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columns: 100px 2;">The '''Finding and Merging Duplicates in Family Tree (FT)''' page offers a '''lesson guide''' to identifying duplicate individuals and merging them in Family Tree. The '''STEPS with Pictures Guide''' provides clear directions with FT images that shows how to find duplicates using the ''Possible Duplicates'' feature, and then how to merge their information. These steps are ''entry'' and ''intermediate'' level tasks in Family Tree.<br> | columns: 100px 2;">The '''Finding and Merging Duplicates in Family Tree (FT)''' page offers a '''lesson guide''' to identifying duplicate individuals and merging them in Family Tree. The '''STEPS with Pictures Guide''' provides clear directions with FT images that shows how to find duplicates using the ''Possible Duplicates'' feature, and then how to merge their information. These steps are ''entry'' and ''intermediate'' level tasks in Family Tree.<br> | ||
Use of the lesson guide provides a valuable ''hands-on'' experience in performing 6 specific duplicate merging tasks in a fictitious database known as '''Instructor Materials - Simple Sandbox''' [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/teacher/teacher.html (Instructor Materials)]. The Simple Sandbox is a totally safe place to practice finding and merging individuals in FT because you are not working in Family Tree. '''No changes are made to your ancestors in the Tree'''.<br> | <br>The Instructor Materials - '''Simple Sandbox''' offers a safe place to practice, one or more times, fixing family relationships because you are not actually working in FT. '''YOU NEED TO WORK IN <u>MOZILLA FIREFOX</u> TO DO THIS ACTIVITY.''' Otherwise, what you see on the screen may be different from what is in the Guide.<br> Whenever you return to the Simple Sandbox, '''''Reset the Simple Sandbox'''''. No changes are ever made to your ancestors in Family Tree when you work in the Simple Sandbox.<br> | ||
<br>Use of this four page '''Lesson Guide''' provides ''hands-on'' experience in performing entry and intermediate level tasks to correct family relationships in Family Tree. It can be used individually or by a teacher in a class setting. | |||
<br> Use of the lesson guide provides a valuable ''hands-on'' experience in performing 6 specific duplicate merging tasks in a fictitious database known as '''Instructor Materials - Simple Sandbox''' [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/teacher/teacher.html (Instructor Materials)]. The Simple Sandbox is a totally safe place to practice finding and merging individuals in FT because you are not working in Family Tree. '''No changes are made to your ancestors in the Tree'''.<br> | |||
In addition, the single sheet '''Merging Exercise''' guide contains the steps for follow-up practicing of the finding and merging activities done in the STEPS with Pictures guide. </div> | In addition, the single sheet '''Merging Exercise''' guide contains the steps for follow-up practicing of the finding and merging activities done in the STEPS with Pictures guide. </div> | ||
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=== STEPS with Pictures Guide === | === STEPS with Pictures Guide - ''(Do this activity using Mozilla Firefox)'' === | ||
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===''Merging Exercise in FT - ''(Do this activity using Mozilla Firefox)''=== | |||
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*The Instructor Materials - Simple Sandbox is a fake database featuring '''Robert''' and '''Ann''', members of their family, and other individuals. This database contains fictitious people some of which are duplicates. All of this is intended to provide a safe place to practice more complicated tasks in Family Tree, such as finding and merging duplicates and fixing incorrect relationships. | *The Instructor Materials - Simple Sandbox is a fake database featuring '''Robert''' and '''Ann''', members of their family, and other individuals. This database contains fictitious people some of which are duplicates. All of this is intended to provide a safe place to practice more complicated tasks in Family Tree, such as finding and merging duplicates and fixing incorrect relationships. | ||
*Use the browser '''Mozilla Firefox''' | |||
*To avoid difficulty with the sandbox, '''no more than five persons should sign-in to make an account at one time'''. Click the Sign-in button '''ONLY ONCE'''. | *To avoid difficulty with the sandbox, '''no more than five persons should sign-in to make an account at one time'''. Click the Sign-in button '''ONLY ONCE'''. | ||
*The first time you go into the Simple Sandbox [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/teacher/teacher.html (Instructor Materials)], click on Simple Sandbox '''First Account'''. You will be asked to sign-in with your Family Tree username and password. Be patient... it will take a few minutes to generate your account. | *The first time you go into the Simple Sandbox [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/teacher/teacher.html (Instructor Materials)], click on Simple Sandbox '''First Account'''. You will be asked to sign-in with your Family Tree username and password. Be patient... it will take a few minutes to generate your account. | ||
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'''Note: When finding and merging duplicates in the real Family Tree database, thorough research should always precede and determine what changes are made to your families.''' | '''Note: When finding and merging duplicates in the real Family Tree database, thorough research should always precede and determine what changes are made to your families.''' | ||
=== Merging Exercise in FT | === Merging Exercise in FT - ''(Do this activity using Mozilla Firefox)'' === | ||
This simplified Merging Exercise sheet is for use in repeating/practicing merging duplicate individuals found in the fake database called the Simple Sandbox. Click [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum/teacher/teacher.html '''here'''] to practice merging in '''Robert''' and '''Ann''''s family. To repeat these merging exercises '''Always click <u>Simple Sandbox RESET YOUR ACCOUNT.</u> ''' | |||
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=== How to best use the "Finding and Merging Duplicates..." Guide === | === How to best use the "Finding and Merging Duplicates..." Guide === | ||
This '''lesson guide''' can be used individually, in a one-on-one mentoring session or in a class situation. It is designed to provide intermediate level FT users with a ''hands-on'' practical experience in finding and merging duplicate individuals in the fictitious database of the '''Instructor Materials - SIMPLE SANDBOX'''. <br> The lesson guide is found to be most successful in enabling users to do the task independently when it is part of a '''"Model with Steps; Do with Steps"''' approach. First the teacher/mentor performs the Steps in their sandbox account... at the same time drawing attention to the specific directions on the guide. After that, the participant does the task in the Simple Sandbox by following the same Steps. Thus, by the end of the lesson, they have read through the Steps TWICE and performed the task ONCE. Retaining the guide for reference, they are better able to repeat the task on their own later on. | This '''lesson guide''' can be used individually, in a one-on-one mentoring session or in a class situation. It is designed to provide intermediate level FT users with a ''hands-on'' practical experience in finding and merging duplicate individuals in the fictitious database of the '''Instructor Materials - SIMPLE SANDBOX'''. <br> The lesson guide is found to be most successful in enabling users to do the task independently when it is part of a '''"Model with Steps; Do with Steps"''' approach. First the teacher/mentor performs the Steps in their sandbox account... at the same time drawing attention to the specific directions on the guide. After that, the participant does the task in the Simple Sandbox by following the same Steps. Thus, by the end of the lesson, they have read through the Steps TWICE and performed the task ONCE. Retaining the guide for reference, they are better able to repeat the task on their own later on. | ||