Digital+Kit+Practice

Now, Let's Build a Digital Kit!

=A) Getting Organized!=
 * 1) Open My Documents and Create a New Folder "**Digital Kits**"
 * 2) Open "Digital Kits" and create a "**Butterflies**" folder
 * 3) Open "Butterflies" and create the following folders: "**Butterfly Pictures**", "**Butterfly Video**", "**Butterfly Music**", "**Butterfly Materials**", "**Butterfly Links**"
 * 4) Open MS Word or any other word processing application, and Save a Blank Document to Butterflies folder called '**Butterfly Bibliography**". Minimize this document, but don't close! **This is an important step as you will be copying/pasting the URL's of the resources into this document.**

=B) Collecting Resources.. Let's Start with a Video from TeacherTube!= =C) Collecting Resources.. Now Let's Find Some Pictures!= =D) Collecting Resources.. It's Not a Digital Kit without some Audio!= =E) Collecting Resources.. Lesson Plans can be easily found as teachers are very willing to share!= =F) Collecting Resources.. To Add Website Links to the Links Folder:=
 * 1) Rt-Click this link to a [|"Life Cycle of a Butterfly" video on TeacherTube], and choose Open in New Tab.
 * 2) Rt-Click this link to [|Zamzar], and open in New Tab.
 * 3) **Copy** the URL from **TeacherTube** and **Paste** in **Zamzar**. Follow steps to convert, then we will wait for the email with link! //For the file type... choose .avi// //which is recognized by PC's.//
 * 4) Paste the URL in your Bibliography
 * 1) While waiting, Click to open [|Wikimedia], and type "**butterflies**" in the **search box**.
 * 2) For each stage of the butterfly, **Click on image** to open larger file, **rt-click** and choose "**Save Image As**", then **Save** each image to your "**Butterfly Pictures**" folder.
 * 3) **Copy/Paste URL in your bibliography**.
 * 1) Still waiting for that video email... let's download an audio clip from [|DiscoveryStreaming]. Open link in new tab, then **rt-click** on **download icon** and choose "**Save Link As**". Save to your "**Butterfly Music**" folder. //If you don't have an account with DiscoveryStreaming, this won't work for you.//
 * 2) Copy/Paste info into bibliography.
 * 1) For **Lesson Plans**, Open [|RainbowStarBooks] in New Tab. Scroll to "**Learning Activity Sheets**", **rt-click** and choose "**Save Link As**". Save to your "**Butterfly Materials**" Folder. This saves as a **Zipped Folder**. You need to "**unzip**" by **rt-clicking** and choose "**Extract All**".
 * 2) Finally, check your email for the download link from ZamZar. Follow the link, download and Save the video to your "**Butterfly Video**" folder.
 * 3) Copy/Paste this URL into the Links Folder as a shortcut (see F below for instructions on doing this.)
 * 1) **Select** (highlight) the **URL** of the **website** you wish to save.
 * 2) **Rt-click**, choose "**copy**"
 * 3) Open the "**Butterfly Links**" folder, and **rt-click** anywhere in the white area.
 * 4) Choose "**New**", Choose "**Shortcut**".
 * 5) **Rt-click**, choose "**Paste**" the URL in the box. Choose **Next**.
 * 6) Type in a **name** for your Link... Choose **Finish**.

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