GIST Training

1. GIST Training

2. Workshop Outcomes As a result of the experiences in this workshop, participants will be able to: • Install the GIST software on both a Mac and PC. • Access the GIST Help resources to answer questions. • Describe the various GIST interface components used to create and modify GIST documents • Create GIST documents • Course Organizers • Unit Organizers • Lesson Organizers • Your own documents from scratch • Using the GIST Wizard • Save, store and retrieve GIST documents for later use

3. Accessing and Using the Content Enhancement Online Library • Creating your account and signing in • Surfing the site and finding what you want. • Downloading and storing files in GIST • Joining a private group • Uploading files to the library • Downloading base templates from www.gistplan.com • Be aware of what Professional Developers must know to lead GIST workshops in the field

4. What is GIST, and what can GIST do? • Features and Benefits • GIST is a powerful organizing tool that facilitates a visual approach to planning and presenting information • GIST is designed to promote the use of evidence-based teaching and planning routines developed by researchers associated with the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning • GIST helps teachers organize and focus instruction on the critical content tied to helping students meet state standards and benchmarks

5. GIST is easy-to-use interactive software that helps teachers use research-based teaching devices from the Content Enhancement Series • GIST allows teachers to link together course, unit and lesson plans and other multimedia supports • GIST uses links to the KU-CRL so that teachers can access a growing resource library of already completed teaching devices to stimulate thinking and planning

6. Installing and Starting GIST • Installing the CD-ROM • Migrating Interactive Organizer documents to GIST • Starting the GIST Program • Points for Mac users • Where to find the application after installation • Where to find the My Organizers folder • Control click versus right click • Wizard upgrade download available with 1.1 update August 1

7. Navigation Bar GIST menus Properties Bar Edit Mode My Organizer Edit Toolbox Outline Window Flippers Construction Area GIST Templates

8. How to create a new document from scratch • Start with a blank sheet. • Draw three rectangles in the center of the construction area • Change two of the rectangles to ovals. • Position the rectangle above the two ovals. • Connect the ovals using the Connector Tool. • Add labels to the ovals. • Add text to the line labels on the connectors. • Change the font and text size on the rectangle. • Change the proportion and width of the outline of the rectangle. • Change the outline background colors of the ovals. • Return to Presenting Mode.

9. Maximize your screen. • Click on the gray flippers.

10. Click on gray flipper.

12. Activity: Draw a simple flowchart that shows the steps to becoming a SIM Content Enhancement Professional Developer.

13. Saving your information. • Click on file • Click on save as • Type the name of the document. • Click save.

16. Creating a folder • You can create folders within My Organizer. • Right Click on My Organizer and then click add folder. • Name your folder and click ok.

17. Right Click and then add folder.

18. Name the folder.

19. My Organizer • Store all of your created documents in this folder. • Click on the plus sign and you will see your list of documents you have created.

20. My Organizer.

21. Listing of your documents.

22. How to use a template to create a document • Technical Overview ( lists, changing font sizes, drop down menus. Copying and pasting) • The Course Organizer • The Unit Organizer • The Lesson Organizer • Overriding the templates to personalize your documents

23. Templates

24. List of Templates

25. Using a template • Technical Overview • Lists • Changing Font size • Drop down menus • Copying and pasting

27. Change your fonts.

28. Change the size of your fonts.

29. Bold, Italic or underline.

30. Choose your Organizer • Course Organizer • Unit Organizer • Lesson Organizer

31. Ignore the Locks • Click on Edit • Click on Ignore the locks • You now have freedom to move around the screen.

32. Click on Edit.

33. Click on Ignore the locks.

34. Color

35. Change the font color.

36. Change the line color.

37. Color the shape.

38. Connect shapes • Click on your shape • Click on the Construction Area where you want to place the shape. • Choose the line connection tool • Click on the first shape and then click on the second shape

39. Add your new shape.

40. Choose the line connector.

41. Click on the first shape. Click on the second shape.

43. Making Shapes Line up • Hold down the Control button • Now click once in each of the shapes. • Right click in one of the selected shapes. • From the drop down menu select Align. • Click the alignment you want to achieve.

45. Another way to line up your shapes. • Hover your mouse over the top-left corner of the area you want. • Hold down the mouse click button. • While holding the button down, drag your mouse down and to the right. A dotted line will indicate where your imaginary box is located. • Right click in one of the selected shapes. • From the drop down menu select Align. • Click the alignment you want to achieve

46. Layers • Create your layers • Layers • Edit Layers • New • Name your layer • Click ok • Click done

47. Click on layers.

48. Click on Edit Layers

49. Click on New.

50. Name your layer and click ok and done.