Layers


 * Using Layers**

There are several examples of lessons which use layers in the resource page of this website (Grammar Demo, Order of Operations, Rotation and Revolution, Political Cartoon, Money, Pronoun, Consonant Blends, Handwriting, and Adding and Subtracting). Check out these lessons to get some ideas of how layers can be used. || [|Layers.wmv] What do you NOTICE, THINK, WONDER about these tools? || || 3. Explore and Experiment - You are going to recreate the file from the tutorial.
 * || Efficient Tool! ||
 * [[image:layers.jpg width="224" height="197"]] || This feature is unique to Workspace software and can save you time when used efficiently ||
 * [[image:vision1.jpg width="105" height="81"]] || **Build The Vision:**
 * [[image:movie_clipart.JPG width="118" height="121" align="center"]] || **Task:** ||
 * ^  || Watch Video and Notice Details - Click on the link below. Watch the tutorial.
 * ==Handout== || [[file:Using Layers.doc]] ||
 * [[image:sandbox.png width="99" height="34"]]
 * [[image:sandbox.png width="99" height="34"]]
 * Create a new page
 * Make a gradient page
 * Create a box and lock it
 * Create a title and lock it
 * Create a line in the box and lock it
 * With the text box, type in all the consonants and resize them by clicking on the second A in the toolbar (48).
 * Click on the orange and green arrow icon which will split the letters into separate objects
 * Click on each object separately and click on the copier feature. You have to click off each object before clicking on the next one.
 * Open the layer controls in the bottom left
 * Click on the pencil and paper icon and rename the layer "background"
 * Click on the plus sign to add a new layer
 * With the text box, add a word family such as "ack". Resize and place next to the line. Lock the text box down.
 * Rename the layer with the name of the word family
 * Make another layer and repeat the process with a different word family
 * Try out your file by making new words. (Remember that you have to have the background layer highlighted in order to move the copied letters to the line and you have to check the layer you want showing.)
 * It takes a little practice to get used to using the layers and paying attention to which layer is showing and which layer is selected--but once you put in that time, it saves time in the longrun. ||
 * [[image:brainstorm.gif width="88" height="69"]] || Brainstorm - Read the ideas for practical implementation below and add to the list. ||

=Ideas for using in your classroom:=


 * Teacher Use:**

1. Create a layer with the answers for checking purposes. 2. Create layers to show several steps of a processone at a time or all at once depending on where you place the text or pictures. 3. Create a template for a background with several layers to vary the activity with many different examples. 4. Create a new layer for each group of students to show their work and compare their solutions one at a time.

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 * Student Use:**

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