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HyperStudio is a multimedia authoring tool that allows the designer to create his or her own multimedia reports, project and presentations in a linear or non-linear format.  Any multimedia element can be easily added with user-friendly menus, so projects can integrate text, graphics, animations, sounds, video and Internet links.  Drawing and painting tools encourage students to create their own art and easy programming options enable students to create the underlying structure of the file or "stack" that links "cards" together through "buttons" that the user clicks on to navigate throught the stack.   This program lends itself best to being used with students in second grade or higher.
 
 

Literacy Lesson Ideas and Templates for HyperStudio ** In order to view HyperStudio cards or stacks on the Internet, you must have the HyperStudio player plug-in installed on your computer.  Download the plug-in first here Create bar graphs Write and illustrate poetry Import setting illustrations and label Write and illustrate non-fiction text Use storyboarding feature to develop sequencing skills Non-fiction text: Illustrate and label life cycle of animals Create stack summaries of research with sound, texts, and graphics (Revolutionary War, Black History, Central America)  Create stacks to show off at Open House Animate main characters to illustrate growth in a story Research and write an expository essay (Gr. 3: Habitats) Incoporate vocabulary from a foreign language Storyboard ideas for following development of a main character Expand topical themes in Reading Design homepage of website that summarizes research findings	Internet Resources for Projects Design The Official HyperStudio Web Site HyperStudio Network Carol Siwinski's HyperStudio Workshop Tutorial HyperStudio Tutorial from Learning Space Viewing HyperStudio Stacks on the Internet Sample HyperStudio Rubric HyperStudio Lessons and Ideas HyperStudio Lesson Guide and Quiz HyperStudio Lesson Plans for Alliteration Project and Biography Lesson Plan Timeline for Creating a Talking Storybook NickNacks Collaboration Ideas with HyperStudio Project Ideas from Williamsburg Elementary School Projects from Perry School in Illinois Template idea for giving directions for research project & HyperStudio Advanced Storyboard Template Unit of Community Projects (Grades 2-3)
	Examples of HyperStudio Projects shared on the Internet  Earth Science HyperStudio Stacks Famous People in History Geography / Country Stack (Upper Elementary) Simple Machines (with quiz) Many projects from third graders at Park Street School in Maine Unique collaborative project about the State of Michigan Brief but age-appropriate Owl Unit Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises by fourth graders Around the World (older students)
	Other Content Area Ideas for HyperStudio  HyperStudio and Tesselations Oceanography Projects Egyptian Projects Seven Projects about Fractions

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