1. MAIN MENU 1. Introduction 2. The Outliner Environment
3. The Lite Environment
4. The Open Environment
Adapting Units Within and Between Environments
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2. 4. The Open Environment 4.1 Think big! 4.2 Extend unit plans
Save time eventually
Create a full picture
Find, click, describe, elaborate
Expand previous work
Create/organize resources
Manage all units
Save and collaborate
4.10 Preview and print
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3. Click buttons to instantly add data
Think big!
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Click buttons to instantly add data
Enter information in fields that expand to fit your text.
Develop ideas fully in a template that makes the most of all elements of the planning process.

4. Extend unit plans
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Develop your unit comprehensively by describing a full range of strategies and considerations.

5. Extend unit plans
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Purple dots mark Open Units.
(Green dots mark Outliner units and Blue dots mark Lite Units).
This description might provide ideas about prior knowledge assessment for activities in the arts
Explore sample Open units on CD or the Planner web site to get new ideas. The Web Index provides descriptions to find unit components before download.

6. 4.3 Save time eventually Unit Info
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Unit Info
Design a unit using clear tabs and buttons that lead directly to a comprehensive set of planning elements. Get help when you chose. Complete fields in the order that best suits your task.
Unit
Overview
Subtasks
Analysis

7. Create a full picture
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A colleague could add a subtask from another unit here.
A colleague could add new subtasks here.
Make a detailed plan of your unit and its subtasks that is ready to share, in whole or in part, with colleagues and parents.
A colleague could reorder subtasks here.

8. 4.5 Find, click, describe, and elaborate
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Identify expectations by subject or keyword and describe teaching/learning and assessment strategies in greater detail. Add key ideas from the Planner’s Teaching Companions and elaborate on cross-curricular planning considerations.

9. Expand previous work
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Create a full electronic library of your best work. In the Open environment, text boxes expand to fit your contents.

10. 4.7 Create/organize resources
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Create and attach handouts (1). Make an unlimited bibliography of resources (2) using handy templates (3).

11. Manage all units
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Coordinate units for a whole term or year using the Planner’s Program/Profile environment.

12. Save and collaborate
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The Planner automatically saves your unit in the Planner Library (“My Work”). Send the unit to colleagues in a zipped format and collaborate online to develop its components (see section 6).

13. 4.10 Preview and print
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Outliner unit prints as 2 pages + analysis
Lite unit prints as 10 pages + 2 pages per subtask + analysis
Open unit prints to fit contents.
Preview and print a draft or finished unit in an attractive format that accommodates the length of your work.

14. Making the Most of the Planner’s Authoring Environments
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