Rotten Tomatoes!

Interactive Courseware Design Proposal

Margaret Thayer
ED TECH 511 Fall 2010

Overview Program Title: Rotten Tomatoes: Causes of and Remedies for Tomato-Growing Problems Grade or age level(s): Adults and teens Major Goal: Learners will identify the problems they are having, or might have, in growing tomatoes at home as well as remedies to those problems. Amount of Time to Learn the Content: 30 minutes System Requirements: Microsoft Vista / Windows XP SP2, 512M RAM, 56k dial-up, Flash Player 7.0 or above, audio card, and speaker. Program Description Characteristics of Target Learners: Learners are adults or teens who grow tomatoes at home. They will already have basic knowledge of backyard tomato gardening and conducting information searches on the Web. The learners are assumed to have at least a sixth-grade reading level. Most will already be experiencing problems with their tomato growing efforts, so they will want to identify the problem(s) they are having and remedies for those problems. Content Description: This interactive courseware contains two main components: (1) a hypermedia format that permits learners to select from three menu categories containing information that will help them to identify the particular tomato-growing problem they are experiencing as well as non-toxic remedies for that problem; and (2) a tomato problem matching quiz that permits learners to test their ability to match a photograph of a common tomato-growing problem with the cause of the problem. Learners will receive instant feedback on their matching quiz choices, and the option to try again for an incorrect choice. Instructional Objectives: 1. Learners will identify the problem or problems they are having with their home-grown tomatoes. 2. Learners will identify non-toxic remedies for backyard tomato-growing problems. 3. Learners will practice their ability to match a photograph of a tomato-growing problem with the cause of the problem.

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Flowchart The flowchart below can also be viewed online at http://www.gliffy.com/publish/2295714/.

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Unit Title: Rotten Tomatoes Page: 1 of 7 Lesson Title: Introduction Frame #: H Date: 26-Oct-2010 Work Space: File Name: home Screen Description: Contains the Introduction and two main menu options Text Outline: The introduction text identifies the two main components of the course: a tomato problem identification component that helps home gardeners identify the particular problem they are having and remedies, and a tomato problem matching quiz in which learners match photographs of tomato problems with their names/causes.

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Rotten Tomatoes!
Causes and Remedies for Tomato-Growing Problems
Introduction to Rotten Tomatoes content

Identify Your Tomato Problem

Test Your Knowledge

Exit

Help

This screen introduces the content and provides the learner with the two main menu options: the problem-solving component and the problem matching quiz. The song Homegrown Tomatoes will play as background audio. Help and Exit buttons are also available.

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Unit Title: Rotten Tomatoes Page: 2 of 7 Lesson Title: Tomato Problem-Solving Component Frame #: P1 Date: 26-Oct-2010 Work Space:

File Name: problem_home Screen Description: Contains the Tomato Problem-Solver main screen with three menu options (problem categories)

Text Outline: The Tomato Problem-Solver screen text instructs users to select one of three categories that are based on visible tomato plant and fruit problems.

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Tomato Problem-Solver

Each category below includes photographs of tomato problems you might see on your own tomato plants. Select a category to find out what ails your tomatoes and some possible remedies. Keep in mind that your tomato plants may have more than one problem.

Leaf/Stem Damage

Fruit Damage

Fruit Ripening Issues

Exit

Home

Help

This screen introduces the problem-solving component and provides the learner with the three main problem-solving category menu options. The Home button allows the learner to return to the Introduction (H), and Help and Exit buttons are available.

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Unit Title: Rotten Tomatoes Page: 3 of 7 Lesson Title: Leaf/Stem Damage Frame #: P2 Date: 26-Oct-2010

File Name: problem_leaf Screen Description: Contains the Leaf/Stem Damage screen with clickable options (types of leaf/stem damage)

Text Outline: The text on the Leaf/Stem Damage screen instructs users to select from among different types of visible plant damage problems. Labels are located to the right of each photograph. Explanations and remedies will appear in a pop-up box for each option.

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Leaf/Stem Damage

Select a type of leaf/stem damage listed below to discover possible causes.

holes in leaves spots on leaves seedling stem cut Return to Problem-Solving Categories

withered brown/yellow leaves white powder on leaves brown spots on stalk/stems

Home

Help

A pop-up box containing an explanation and remedies will appear for each of these options when clicked.

This screen presents photographs of tomato leaf/stem damages that a home gardener might see. The learner can click any of the options to go to a new screen to learn possible causes and remedies for the problem. The screen also includes a link to return to the Problem-Solver page (P1), a Home button so the learner can return to the Introduction (H), and a Help button.

