Incremental revealing

[bredml02]

I have so many favorite tricks with Activstudio! This is one I have found recently that really helps with Foreign Language: incremental revealing. This is how I use it.

I type a sentence in English on the flipchart, and then type the translation into Spanish. I hide the Spanish translation with a rectangle, which I set to reveal incrementally. You have to play with the rate at which it reveals a little to get it to reveal basically one word at a time. Then I have the students one by one give one word in the Spanish translation of the English sentence. The first child gives the first word, the second child gives the next word, etc. Of course they must listen to the person who came before them as sometimes there are various ways to translate a sentence. As we progress around the class, we reveal incrementally the answer to check their work.

This works really well with complex sentences. The goal is to get kids to stop translating word for word, as word order and phrasing often is totally different in Spanish. It helps them see that they cannot just go word-for-word but must rather consider the entire sentence before translating. After just one or two examples, they catch on quickly.

This is just my favorite trick this week! [clap]

[davidlloyd]

That is a great example Meagan. Hope you don't mind if I use it when training. [clap][clap][clap]

[BenPosner]

Meagan,

My brain must not be functioning tonight, because I can't visualize exactly what you are saying? Any way you can post an example of what you mean, either here or on planet?

~Ben

[davidlloyd]

Ben

Meagan is talking about using the 'stretch incrementally' action. I think she sets a rectangle to stretch left incrementally with a negative parameter so that the left edge moves to the right character by character. I haven't had time to try it out yet.

[Daniel Bunker]

Yet another way of revealing information!

I hadn't previously thought of this but I can see that it will be useful.

Simple example attached.

[excelteacher]

Daniel,
Thank you for teaching me something new!!! [clap][clap][clap] I am so new to Activstudio! The software has so many features that it takes someone posting a flipchart that forces me to try to figure out how it was done. Now to find a way to use it in a flipchart...

[sqircle33]

I absolutely love this feature. I too like to see posted flip charts so that I can figure out how it came to be. That is an awesome feature. The ideas are endless. I am glad everyone shares.
Thanks[clap][clap]

[scaulfield]

So simple, yet so effective. I love it! Meagan, thanks so much for sharing.

If you are looking for some help creating such an effect check out the Activtip titled "Moving Incrementally".
You can find Activtips at:
http://www.prometheanplanet.com/server.php?show=nav.1147

[DavidFhu]

Hi, Daniel.

I love your example. Really give us some thought on how can we use the Incremental tool to reveal thing that we want to show. Well Done.

Yet another way of revealing information!

I hadn't previously thought of this but I can see that it will be useful.

Simple example attached.

[davidlloyd]

For the newbies look at some of the pages I submitted in this thread on other actions: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7003 and look at the animation thread here too:http://www.prometheanplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7275

[BenPosner]

AHHH!

I get it now! Thanks for sharing this idea. I like that to teach reading, as it can reveal each word letter by letter. Perfect for blending in the elementary classroom!

~Ben

[bpeskin]

Meagan, it sounds terrific - and I think I get it, too -- but yours sounds like a flipchart I'd like to share with Spanish teachers at my school. Could you post one of yours here or send it to me at bpeskin at colonial.net. Thanks!

[Boxwell]

Great tip, cheers for that.

[angiemccp]

This is great! I am considering using this technique for students who have difficulty subtracting with regrouping. Ive found that they usually get the ones column right when regrouping more than once. This technique will allow me to slow down the process and have them focus on figuring one step at a time!