the “Write” program. |
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# Now try creating a puzzle picture using the Camera. Take a photo and save it as “sliderpuzzle2” and close Camera. Go back to Slider Puzzle and open the new image from “My Own Picture” as before, then play with it. |
# '''Now try creating a puzzle picture using the Camera'''. Take a photo and save it as “sliderpuzzle2” and close Camera. Go back to Slider Puzzle and open the new image from “My Own Picture” as before, then play with it. |
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Slider Puzzle Lesson 3: “My Own Picture” (Conveying original ideas)
- From the Home screen of your XO, click on the “Paint” program.
- Explore how the Paint activity works. Play and experiment with all the fun features (brushes, bucket, spray, different colors, etc.)
- Create a picture that you would like to turn into a Slider puzzle. Save it as “sliderpuzzle1” and close Paint.
- Open the Slider Puzzle.
- Click on the “My Own Picture” button to find your “sliderpuzzle1” image. A file finder window will open -- look for “sliderpuzzle1” and click on it. Then click the “OK” button. The file finder will close and your image will appear in the Slider Puzzle.
- Play with your puzzle. Could you solve it? What made it hard or easy to solve? Switch laptops with a friend and try to solve one of their original puzzle images.
- Share your experiences as a group: What makes an image easy or difficult to solve as a puzzle? Which strategies were helpful? One student should record this conversation on their XO Laptop using the “Write” program.
- Now try creating a puzzle picture using the Camera. Take a photo and save it as “sliderpuzzle2” and close Camera. Go back to Slider Puzzle and open the new image from “My Own Picture” as before, then play with it.