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Our program will be
named: "The Frax" The Frax are a
species of cute, cuddly aliens from the planet Tion. Frac, also from the planet Tion, is the original member of the
Frax. He is the initial guide to the
world of the Frax. User will also meet
other Frax in their activities. The structure: There will be a initial beginning
screen, an imaginary world inhabited by "the Frax", where they and
other interesting objects float around to be explored. There will be 6 floating objects that the
user can click on, leading to 6 different activities concerning an aspect of
fractions. 1. One activity will be to match shapes and
objects to the correct fractions. 2. Pizza activity - users must make pizza's, by
putting toppings on them. (i.e. half
pepperoni) 3. An activity dealing with money. 4. An activity dealing with notation of
fractions. 5. Activity dealing with a concept of a whole. 6. Activity dealing with fractions, as
represented on a number line. * There will also be
a tutorial section, where users can go and learn/refresh their ideas about
fractions. ** There will also
be an area about us (the coders) as Mrs. Lynch has asked us to include that in
the program, so the kids can put a face on the software. We are thinking
about having a tally (in fractions) that show the users how many levels they
have completed. (i.e. if they have done
3 out the six activities, the tally will say 3/6 ... or 1/2? we need to discuss
that) Users will not be
able to go to some advanced areas, unless they have found and completed the
easier level ones. The world (the
environment), will be a colorful, random, imaginary world with floating
(clickable) objects as well as floating Frax who will do certain amusing
behaviors. Next to do: 1. Storyboard 2. Visit the classrooms, observe,
and talk to Mrs. Lynch about the program ideas. Questions/Comments . . . Please e-mail the Webmaster |