Erasing objects

[Margaret Allen]

As you probably know all annotations can be erased. An annotation is a mark you make with the pen or highlighter. Its default setting is "top front".

That means if you choose to you can "cover" up a word or number with an annotation and then erase it with the eraser.

The word or number have to have been typed in. Text is on the middle layer as are all objects/graphics.

So if you go into design mode you could alter the layer of an object so that it becomes the top layer.

Double click on the object and choose object properties from the toolbox which "pops" up. There you will find the option to change the layer to bottom/middle/top. Even bottom front/back etc etc

In other words it will now simulate an annotation if you have chosen top/front. This means that you can erase it!

Go to the Library - General - Reveal Images to see some examples of this. Put the money box house on top of the inside and erase the house away.

Has all sorts of possibilities doesn't it?

Anyone got any suggestions of how this could be used?

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[Sarah Carpenter]

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I use the eraser quite alot - often as a self-checking tool on flipcharts that are created, ie. they erase the annotation/clip art object to see if their guess or answer was correct.

It worked well with a money flipchart that I created (available to download from online resources - called 'Making different amounts of moey to 20p)where the children use the coins in the resource library to guess how differrent amounts of money are made up, they then use the eraser to reveal 'my' combination in the money box. It's like magic!!

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[Sarah Carpenter]

Hi again - must stop thinking of ideas!! This forum is not good for me I'm sure!!!! :eek:

How about this idea to help meet that boring Numeracy objective about being able to read the number words to 100, e.g 'seven', 'twelve' etc.

Create number word labels by choosing for instance a rectangle from the shapes part of the resource library, resize as needed, then use the text tool to type in the number word, e.g. 'twelve', then resize. Position the number word on the shape then 'group' them so they become one - then alter the layer so that it becomes top layer. Then add numbers as digits using the 0-99 choice within numbers in the resource library and place the number word labels on top. You should then be able to read the words and erase them showing the numerical version below - I think.

If I get round to creating a flipchart with this idea I'll add it to the resources section but if someone does it before me, please do the same.

This idea may be useful for any Early Years teachers doing a topic about the Farm. In the Resource Library under General there is a selection of farm clip art in 'On the Farm'. You can drag e.g. a cow onto the page and then cover it with a silhouette of a cow, found within a subfolder of On the Farm. The childen can them guess what the silhouette is and then use the eraser to reveal the picture. Easy one to create that one. ;)

Right that's enough from me - I must return to 'my life'!!

Bye graemlins/wave.gif
Sarah

[Nigel Pearce]

Regarding silhouettes.
If you use the fill tool to fill ALL colours of any image in same colour (eg black), you can create a silhouette. Then drag the filled image into the Library for later use.

However, a little known feature of Primary (and in fact Studio) is that an image filled like this continues to maintain knowledge of all the original colours and (more importantly) the areas of colour within it.

So you can use this fact to start filling the silhouette with other colours to return it back to normal. This is a nice way of gradually revealing image data.

Another use of this is in JACK.FLP supplied with Primary. On one of the pages it shows a picture of fish in the sea with a copy next to it where all colours have been filled with white. This allows the child to copy the original using intelligent image colour fill.

[Sarah Carpenter]

Hello graemlins/wave.gif

Because I had nothing better to do in my Summer hols (ha ha !! graemlins/icon_lol.gif ) I did get round to creating the 2 flipcharts as described in my message above, ie. Farm Animal Silhouettes and Number Words to 100. They have been added to Resources - hope they're of some use to someone!

Sarah

[Margaret Allen]

Hi Sarah,

Thanks for your contributions, it is always fantastic to get flps. from teachers who are using the software effectively. :cool:

How can we get others sharing then? :confused:

[Lara]

Back on the changing layers idea, on a very simple level, hiding text under a shape and putting that shape on the top level allows revealing of larger areas, rather than scribbling over the whole text with a pencil!
This would be useful for prediction - where do pupils think the best place would be to reveal first in order to gain the most meaning with the least text revealed? What can be predicted about the text from only revealing the first and last quarters? etc.

[Margaret Allen]

Nice one - graemlins/clap.gif

[caryn]

Sarah I was searching the forums for ideas about the farm and thought yours sounded great. Unfortunately I can't seem to find the folder "general" or "on the farm" using the search facility! Have the resources been replaced on the later versions? If I can find it I will make the chart and post it!



Hi again - must stop thinking of ideas!! This forum is not good for me I'm sure!!!! :eek:

How about this idea to help meet that boring Numeracy objective about being able to read the number words to 100, e.g 'seven', 'twelve' etc.

Create number word labels by choosing for instance a rectangle from the shapes part of the resource library, resize as needed, then use the text tool to type in the number word, e.g. 'twelve', then resize. Position the number word on the shape then 'group' them so they become one - then alter the layer so that it becomes top layer. Then add numbers as digits using the 0-99 choice within numbers in the resource library and place the number word labels on top. You should then be able to read the words and erase them showing the numerical version below - I think.

If I get round to creating a flipchart with this idea I'll add it to the resources section but if someone does it before me, please do the same.

This idea may be useful for any Early Years teachers doing a topic about the Farm. In the Resource Library under General there is a selection of farm clip art in 'On the Farm'. You can drag e.g. a cow onto the page and then cover it with a silhouette of a cow, found within a subfolder of On the Farm. The childen can them guess what the silhouette is and then use the eraser to reveal the picture. Easy one to create that one. ;)

Right that's enough from me - I must return to 'my life'!!

Bye graemlins/wave.gif
Sarah

[Sarah Carpenter]

Hi +wave+
You're right - just had a very quick look and I couldn't see the images either - I'm sure they're there just not had time to look properly. I have made the flipchart and thought I'd submitted it , obviously not but I promise to add it when I get back from gym!! :rolleyes:

[Sarah Carpenter]

Have attached flipchart below - hope it's of some use to you.
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[Sarah Carpenter]

I have just noticed reading back through this thread that (supposedly :confused: ) I had already submitted this flipchart - but I can't find that either!! Who knows :confused:

Anyone know where the farm animals silhouettes are hiding now? Or have they trotted off??!! ;)

[sartley]

I think they have, Sarah. I did a search of my computer and they are in AP and AS2, but not in AP2. This is beginning to sound a bit like "My first is in ..., but not in ...". You could copy them across from AP or AS2 into a silhouettes sub folder in Farm - you would need to do it this way because they have the same names as the farm animals. I was going to suggest using the black fill to re-create the silhouettes you are wanting, but I've just tried it with a pig and it is rather time consuming! Oink!

[Margaret Allen]

Hi

Just found this thread... they have "trotted off" as you so eloquently put it Sarah....it is because they use the shape of an image that we no longer have the "rights" on and so all such copyrighted materials have been erased! No pun intended, but not bad for before 8 am! :D

[Sarah Carpenter]

Thanks Margaret :)

[rmarsden]

Hi, I think my life is now complete as Joy Owen has got me into this. Ever ready to pick up a new techniques perhaps this idea using an erasable layer might develop into something more worthy.

Two images per page were prepared in image software (Photoshop elements) initially a still of a football match is resized as a good fit for an Activ screen then a second copy taken with the ball cloned out and spots overlaid with Activote key letters.

The first image is laid onto a page and locked down, then the doctored image with the Activote keys is placed on the same page in register with the first, in teacher mode the properties of the second image are set to top layer and locked.

Pupils can then vote on where they think the ball is from the visual clues, a pie chart of the votes can be discussed, and the eraser tool can then be passed over the Activote key letter to reveal the true/false positions of the ball.

[Peter Lambert]

I love it!

[rmarsden]

Here's further attempt to develop this idea.