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Boardmaker Studio (BMS) Version:1.2.541.4587

Creating a Video and Multiple Choice Question Template

Introduction

To allow students to learn through videos and demonstrate their knowledge with immediate multiple-choice questions.

In this tutorial you will learn how to work with the popup video button and the multiple choice – 3 choices gadgets in a blank page and save it as a template.

This tutorial assumes…

• that the Boardmaker Studio program has been installed on your computer’s hard drive • the videos and pictures are already converted and stored on your computer’s hard drive or a

memory storage device - the videos are in .avi or .wmv format • you know how to navigate between your stored video and picture files and BMS • you know how to reposition and resize a button • you know how to realign buttons with the right mouse click • you know how to locate BMS symbols and put them into a button • you will save your project often

Learning Objectives

Completion of this tutorial will give you experience with the following:

• Creating a BMS template starting from a blank page • Working with gadgets • Copying pages within a project • Populating the template with video and questions

Case Study

Nathan is a grade 5 student learning how to use 2 switches to scan and select items on his SETBC computer. He is a very visual learner and videos capture his attention. His teacher is very excited to start to determine what level of understanding Nathan has and for him to independently show his work in the classroom setting.

The templates that currently exist in BMS for switch users are too complicated for Nathan who is just starting to use switches. A simple scanning activity will be created from a blank page with gadgets to bring the level of switch navigation to a minimum and give him lots of practice using his switches with motivating videos.

There are 2 other students in the room that struggle with reading and writing but can record their thoughts and ideas. The template can be modified to include a recording component to allow all learners in the classroom to have access to the activity.

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Using the Popup Video Button and Multiple-Choice Gadgets

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From the Boardmaker Studio(BMS) Connect window:

• Select New Project.

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The New Project window opens and is defaulted to the Blank page. • At the bottom of the window click in the

space provided and name the file. • Click Create.

You will be prompted to Create a New Page? • Select Yes.

3

The New Page window opens and is defaulted to the Blank page Standard Monitor, titled Page 1.

• In the bottom right corner of the window click Create.

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A new blank page will open in the edit window.

• In the bottom left of the window click Gadgets.

• Double-click Fun Interactions.

• Scroll down until you see the Popup Video Button.

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• Click-and-drag the gadget onto the blank page.

• Reposition the button in the top center of

the page and resize the button making it larger.

• Click on Save Page to ensure all

changes have been saved.

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• To navigate back, click the back arrow at the top left of the gadget window.

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• Double-click on Question and

Answer.

• Click-and-drag the Multiple Choice-3 choices gadget onto the blank page under the video button.

• Resize and reposition as desired.

• Repeat step 6.

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• Double-click on the Navigation button

• Click-and-drag the Next Page Button

gadget onto the blank page and reposition and resize if desired.

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Your page should have all three gadgets positioned and sized on the blank page. • Remember to SAVE page often.

Adding Multiple Pages to the Blank Template

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Now that we have created the first page we will add 5 other blank pages to the template.

• In the bottom left of the window click on the Project button to open the Page View.

• Click on the File menu to access the drop down choices.

• Click on Save Page to ensure all changes have been saved.

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• Hover your mouse over the shaded area around the page icon (notice the extra toolbar that becomes available).

• Right-click in this shaded area and click Copy from the drop down menu to make a copy of your page.

3

• Repeat step 2 except this time click on

Paste. • Notice that you now have two pages and

the second one has automatically been titled Page 2.

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We now need to modify this second page to include a back arrow.

The Page 2 icon should be highlighted indicating it is open and the page you are working in. At this point both pages will look the same.

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In the bottom left of the window: • Click on the Gadgets button.

Since your last gadget was in Navigation it has returned you to this folder. If it has not, Repeat Step 6 and: • Click on Navigation. • Scroll down and locate the Previous

Page Button. • Click and drag the gadget onto the page

and resize and reposition it as needed.

Page 2 should now have 4 gadgets: • Previous page • Popup Video • Next page • Multiple choice-3 choices

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• Click on the File menu to access the drop

down choices.

• Click on Save All Pages to ensure all changes have been saved for the entire project.

• Click on the Project Button in the bottom left of the window.

• Repeat Steps 2 and 3 above, except this time you will be copying and pasting Page 2.

• Paste as many extra pages as you want in your project. For this example we will add 4 more pages.

Remember to save your work.

• Go toFile MenuChooseSave All Pages.

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The last step before saving the project as a template is to remove the Next page gadget from the last page. • From the Project Window double-click

on the last page to open and edit. Make sure it is highlighted to indicate that you are working in the correct page. In this example it is Page 6.

• Click on the Next Page gadget and press

the delete key on your keyboard to remove it or right-click on the icon and select delete.

• Go toFile MenuChooseSave All

Pages.

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The last step is to save the project a second time as a template. • Go toFile MenuSave Project

As…Template

• Follow the prompts to name and save your file.

Make sure you: • Save in My DocumentsBoardmaker

Studio Templates. Hint: Save the file name with the word Template at the end for easy identification.

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Test Out Your New Template

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In the top right hand corner of the screen: • Click on the Connect button to close the

project and return to the Connect window.

When the Connect interface opens: • Click the New From Template button.

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When the New Project window opens:

• Click on the From File… link to open the browser window.

The program defaults to open in DocumentsBMSTemplates.

• Locate and open the file you just

created.

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• You will be prompted to name the file and

then click the Create button. • Double-click on page 1 to open and edit.

• Double-click on the Video Popup gadget

and the programming window to the right will open.

• Click once in the area next to the Popup

Video and browse to where your video has been saved.

Notice when you select the video it will now be identified. • In the bottom right corner click Save. • Go on to add a picture to the video button

and follow the red instructions to populate the multiple choice options in the writing gadget.

Congratulations! You have created a BMS template from scratch using gadgets. Go to Play Mode and test your activity.

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Tip…

To set up the scanning options for switch users in BMS:

Go toFile MenuSetup and OptionsAccess Method(General, Touch Enter, Touch Exit, Scanning, and Mouse Pause)

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