| Welcome
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Start by selecting one of the 4 options:
- Free Mode (a blank, new MicroWorlds project)
- Open Project (open an existing project)
- Tutorials (on screen step-by-step tutorials help teachers and students learn MicroWorlds EX)
- Samples (exploration and project ideas)
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Additional Support & Help
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- On screen techniques panel to help students with the most common tasks.
- Instant tips on commands and error messages.
- Redesigned, faster, more accessible Help System.
- Media content: hundreds of shapes, music, photos, sounds and videos.
- Curriculum ideas at the LCSI Web Site Project Library
- Teacher’s Guide to help you get started.
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| Graphics
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- Improved user interface for graphics includes: grid, constraint, floating graphics, clipart library, and more…
- Wallpaper page to create a common background throughout a project.
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Interactive Objects
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- New interactive objects make
it easy to create cool interactive projects such as surveys, quizzes and
interactive presentations.
- These objects include drop
down menus, check boxes and radio button sets that they can add to their
projects.
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Dialog box editor generates professional looking
dialog boxes.
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| Backpack |
- “Traveling
Smart Turtles” that carry their belongings and knowledge in their own
private backpacks. Therefore each turtle can be defined to have its own
State, Procedures, Rules, Shapes, Notes & Audio enabling it to be
saved independently and easily shared with other students.
- The private belongings and knowledge paradigm fosters the “building block” and constructivist approach of MicroWorlds EX.
- "Traveling Smart Turtles” are easier to share (via
Intranet or Internet) between projects and between students. Makes it
easier to build collaborative projects.
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| Compatible with Microsoft products (Windows version only) |
- Use Word’s spell checker
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Use Excel’s charting power
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| Drag
and drop |
- Music (Including MIDI and MP3’s)
- Pictures
- Videos (Including AVI and MPEG's)
- Web pages (HTML)
- Shapes
- Sounds (WAVE, AIFF and SND)
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