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Now the empty course has a milestone. Note the cap of the milestone is blue since the milestone is on the XO.
Now the empty course has a milestone. Note the cap of the milestone is blue since the milestone is on the XO.
Next, the teacher clicks on the milestone. Naturally, this reveals an empty milestone with no activities on
Next, the teacher clicks on the milestone. Naturally, this reveals an empty milestone with no activities on
the activity ladder. A typical milestone has sufficient activities so that a typical student will take a week to
the activity ladder.
[[Image:empty_activity_ladder.png]]
The guiding concept is that completing a milestone should represent achievement of an important learning objective. The number and nature of the activities should be proportional so that the student does not become discouraged. A milestone with forty activities would certainly be daunting!
A typical milestone has sufficient activities so that a typical student will take a week to
complete it. If a teacher equates an activity to a lesson requiring one class period to complete, the number of activities is likely to be four to five. If the teacher expects some or most of the activities to be completed outside of class, this number can double. The guiding concept is that completing a milestone should represent achievement of an important learning objective. The number and nature of the activities should be proportional so that the student does not become discouraged. A milestone with forty activities would certainly be daunting!
[[Image:empty_activity_ladder.png]]
[[Image:new_activity_1.png]]
To create an activity, as before, the teacher clicks on the edit button in the header.
To create an activity, as before, the teacher clicks on the edit button in the header. The difference is that
the teacher has a number of choices in the type of activity. In this case, the teacher selects t00 for a basic
activity. The other options will be described below.
[[Image:new_activity_1.png]]
[[Image:new_activity_2.png]]
In a similar way, the teacher assigns a label and description to the activity. In this case, the teacher has
In a similar way, the teacher assigns a label and description to the activity. In this case, the teacher has
labeled the activity as 'I' to show the type of activity, 'introduction'. As before the when the teacher is satisfied, he or she clicks on the green check mark to commit the changes.
labeled the activity as 'I' to show the type of activity, 'introduction'. As before when the teacher is satisfied, he or she clicks on the green check mark to commit the changes.
===Creating Basic Activities===
===Creating Basic Activities===