Insp.Project-based+Assign

=**Activity: Project-Based Assignment**=

**> MS Word**


Ø **// Open up the “Thomas Edison” MS Word file in this wiki //** Ø **// Open-up the Inspiration file “Inventor Research” in this wiki //**

**> Note Taking and Referencing Resources**
1. Create a split screen with the **Inspiration outline** **//“Inventor Research”//** (on the left) and **//“Thomas Edison”// MSWord file** (on the right). 2. Review the topics and subtopics in the Inspiration outline. 3. Highlight notes in the article that are relevant to Edison’s Accomplishments 4. Go to the Inspiration outline and choose “Add a Note” feature. Paste two notes relevant to his accomplishments 5. Place numerical indicator (1) for the reference next to the note. 6. __ Save __ as **//Thomas Edison.w.notes//**

**> Creating Word Resource Files for a Research Project**
1. Locate a resource on Thomas Edison on the web; copy the text from this web page 2. Open a MSWord document and paste the resource 3. Go back to the resource on the web, and copy the URL 4. Go to the bottom of the MSWord resource document you created and paste the URL at the bottom of the page. Add the date you retrieved it below the URL 5. Go to your Inspiration file on Edison and go to Bibliography 6. Type in “Edison Biography”. Indicate the numeral reference (2)

**> Tips on Writing in Inspiration**
1. Select the Topic indicated by the Roman Numeral 2. Review the notes for the topic 3. Go to “Add a Note” and begin writing your paragraph for the topic 4. Proceed to each major topic and write at least one paragraph. 5. When writing is finished, go to “Transfer to Word Processor” under the file menu 6. Save the file into your “Assignments” folder as Thomas Edison 7. Go to the “Assignments” folder and open the file 8. Begin the next stage of writing, “Editing”