INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING NUMBER LINES.MYW


1.  If you are reading this using Windows Notepad, make sure you have activated Word Wrap (from the Edit menu).


2.  The file NUMBER LINES.MYW requires My World version 3.  If you haven't got this then you are missing out on a excellent package which can be used right across the primary curriculum.  
    You can find further details at
		http://www.dialsolutions.com

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure that you are using the latest version of My World 3 (version 3.40) by downloading the upgrade patch from the Dial Solutions web site at
                http://www.dialsolutions.com/downloads/patch.html
    If you don't have a recent patch installed, some of NUMBER LINES screens may not appear as they should do.


3.  Download or copy the files to the location where you keep all of your My World screens and then load the screen in the same way that you load others that you use (there are several different ways of loading My World screens; see the My World Help facility for further details).


4.  The screens are designed to run with a screen resolution of 800x600 or higher.  If you are only using 640x480 then you will have to do a lot of scrolling left/right and up/down.
    Like all My World screens, it can be made to fill the whole screen (CTRL-F to toggle this on and off) but things are slower and not so smooth in full-screen mode.


5.  The screen is primarily for the teacher to use as a teaching aid with the whole class.
    Use the line segments and the large and small 'notches' to construct various number lines.
    The text button can be used to annotate your number line.
    Use the coloured cards to cover up some or all of the labels and reveal them later.
    

6.  The three example screen illustrate some of the possibilities.  
    You can quickly build up a bank of screens to support many aspects of your teaching.
    Remember to save each screen you construct under a different name.



I hope you find these My World screens useful.
Let me know how you get on.

Richard English
www.numeracysoftware.com
feedback@numeracysoftware.com