In almost any classroom, a common sequence of events can be witnessed.  A teacher structures content to be discussed, solicits a student response, and then reacts to the response. Questioning is so common that researchers estimate 80% of a class period is devoted to questions and answers.  Effective questioning allows students to compose a response and thereby engaging them in the learning process.  While questioning is extremely useful to gain student attention, diagnose understanding, jog memory, structure and redirect learning, it is important that questions and answers are not lost in the air.  Use ActivStudio actions to create a pop out to engage students and scaffold the discussion.  Note: Pop outs are simply text that is revealed when a pre-determined object is touched.

Day 6: Making Pop Outs

Step 1:  Type the text that will be revealed

Step 2:  Right click on the text to reveal a sidebar menu

Step 3:  Choose Properties

Step 4:  Select Appearance

Step 5:  The “Visible” box is checked.  Make object invisible by clicking the box to de-select “visible”.

Step 6: Pull an object from the resource library to be object set to reveal text.

Step 7:  Right click the object to reveal a sidebar menu

Step 8: Choose  Properties

Step 9:  Select Actions

Step 10:   Choose Object

Step 11:  At the drop down menu, choose “Show”

Step 12:  Beneath the drop down menu at “SET”, select the text to be revealed

Step 13:  Save the flipchart and try it out!