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1. Click the Symbol pad button Mn see page 8 and enter a price Drag the price onto one of the items in the Sports shop scene Repeat adding price labels to various items in the scene Create word problems for children to solve based on the prices you have assigned to items in the shop scene You could type the problems on the screen using the text tool JT see page 8 Children s answers and reasoning could be recorded on the screen using the pen tool a Which T shirts could you have bought Use the Image bank to create problems for children to solve N Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Cambridge University Press www cambridge org Cambridge University Press 184565949X Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Anita Straker Excerpt More information Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Workspace overview Common Toolbar These tools can be used alone or alongside the specialised Toolboxes for added functionality Generate a string of numbers and symbols displayed in the text box area of the dialogue ae Symbol pad nn y box Drag the string onto the sheet to display it as an object 2 Number pad Drag characters digits 0 9 decimal point minus sign onto the screen Text Use this button to insert a text field Then use the Keyboard pad and Number pad or your computer keyboard to enter text Select Click on this button to enable you to select menu options c2. Ee TP Ce ee font toolbar You can change the font or font size set the text to bold Aen EA or italic or underline text If you have entered two or more lines in one piece of text you can align them to the left centre or right There is an HA TONE AOGINS ie Gis Pig cc Me Wane one tale abbreviated font toolbar without the alignment feature for labels for LS example within the Block Graph tool see page 29 Pa To change the text colour after typing click the Palette button Sf Changing text colour O and select a colour from the drop down menu of colours Then drag AZ i the cursor over the text you wish to change 2 fe Selecting objects NM Use the Palette button to change the text colour To select an object choose the Select button N and click on the object If an object is capable of being resized or having part of itself moved in some way it is displayed with grab handles i e small squares that can be dragged To select several objects simultaneously click on an empty part of the screen near the shapes and drag the cursor so that at least part of each object is included in the dotted rectangle drawn Each selected object will then be displayed inside its own dotted rectangle The objects can now be moved as one by clicking and dragging one of the selected objects See page 9 for how to group several objects indefinitely ee Three selected objects 00 Mult e Maths Cambridge Unive
3. Manual Workspace overview Workspace overview The Mult e Maths Toolbox consists of a workspace with tools that you can use and combine to create and save customised learning experiences Each Toolbox document contains six blank sheets making it easy to produce a series of progressive activities Since the tools are accessible at all times whilst using the program the Toolbox is also suitable for more spontaneous use The main features of the workspace include ka Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox Moit Maths ae Main Toolbar Link to Mult e Maths website Toolbox Bar Common Toolbar Status bar Properties Toolbar Sheet tabs Waste bin Menus The Mult e Maths Toolbox has a drop down menu system that allows fle Belk let Mele you to interact with your Toolbox documents These menus are File Menu see page 5 Edit Menu see page 6 View Menu see page 6 and Help Menu see page 6 The menu options allow the user to open close and save documents and print sheets select cut copy and paste objects view or hide Menu buttons elements of the workspace obtain information about the program a 2 3 Shortcuts to several of these options are also available on the Main dxd Toolbar see page 7 3 The following pages provide a detailed description of each drop down ur menu P Click a menu button to view the menu options Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 4 Cambridge Universit
4. Toolbox for children to use as an independent activity e g the Snakes and Ladders Game Board To do this choose File gt Print or click the Print button a on the Main Toolbar see page 7 To alter the print settings choose File gt Print Setup Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Cambridge University Press Workspace overview Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit wiew Help New Ctrl M Open Chrl 0 Save Chrl 5 Save Os Revert Print Ctrl F Prink Preview Frink Setup Preferences b la 2 Elearningsyr Datat sk 3 55L4 P2 O2a 4 Coordinates Year 6 1024x766 The menu bar with the File Menu open Saveas ies Save in Desktop gt a ex FA My Documents 4 My Computer My Network Places houses toolbox File name Save as type Mult e Maths files mem X Cancel Ai The Save As dialogue box You could print out the Snakes and Ladders game for children to play independently www cambridge org Cambridge University Press 184565949X Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Anita Straker Excerpt More information Workspace overview Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual i Preferences This sub menu contains two options which are revealed by hovering the cursor over Preferences Workbench size If you are creating activities on a computer with a screen resolution significantly larger than that of your in
5. Cambridge University Press 184565949X Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Anita Straker Excerpt More information Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Getting started The Mult e Maths Toolbox is a highly versatile resource designed to help you to enhance mathematics teaching and learning It is the ideal resource to support your creativity and to help you to make effective use of an interactive whiteboard There are over 60 flexible interactive tools in the Mult e Maths Toolbox that enable you to create and save single mathematical activities or whole lessons Being easy to use the tools can also be displayed spontaneously within lessons and used to further children s understanding of concepts This guide will help you to get the most out of the Mult e Maths Toolbox It summarises the general features of the product and explains how the tools can be used and adapted to suit your children s needs Further information about the full range of Mult e Maths products can be found on our website http www cambridge hitachi com products primary multemaths This can be launched by clicking on the Mult e Maths logo Moit Maths in the top right hand corner of the Toolbox workspace The Mult e Maths Toolbox can be used in many ways These include e Planning setting up and saving a lesson e Using unprepared tools in class to support and enhance other activities e Sharing saved activities with colleagues who also use the Toolbo
