1. Experimenting with Kid Pix

2. Kid Pix Toolbar The toolbar along the bottom will change as you select different tools. Let’s try it!

3. Toolbar Tools Wacky PencilsDraws free-form lines Line ToolDraws straight lines RectangleDraws rectangles with various patterns OvalDraws ovals in various patterns Wacky BrushOffers you choices for painting spirals Paint CanFills all or part of your picture with colors and fun patterns Electric MixerTransform/change your drawing EraserTwo kinds of erasers- first four work like pencil erasers; click the mouse to erase part of your picture; other erasers erase the whole picture Talking Alphabet Stamps Stamps letters, numbers, and punctuation marks on the pictures TypewriterProvides the following options: edit the text without changing the pictures; hear the text read out loud; drag text around, resize or reshape it; draw under the text without erasing it

4. Let’s make a picture!

5. More Pictures..

6. and more pictures……

7. And more pictures…..

8. More pictures…

9. Let’s save our work! To save a picture, create a BMP (Windows) file that you can open in Kid Pix. Be sure and name your project. Click save to save the file. Kid Pix will save files to the “My Pix” folder on the hard drive unless you navigate to a different folder.

10. Let’s Make a Slide Show Slide show stage

11. Tools for Making a Slide Show Use a storyboard to sequence your slide show.

12. Tools for Slide Show Encourage students to write a script for their slideshow.

13. Slideshow Create a new folder. Save your work. Make a title picture. Then make your picture or import pictures. Click save. Begin making pictures for the Slideshow.

14. Sources Kid Pix Deluxe - Broderbund (User’s Manuel 1994-1998) Handouts