Project 3

Puzzle Maker and Microsoft Paint Project

For project 3, Puzzle Maker and Microsoft Paint Project, I created a word search.  Since puzzles are an effective and motivating tool in vocabulary building and sign recognition, I learned how to create them so I will be able to use them as a future teacher.  For this project, I worked alone and created a word search from the program Puzzle Maker from SchoolDiscovery.com.  I also used the programs Nvu, Microsoft Word, and WS_FTP to complete this project.  I used Puzzle Maker on the internet to create my puzzle and then I copied and pasted the puzzle to Microsoft Word.  I then saved the puzzle as plantpuzzle.JPG.  From the Microsoft Word page, I took a screenshot of the puzzle image and then published my puzzle to Nvu.  On Nvu, I used the screenshot image of my puzzle as an image link.  I linked my puzzle in Microsoft Word with the image of the puzzle as the link on Nvu.  When I was finished, I published my page to the internet using the program WS_FTP.  As a future teacher, it is important for me to know how to use the Puzzle Maker program because I will be able to create word searches and other fun puzzles for children to use to practice their spelling words and to help build their vocabulary.  Over spring break, I actually used this program to create word searches for children in fifth grade to practice their weekly spelling words.  The teachers were creating their own word searches by hand, and I suggested using Puzzle Maker.  It really saved them a lot of time, and the students loved it.

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