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Unit Title: Rotten Tomatoes Page: 4 of 7 Lesson Title: Fruit Damage Frame #: P3 Date: 26-Oct-2010 Work Space:

File Name: problem_fruit Screen Description: Contains the Fruit Damage screen with clickable options (types of tomato fruit damage)

Text Outline: The text on the Fruit Damage screen instructs users to select from among different types of visible tomato fruit damage problems. Labels are located to the right of each photograph. Explanations and remedies will appear in a pop-up box for each option.

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Fruit Damage

Select a type of fruit damage listed below to discover possible causes.

holes in fruit spots on fruit scars on fruit

misshapen fruit prematurely rotting fruit split fruit

Return to Problem-Solving Categories

Home

Help

A pop-up box containing an explanation and remedies will appear for each of these options when clicked.

This screen presents photographs of tomato fruit damages that a home gardener might see. The clickable options on this screen will show a pop-up box when clicked that contains the explanation and remedies for the problem. The screen also includes a link to return to the Problem-Solver page (P1), a Home button so the learner can return to the Introduction (H), and a Help button.

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Unit Title: Rotten Tomatoes Page: 5 of 7 Lesson Title: Fruit Ripening Issues Frame #: P4 Date: 26-Oct-2010 Work Space:

File Name: problem_ripe Screen Description: Contains the Fruit Ripening Issues screen with clickable options

Text Outline: The text on the Fruit Ripening Issues screen instructs users to select from among different types of tomato fruit ripening problems. Labels are located to the right of each photograph. Explanations and remedies will appear in a pop-up box for each option.

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Fruit Ripening Issues

Select a type of fruit ripening issue listed below to discover possible remedies.

fruit slow to ripen uneven ripening unripe fruit has fallen off plant Return to ProblemSolving Categories

A pop-up box containing an explanation and remedies will appear for each of these options when clicked.

Home

Help

This screen presents photographs of tomato fruit ripening issues that a home gardener might encounter. The user can select one of the options to read an explanation of the problem and some remedies for that problem. The clickable options on this screen will show a pop-up box when clicked that contains the explanation and remedies for the problem. The screen also includes a link to return to the Problem-Solver page (P1), a Home button so the user can return to the Introduction (H), and a Help button.

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Unit Title: Rotten Tomatoes Page: 6 of 7 Lesson Title: Frame #: Q1 Date: 26-Oct-2010 Work Space:

File Name: quiz_home Screen Description: Contains the Rotten Tomatoes matching quiz

Text Outline: The text on the Rotten Tomatoes quiz screen provides instructions for taking the quiz, and a list of 18 common tomato problems in random order on the right-hand side of the screen. The text in the pop-up box will indicate either Correct! or Try Again. The text for each correctly matched item will appear underneath its photograph and disappear from the list.

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Rotten Tomatoes! Quiz

Can you identify the causes of some common tomato problems? Click and drag any item from the list on the right to its matching photograph on the left. When you release the mouse, a message will tell you Correct or Try Again. Continue until all quiz items have been matched. anthracnose fusarium wilt hornworm tomato looper early blight sun scald catfacing zippers blossom-end septoria fruitworm powdery mildew aphids cutworm leaf miner leafhopper verticulum wilt slug

Exit

Home

Help

When learner clicks and drags an item from the right onto a photograph on the left, a pop-up box will indicate either Correct! or Try Again until the learner correctly matches all items on the list. Correctly matched items will appear underneath its photograph and disappear from the list.

This screen presents learners with a photo matching quiz to test knowledge of tomato problems. When the learner clicks and drags a text item from the right onto a photograph on the left, then releases the mouse button, a pop-up box will indicate either Correct! or Try Again. This process will continue until the learner correctly matches all items on the list. The Home button allows the learner to return to the Introduction (H). Help and Exit buttons are also available.

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Unit Title: Rotten Tomatoes Page: 7 of 7 Lesson Title: Frame #: Q2 Date: 26-Oct-2010 Work Space:

File Name: quiz_done Screen Description: Contains the completed Rotten Tomatoes matching quiz

Text Outline: The text on the Rotten Tomatoes quiz completion screen tells the learner that he or she has correctly matched all items on the list. The text for each item appears underneath its matching photograph.

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Rotten Tomatoes! Quiz

Can you name the causes of some common tomato problems? Click and drag an item from the list on the right to its matching photograph on the left to check your knowledge.

Congratulations! You have correctly matched all 18 common tomato problems.

Restart Quiz

Exit

Home

Help

Correct answers will appear below each photograph.

This screen notifies the learner that he or she has successfully completed the matching quiz. A button allows the learner to restart the quiz if desired. The Home button allows the user to return to the Introduction (H). Help and Exit buttons are also available.

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