• Instructional Materials
• Practice Session Instructions
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Instructional Materials

**Remember to save the stack to your desktop or specific folder on your computer first. Then open the folder to open the practice stack IN HyperStudio so you can work on it.

Practice Session Instructions

• Examples
• Practice Adding Blabbermouth
• Practice Adding Quit
• End practice session

Download & save your practice stack to your desktop.

Open the Blabbermouth stack.

Card One

Click on the graphic objects on this card and listen to what each says using the Blabbermouth NBA.

If you click on the text object/box you will hear the computerized voice say the text in the box.

Listen to another way that you can use Blabbermouth. Click on the Rocket and hear the astronaut as they blast off.

Card 4

Select a graphic object you want to use. Click on the object to add Blabbermouth to that object.

Be sure you use the arrow tool to edit and the browse tool to test out any actions added. You also need to have the browse tool selected to click on the arrow to go to the next card.

You can alsodouble-click on the graphic and the Actions box will appear.

(If you add a graphic then you will be able to go to Actions from the graphic appearance box).

Type in the text you want the graphic or object to say. Select the speed the voice will say the text, the pitch of the voice (higher or lower), and the type of voice.

There are many types of voices to choose from, male/female, all with different sounds. Click TRY IT! to hear how the text will sound.

Tip!

If a word does not sound like it would when you actually say it, then use the creative spelling techniques to make the word come out as it should be pronounced.

Practice adding the Quit NBA to a button.

On card 5 you will practice adding the NBA Quit to a button.

You can add your own button or just click on one of the sample buttons on the card (with the arrow tool) and move it to where it says- put button here.

You can also right-click on the button and click copy, then go back and click paste. Drag the button to where you need it to be.

OR Double-click on the button.

Then Click on Actions.

You can test out if your new button actions have worked. Use

the browse/hand tool to test out the button. Before you click on the

Quit, Exit, or End button, be sure to save stack. You should be asked

to save the stack before you quit the stack. Be sure to click YES.

The stack will immediately close after you click yes to saving the stack.

Card 6

You have completed the practice session for adding the NBAs- Blabbermouth and Quit.

Be sure to save your stack in the practice stack folder before you click on the Quit button.

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Lesson 4: Ghost Writer NBA