Multimedia American Patriotic Symbol Presentations with Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Miss Emily Morris Sunnyville Elementary School December 2005

What our students need to know effectively: Search for information. Organize what they find. Write about what they find. Create a product. Present the product.

What students are motivated by: Technology – computer time can be fun time! Eye catching color, sound, animation Hands-on activities

KidPix: How does it work for you? Creates student-drawn graphics Use text captions with images together to connect learning Graphic organizers included for pre- writing step of writing process Make presentation slideshows

What content areas could use KidPix? Math Show graphic examples of math problems Create word problems for other students to solve. Make shapes and patterns.

What content areas could use KidPix? Science Create habitat scenes Draw animals, planets, plants and more! Slideshows of scientific method presentations

What content areas could use KidPix? Language Arts Organize writing for sentences and paragraphs Make graphics for student books Creatively react to stories read in class.

What content areas could use KidPix? Social Studies Portray different scenes in history. Draw famous people. Create slideshows for Black History Month.

KidPix Presentations: Cultural and Historic American Symbols Title page Eye catching introduction Graphic of symbol Idea web of symbol facts Paragraph of symbol information Concluding slide

KidPix Features that I Like Background sound Animations Transition effects and sounds Original art creation tools Stampers, stickers, shapes Background scenes

Watch a sample KidPix slideshow Look for all the different features. Think about how you’d use this in your grade and subjects.

The End Let’s start learning and creating! (c) 2005 – Emily Morris