6. cted object s from the sheet to the clipboard Transfer the latest content of the clipboard i e a cut or copied object to the sheet Remove all objects from the current sheet of the current Toolbox document Highlight parts of typed words or numbers Display grab handles that can be dragged to hide and reveal parts of the sheet Image bank To stimulate children s imaginations and mental imagery you may wish to prepare activities using the Image bank see example below It gives you the freedom to create real life situations on which to base mathematical problems From the drop down menu in the Choose Images dialogue box you can choose from a selection of backgrounds game boards and other objects e g money food people and animals Click the image name to highlight it then click the Add button You can add more images to your current selection then when ready click the OK button to place the images on the sheet Note By holding down the control key on your keyboard and clicking image names in the list you can select several images at once to add to your chosen list Once on the sheet images can be resized To do this click on an image to select it then click the Properties button and alter the scale as desired Example Use a blank sheet Click the Image bank button a and choose Backgrounds from the drop down menu Select Sports shop then click the Add and OK buttons
7. he User Manual the Help Menu allows you to view basic information about the Mult e Maths Toolbox Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Cambridge University Press Screen Workbench Workbench resolution width height 1152 x 864 1040 Table showing the workbench dimensions for different screen resolutions Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit view Help Undo Chrl z2 Redo Ctrl Cut Ctrl Copy Chrl Paste Ctrl Ur ee ea aj2 Delete Del Select All Ctr The Edit Menu Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit View Help w Main Toolbar a Common Toolbar w Logo Bar Toolbox Bar w Properties Toolbar w Sheet Bar Horizontal Scroll Bar w Status Bar wt Waste bin The View Menu Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit View Help Manual Ci The Help Menu About Mulk e Maths Toolbox www cambridge org Cambridge University Press 184565949X Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Anita Straker Excerpt More information Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Workspace overview General toolbars Main Toolbar For ease of use some of the more frequently used menu options are also available as buttons on the Main Toolbar along the top of the screen There are also other useful tools available on this toolbar Cancel the latest undone action Remove selected object s from the sheet to the clipboard Copy sele
8. lick buttons and select objects Clicking on this button turns off other tools e g pen eraser rotate Change the pen colour The colour selected here will also be the colour of text entered Palette using the text tool and of lines and arrows drawn from within the Shape and Space Toolbox see page 19 A A H ld Eraser Click on this button and then on pen markings to erase them Pen Pen Draw freeform shapes on the sheet The Pen button features a drop down menu to P thickness change the thickness of the line The selected pen thickness also determines the thickness of lines and arrows from the Shape and Space Toolbox see page 19 l Adding text Choose the Text button T and click the cursor where you would like the text to appear it can be repositioned by dragging later Use the Keyboard pad and the Number pad or your computer keyboard to enter the desired text Click away from your completed text to close the Keyboard pad and the Number pad Click the Symbol pad button 2 to type numbers with units of measurement equations or inequalities Enter the desired characters and drag the expression from the Symbol pad dialogue box to the sheet Note When the Text tool is being used characters typed on the Symbol pad will automatically appear on the sheet Changing text Text click to see Fort Toobar Clicking on text numbers or an object containing a label reveals the 3 i iiet i ee
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10. teractive whiteboard computer e g 1280 x 1024 as opposed to 800 x 600 you can create an outline of the area available for your activity This will help you to ensure that your activity will be wholly visible on the interactive whiteboard see Screen resolution on page 3 Click on the Workbench size option and using the table opposite type the appropriate workbench dimensions for your whiteboard computer screen resolution into the Workbench Size dialogue box Clicking on OK will create the appropriate area outline on your screen Snap together With the default Toolbox setting when you place one 2 D shape close to another their sides will snap together If you want to disable snapping untick the Snap together option Edit Menu Undo Undo the last action on the sheet Redo Cancel the latest undone action Remove selected object s from the sheet to Cut the clipboard Copy Copy selected object s from the sheet to the clipboard Transfer the latest content of the clipboard i e a cut or copied object to the sheet Delete Remove selected object s from the sheet _ without storing on the clipboard Select All Select all objects on the current sheet View Menu This enables you to hide toolbars or other elements of the workspace See the General screen features section page 10 for descriptions of some of these elements Help Menu As well as including t
11. x via email or a network e Changing activities for use with different classes Technical information Minimum system requirements PC only Microsoft Windows 98 SE ME NT 2000 XP 64 MB of RAM 128 MB recommended 600 MHz minimum processor speed 50 MB free hard disk space 800 x 600 or higher screen resolution 1024 x 768 recommended 16 bit or higher colour monitor 32 bit recommended Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or higher For technical support contact us at techsupport cambridge hitachi com or call 01223 325040 Screen resolution If you prepare activities on a different computer from the one connected to your interactive whiteboard you are strongly advised to ensure that the resolutions of both computer monitors are the same This is because a smaller screen resolution provides you with a smaller workspace so activities prepared at a higher resolution can occupy more space than those at a lower resolution Please refer to your Microsoft Windows Help index for information about how to check and change the screen resolution Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Cambridge University Press Getting started Mult Maths we Bes Visit the Mult e Maths website for more information about the range of products available www cambridge org Cambridge University Press 184565949X Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Anita Straker Excerpt More information Mult e Maths Toolbox User
12. y Press www cambridge org Cambridge University Press 184565949X Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Anita Straker Excerpt More information Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual File Menu New Access a blank Toolbox document Find and open a previously saved Toolbox document s Save the current document with its current file ave name and location s Save the current document with a different file ave As name or location Return the current document to its most Revert recently saved version losing any changes made since the last save Print the current sheet The default layout is landscape f See how the current sheet will look when Print Preview printed Print Setup Change the print options Preferences Change the snapping objects feature see below for details See a list of the four documents opened most Recent files recently Exit Exit the Mult e Maths Toolbox Saving Toolbox documents are saved as mem files files with a mem extension e g Countingin1Os mem After creating a new document choose File gt Save As In the Save As dialogue box choose the location you want to save the document to Then choose a name for the document and click Save To save the changes made to an existing document choose File gt Save Alternatively you can click the Save button amp on the Main Toolbar see page 7 Printing You may find it useful to print out a sheet prepared in the
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