Kid Pix 4

Innovations in Education

October 9, 2004

Donna BronzanVisalia Unified School District

#1 – Know your Menu Bar

Paint

Writing

Help

Stamps

Backgrounds

Eraser

Undo (one last move only)

Idea Machine – pre-made templates

Draw Tools

Start Over

Grabber (Move Tool)

Sounds

Mixer

Fill Paint

Stickers

#2 – Know your Tools

Animated Stickers

Pencil Crayon

Marker

Size Types of Shapes

Types of LinesColor Chalk

#3 – Know Your Options . . . When you Draw – Click, hold, draw

Eyedropper

Mouse over to expose color palette; click to select color

#4 – Know Your Options . . . When you Write - Click and drag on canvas to make text box

Font Style and SizeFont Color Voice to read your text

Font Effects Alignment Copy, Cut, Paste

#5 – Know Your Options . . . When you Paint – Click, hold and drag to paint

Pages in collectionPaint ToolsPaint Color Stroke Size

Modes Paint Options

#6 – Know Your Options . . . When you Fill – Click to select, click to fill

Fill Color Fill StyleSolid

Pattern

Blend

#7 – Know Your Options . . . Using Stickers - To place sticker: Click, hold, drag to canvas and release

Scrolling Options Items in FolderFolder Name

Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

Pages in Folder

#8 – Know Your Options . . . Using Animated Stickers - To place animated sticker: Click, hold, drag to canvas and release

Scrolling Options Items in FolderFolder Name

Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

Pages in Folder

#9 – Re-sizing Your Stickers . . .

#10 – Animating Your Stickers . . .

Click and drag the corner handles

Click to flip vertically

Click to flip horizontally

Stop

Go

Animate the entire slide

#11 – Know Your Options . . . Using Stamps - To place stamp: Click to select, then click again to place on canvas

Scrolling Options Items in FolderFolder Name

Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

Pages in Folder

Size

#12 – Know Your Options . . . Modifying Stamps – Select your stamp, then click on the small pencil

Change Orientation

Change Color

Re-Draw Features

Or Draw Your Own!

Restore to Original

#13 – Know Your Options . . . Using Backgrounds and Templates - To place background: Click, drag to canvas, and release

Scrolling Options Items in FolderFolder Name

Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

Pages in Folder

#14 – Know Your Options . . . Using Sounds - To place sound: Click, drag to canvas, and release

Scrolling Options Items in FolderFolder Name

Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

Play

Pages in Folder

Play

#15 – Know Your Options . . . Recording Sounds (Microphone Required)

Stop PlaybackRecord

Save and NameInsert

#16 – Know Your Options . . . Erasing and Undo

Un-do the last act performed

Erase small parts of picture

Erase whole canvas

Size

#17 – Know Your Options . . . Moving, Copying, Cutting, Pasting

Grab and move only those objects that “float”: stickers, animated stickers, and text boxes; Copy, paste, delete

Cut, copy, paste, move, and delete all embedded objects: stamps, backgrounds, drawings, photos

Selection options

#18 – Know Your Teacher Tools . . . Manage Library Preferences

Open a project, determine your preferences, name and save

#19 – Know Your Teacher Tools . . . Add Kid Note

Compose a note for your students, save the project. When opened by the student, the note will appear and be read aloud to the student.

Students can re-read the note at any time while working on the project.

#20 – Make a Slide Show . . .

#21 – Choose the slides to include . . .

#22 – Add transitions and timing . . .

Play your show!. . . And Voila !

Transitions and Transitional Sound

Choose

Select

Choose

Audio Options (Embedded sounds, not transitions)

Timing (Make sure your text can be read by your audience!)

Select

Choose