Now
that Hyperstudio has been licensed for use in all
Ontario schools by the Ministry of Education, look
for all kinds of uses of this wonderful program in
the curriculum. Check this page out frequently in
search of ideas, tips, tricks, and special projects
using Hyperstudio.
- Multimedia
Authoring with Hyperstudio
(February 27)
- Clayanimation
in Hyperstudio Projects
(February
28)
- Effective
Presentations with StarOffice
(April 16)
- Digital
Cameras in the Classroom
(April 24 or April 25)
Hyperstudio
Festival
To
promote the use of Hyperstudio in Greater Essex County schools,
a Hyperstudio Festival is held annually to celebrate student
efforts in the development of multimedia projects. It's amazing
what students can do when they are provided Hyperstudio, Kidpix,
Clay Animation, digital cameras, graphics software and some
inspiration. The stacks submitted as part of this festival are
pressed to CD-ROM and a copy given to each school to inspire
new students. Details about the current Festival can be found
in the GEC Computers in the Classroom newsletter.
The Answer to Every Question is: Hyperstudio
On December
13, 2001, Gisèle Winger and I presented on this topic
at the Western Regional Computer Advisory Committee's Symposium
2001 Conference in London Ontario. A copy of our handout can
be found here.
(Adobe Acrobat Format)
Clay Animation
I have been very fortunate to work with Gisèle Winger and Janice Blencowe as we team-deliver the Clay Animation in Hyperstudio Projects workshop. Many of the successful projects from the workshop and by Greater Essex County students are shared on the Clay Animation webpage.
TIPS
When
working with Hyperstudio, every now and again, you
find a little tip or trick that makes editing or
working with Hyperstudio easier. We'll post
some of the handier ones here.
Do you
like shortcut keys? i.e. CTRL - (a key)
to avoid menus. Check out the following:
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CTRL - O
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Open a Stack
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CTRL - S
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Save a Stack
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CTRL - I
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Import a Background
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CTRL - E
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Export a Screen
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CTRL - A
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Add Clipart
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CTRL - P
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Print
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CTRL - N
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Add a New Card
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CTRL -
Z
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Undo Last Action
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CTRL - X
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Cut Selection
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CTRL - C
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Copy Selection
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CTRL - V
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Paste Selection
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CTRL - ~
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Move Back
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CTRL - H
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Move Home
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CTRL - 1
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Move to the First Card
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CTRL - <
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Move to the Previous Card
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CTRL - >
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Move to the Next Card
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CTRL - 9
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Move to the Last Card
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CTRL - J
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Jump to a Specific Card
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CTRL - F
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Find Text
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CTRL - B
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Add a Button
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CTRL - G
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Add a Graphic Object
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CTRL - T
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Add a Text Object
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CTRL - L
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Add a Hypertext Link
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CTRL - +
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Bring Object Closer
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CTRL - -
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Move Object Further Away
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CTRL - Y
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Change Text Style
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CTRL -
K
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Use Standard Colours
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CTRL -
M
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Hide the Menu Bar
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Project
Ideas
Looking
for a Hyperstudio project for the one computer
classroom? How about taking a digital image of each
student and place the image on a single card. Each
student then has the opportunity to add a text box
and perhaps a voice clip to introduce her/himself.
Guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser when parents visit
your classroom!
Hyperstudio
is the ideal tool for collaborative student
projects. Have each student create one card of
their research and then you provide the links to
link them all together. For example, a multimedia
project where each student researches the life and
times of a particular Prime Minister is easily
stitched together to provide a permanent record for
years to come.
Past
Articles
Each month, the GEC Computers
in the Classroom Newsletter
has a Hyperstudio/Multimedia tip (Hyperpage). For easy reference,
here are links to past issues.