Launch of Teachers Pay Teachers Store

 

 
       I've launched Mr. Mott's K Store on Teachers Pay Teachers!  Click here to visit my new store!  To start out, I've posted lesson plans and materials to use in the classroom.  After the school year gets going, you will see some technology based activities on my TpT page like using QR Codes with LA and Math activities, flipcharts, and data management.

Fixing Objects Size

         With the new projectors being touch capable, it is now extremely easy to resize objects in flipcharts, which of course can be very annoying during lessons.  Here's how to fix objects so you can't resize the object using touch, but still move them around the screen.  If after the fact you need to adjust the size of an object, switch over to edit mode (click on blue icon to make it orange), then you can resize the object.  

1. First, click on the object you would like to fix so it can't be resized.

2. Right click on the object and select PROPERTY BROWSER (or click F9).

3. The Property Browser will open up.  Scroll down to the bottom and click RESTRICTORS.  (It may already be expanded, it depends on if you've used the Property Browser before).

4. Find CAN SIZE.  Click on the pull down menu. 

5. In the pull down menu, select NO.

6. Then, save your flipchart to save the changes.  You will still be able to move the object around the chart, but you won't be able to resize the object unless you switch the design mode to edit (orange square).  

Another option...

• You can select the next menu down - INTERACTION MODE.

• Change it to PEN ONLY.  This way students or you can't move it without using a pen.

Printing Flipcharts (if they print out small)

       Sometimes when printing flipchart,s they may come out too small.  To fix this this is what you do.  When you go to print, find Layout (2nd box down in Primary, Just below Color Mode in Studio Mode).  Make sure you have one row and one column only if you want it to take up the whole page. (If you want to print more slides to a page, then add rows or columns).  Then select print!

Primary Mode:

Studio Mode: