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2. see If this equipment is not available elevate the monitor on a shelf that is higher than usual and Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools You may have one or several computers with CD ROM drives in your classroom Some schools have computers on movable carts If this is true in your school you may be able to expand the number of computers in your classroom occasionally In deciding how to allocate computer time consider the nature of the activity whether two or more stu dents are working cooperatively and whether the assignment will be graded Post a schedule of ses sions by the computer and have students sign in and out Some teachers find that placing a timer or alarm clock near the computer helps facilitate access to the program Teachers Guide To THE TEACHER The Computer Lab Be sure to discuss the students planned activities and the availability of other media resources with the librarian or media center coordinator before your students arrive Labs are an advantage if you want your whole class to experience an activity simultaneously such as a tutorial lesson Students can compare experiences and exchange tips and successes easily in a lab Teams are a good idea because they reduce per pupil time required at each computer and encourage stu dents to work cooperatively Since you might send groups or individual students to the media center while you work with the rest of your class in t
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4. e 9 peansprourcrowm L iel 10 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide CURRICULUM CURRICULUM MATRIX 0 GRADE SUBJECT AREA 5 i O P gt S 2 Page and Lesson 5 9 a 5 5 2 v 5 cem 1111144 A Leone amp jejejejejeje amp amp COMICBOOKBOOKREPORS 67 _ 68 PUTMEINTHEZCO __ 6 70 PANEPXSUDSHW Jejejeje e n awot Jejejeje n _ A Rusi _ _ u tere ltt 7 VOLCANO p SEAUM 0 eve Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide TUTORIALS This section provides a variety of tutorials to help you and your students use the various features of Kid Pix Deluxe 4 quickly and easily Select the tutorial that fits your students needs and their particular goal or pro ject You may want to duplicate tutorials for use at the classroom computer s or in the lab Introducing Kid Pix page 13 Help Designed for beginners who have not used Kid Pix x belore this tutorial is written to guid
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6. or thats why I want to bea n Teachers Guide BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY 5 Appropriate sound effects and transitions can be added to the SlideShow Students can share their information with others and later make notes on how to change their show or add to it They can also return to it in a few weeks time to make changes as they get to know each other and gain proficiency on the computer Of course in foreign language classes the SlideShow can be done in the new language as skills develop They can re visit the SlideShows to add new descriptive words or slides as profi ciency develops Measurement Follow up Completion of project Details included either in text or as drawings paintings art graphics Layout Use of time Closure Share the SlideShows with the class or in small groups Students can run their SlideShow and discuss the slides presentation style in front of people good practice for public speaking Print out the slides in book style and create a class book Discuss what else would make a good SlideShow Extensions e Write about someone else s interests back ground after you have interviewed him her For example a grandparent an aunt or uncle or a neighbor Write about a famous person For example Beethoven could include Ist slide About Beethoven Title 2nd slide When and where he was born 3rd slide Where he lived and composed whom he knew worked
7. 21 Copy a stamp or sticker and paste it somewhere else Tool Option Special instructions 22 Place a movie or graphic into a Kid Pix picture Tool Option Special instructions 23 Paint with Sound Tool Option Special instructions Teachers Guide MYRIAD SLIDESHOWs BRIEF OVERVIEW General Description Use this overview plan for the tutorial lessons that follow introducing your students to SlideShow in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Grade Levels Grades 3 8 Curricular Areas All Objective Students learn to use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 SlideShow independently Class Organization Small group MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS BRIEF OvERVIEW MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS STUDENT PLANNING Time Required 4 sessions Materials e Storyboard worksheet Script worksheet Preparation 1 Complete the tutorial yourself noting any areas where students may need extra help Make copies of the tutorial for each group of students 2 Arrange computer time to use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 3 Go over the following expectations for each of the computer sessions with your students Session 1 Planning 1 Groups should decide on a topic for each SlideShow 2 Groups should decide how to organize and illustrate their ideas 3 Groups should decide who will write the script who will plan illustrations and who will run the computer during each ses sion Make sure they take turns changing roles each time they use the comput
8. or six to a page booklet form if you need to save paper Closure Be sure all students have a page in the SlideShow e Parents will enjoy seeing all students pages during the Open House so allow students to take turns going through it Measurement Follow up Following Directions Completeness of task Extensions What other events are good choices shar ing SlideShows about students What details should the class add an End of Year SlideShow Teachers Guide BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY General Description Students write about themselves or about a famous person and present it as a SlideShow Grade Levels Grades 2 8 Curricular Areas Language Arts Reading Writing English Art Social Studies Objectives Create a SlideShow to outline student s inter ests heritage or other topic Share SlideShow with others as a verbal pre sentation Older students can import graphics to support longer SlideShows younger students can use the included art and create their own pictures for a shorter SlideShow Students learn to create sound effects and tran sitions SlideShows can be printed book style and bound together for a class book Class Organization Large group for introduction then individual Time Required 3 days Materials Kid Pix Scratch paper or art paper Printer Internet access if available Procedure 1 Students brainstorm three
9. How the Weatherworks Includes weather FAQs and school to school weather projects such as National Sky Awareness Week Learn to read the sky understand weather process make sky windows share weather data http www weatherworks com Dan s Wild Weather page An interactive weather page for kids by Meteorologist Dan Satterfield http www wildweather com NASA Sources This sites is extremely informative and offers information imagery and activities http www nasa gov multimedia highlights index html Astrophotography Sites in addition to NASA These sites offer myriad views of astrophotography Check each site for copyright information http www nasa gov http www astroimages com http antwrp gsfc nasa gov apod lib aptree html http www seds org messier http www seti inst edu http www meade com 96 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide RESOURCES Math The Math Forum The Math Forum has many valuable resources One section Ask Dr Math features word problems submitted by kids with explanations from Dr Math http mathforum org Language Arts The Children s Literature Web Guide This site includes reviews best books lists Newberry Caldecott and many other awards lists http www ucalgary ca dkbrown The Library in the Sky This site contains links to hundreds of literature titles available online http www nwrel org sky The official Eric Carle Web Site This site pr
10. communicate your curricular goals to many parents at one time All parents want to see samples of their child s work Showing a class produced SlideShow during an Open House is a wonderful way to showcase pro jects created by all the students It also provides a way for parents to meet and talk with one another as they view the class SlideShow Student Portfolios Student portfolios are an important tool for docu menting and understanding the learning process of each student in your class Kid Pix Deluxe 4 pro vides several unique ways for you to capture sam ples of student work Reading Progress Because you can record a students voice in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 you can gather and save samples of a child s oral reading development at several points during the course of the year By loading these sam ples into a SlideShow you will have an effective way of comparing the child s progress over time Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Spider Cookies Ingredients Direction One 6 Oz package of chocolate chips Be very careful when you melt chocolate or use one half of a 12 oz package if Use a double boiler over low heat or use that s the nly size the store carries microvNwave on low Never melt cheolate right in the pan on the stove or it will burn One 6 package of butterscotch chips or use one half of a 12 oz 1 Melt chocolate and butterscotch chipa package very slowly stirring tog
11. im mr a 7419 Albert J i j Text to Speech Lips Teachers Guide 16 L6 18 19 20 21 22 2 24 25 INTRODUCING Pix TEXT amp GRAPHICS Now click on the Fill Bucket Notice that the outlines around the Text Boxes disappear tem porarily Select a color that is different from the color of your text Click on the picture Notice that the background is filled with the new color but the text stays visible on top of the background Click the Rubber Stamp tool Choose different stamps by clicking the up and down arrows Add it to your picture Notice that the Stamp appears behind the text leaving the text visible Add some extra Stamps Click the Text tool Click and drag a corner of the Text Box to change the shape and position of your sentence Go to the Toolbox menu and select Flatten Text A dialog box asks you what Text Box you want flattened only the one you have selected or all the Text Boxes on the picture Choose Selected This means that only your current sentence will be painted to the back ground because it is the active Text Box NOTE When you choose Flatten Text to Background you will not be able to go back and edit or move the text that becomes painted to the background You can still use the eraser but you can no longer edit the text Next click the Mixer tool and one of the but terfly options Now click
12. Bee language dance Slide 3 Honey Manufacturing Conclusion Bees are important because Title page Sugar Crystals Slide 1 How fast do sugar crystals grow Slide 2 How to make Sugar Crystals Grow Slide 3 Elapsed Time Measurements Conclusion Summary of time and amount of sugar run several tests to see if weather has an impact Teachers Guide More MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS Allow students time to create topics Have the class brainstorm ideas and write them on the board then students can choose a topic from the list if they re stumped Approve these before the students get going on their slides to be sure there is enough content to fill up 5 slides Students gather information and or perform experiments Students can take notes to help them write create slides 5x8 notecards are a terrific way to organize After the students have written an outline to discuss their topic they can use it as a guide to make each slide on paper first The notecards will act as dummy slides that can be manipu lated easily When it looks like what they want move on to the computer to create it for real Internet access digital cameras and scanning it Younger students may wish to give how to lessons on different topics while older stu dents may wish to do more research and exper iments This format works well for a quick book overview as well For example how can you condense all 700 pages of Harry Potter into a f
13. Net into the NASA Quest Project This site offers online interactive projects that link your students to scientists mentors and students around the world Projects such as the Jason Project Shuttle Team Online and Women of NASA give students a whole new way to become involved with science http quest arc nasa gov Yahooligans This branch of Yahoo is a great site dedicated to children s needs This can be a great site from which to begin a directed search with your students http www yahooligans com American Memory Library of Congress This site gives you and your students many opportunities for importing or saving photos to be used in class projects Click on Prints and Photographs Division Then click on the topic you or your student is working on Some topics are Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights The Evolution of the Conservation Movement Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies and Votes for Women Suffrage Pictures http memory loc gov ammem collections finder html 94 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide RESOURCES Social Studies Guardian s Egypt This site is a complete guide to links on ancient and modern Egypt It has information about Egyptian art and music it even gives language lessons in Arabic http guardians net egypt The Cleveland Museum of Art Pharaohs At this site students can see Egyptian kings queens mummies and pharaohs along with their
14. OLR 26 65 Jl s PET 67 Pae LOO 68 Te C umi ic OU E aun 69 J ti 22 PRIN EI 70 _ _ _ __ 11 lo m 73 lu i uuu ne ee eT 4 Ti O l O LER UU T 16 EE acct ce ne gs l M Umm 79 oC TIO 81 92 4 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide THE TEACHER Whats New Kid Pix Deluxe 4 is a major update of one of the best selling education and creativity programs Ver sion 4 was designed with extensive input from teachers and students to be the best personal pro ductivity and creativity tool for every K 8 class room With its user friendly interface and its high spirited approach to creativity Kid Pix established a new level of excellence for educational software when it was first released in 1991 Kid Pix has always been a terrific painting program introducing kids to fun tools like Stamps Wacky Brushes and other activi ties Through our continued development of the program and features like the SlideShow the pro gram has become a powerful multimedia tool that enables students to prepare animated reports and expands their understanding of concepts from static images to storytelling sequences In t
15. button on the Kid Pix page 5 Start a New SlideShow Click the New SlideShow button If students have already started a SlideShow they should open that file to continue working on it 6 Click on blank picture 1 Click on a blank picture in SlideShow it will high light This highlight indicates that the picture from Kid Pix can be fixed in its place 7 Click on the Folder icon beneath the high lighted slide a The Load Picture dialog box will appear Click on the file name of the picture needed for the first frame Pinetrees1 for example b The first picture will be loaded into slideshow c Save after loading each slide by selecting Save from the File menu In this way if something goes wrong there is enough saved data not to have to start all over again 8 Click on Slide 2 Repeat step 7 until all pictures have been loaded into SlideShow Remember to save as you go 9 Save the group s creation Select Save from the File menu to save the slideshow Give it a name that can be remembered easily Teachers Guide MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS PICTURE YOUR STORY 10 Print Students can also print slideshows as individual frames a booklet or as a comic book Choose Print from the File menu Print This Slideshow 9 Full Page Preview Storybook Card Booklet E e Comic Book So Thumbnali Starting Slide Ending Slide Landscape You can choose only ones enough slides to fill one pa
16. coats of arms such as Shakespeare s or Prince William s e To write a descriptive paragraph describing the meanings of one s own crest or the crest of a famous person Time Class size 60 minutes e Large group introduction small group research individual work Materials Reference tools such as the Internet encyclo pedias books on heraldry http www heraldica org e http www college of arms gov uk http www digiserve com heraldry http www designsofwonder com The shape is called Per Fess The images can mean Spider Hard Worker Moon Serenity and Honor Unicorn Courage Horse Shoe Luck The colors can mean Purple Justice Blue Truth Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Procedure 1 Discuss the background of heraldry in Europe to give a brief overview see the Web sites for good background or Encyclopedia Britannica 2 Real coats of arms are rarely granted so all those shops in the mall that give you one are sort of infringing on the original bearers rights to the image but its supposed to be all in fun So thats why the students can have a little fun of their own and develop their own coat of arms with images that make sense and have meaning to them 3 Show some examples of coats of arms and dis cuss some of the basic terminology such as Or gold Rampant raised and Lion dauntless courage or Unicorn extreme courage 4 Have the students design something
17. color and pattern depending on which pattern was selected from the tray and different sounds will cause different effects The mouse will not have an impact on this effect The sound painting will generally work on the middle of the page and will get more elaborate or more splotchy as both time and sounds go on 5 Follow Up Was the sound represented in the manner you had envisioned Before drawing with Sound Tools draw your sound by hand Then open a new page and draw again using the Sound Art option How are your visualizations different from or similar to the computers Once you get used to painting with sound try using a differ ent sound or series of sounds on each page For example writing a poem and speaking one line on each new page using Paint with Sound cou pled with typing the accompanying text would provide a good visual example of the sound of po etry Use either letter stamps or type mode Print out both hand drawn and machine drawn images 21 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Sound Art Mouse Mode Sound Art Microphone Mode Hands Free Teachers Guide TRY THESE TRICKS Name DISCOVER HOW 1 Make a rectangle Tool Option Special instructions 2 Draw a straight line Tool Option Special instructions 3 Splatter balloons across the picture Tool Option Special instructions 4 Make a dot to dot picture Tool Option Special instructions 5 Find your f
18. creating individual pic tures 1 class period for creating SlideShows Materials e The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle e The official Eric Carle Web Site www eric carle com Preparation Use this activity after students have had prac tice with the Kid Pix tools Locate The Very Hungry Caterpillar tor the large group introduction and individual use Prepare a 3 screen SlideShow to model the life cycle so students will have an idea of the cre ativity and the structure of a SlideShow Procedure 1 Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to the whole class Discuss the illustrations asking students Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 52 what Kid Pix tools they might use to create similar illustrations 2 Demonstrate tool use in Kid Pix 3 Ask students to create the caterpillar Remind students to Save their projects Begin a new project to create the cocoon and its environment Ask students to create a cocoon and Save 5 Now focus on the butterfly as it emerges from the cocoon Begin a new project to draw a but terfly Use the Paint Bucket and the Paint Brush to color parts of the butterfly s wings Have students create their butterflies and Save them 6 Show your previously created SlideShow to the whole group Demonstrate use of the Audio Options and Transition Effects buttons 7 Help students assemble SlideShows putting their three pictures into the sequence 8 Have students name and save
19. have to waste time opening and viewing each photo if the names are not specific and meaningful It is a good idea to create a photo folder system to store digital photos Name each folder in a way that you and your students will know exactly which photos are stored inside 6th Grade Field Trip Jason Project Open House etc Importing Digital Images To import a digital image into Kid Pix Deluxe 4 go to the File menu and choose Import a Graphic Open the folder that contains the image you want to use Click on the name of the image and click OK The image will appear on your picture Teachers Guide USER You can drag the image to the area where you want it placed Resize it by clicking and dragging the cor ner tabs of the image You can leave the image in its original state change it or even erase parts of it using the Kid Pix Deluxe 4 paint tools Lesson Ideas for Digital Images Here are some ideas for times when your students might want to use digital photos Reporting Ask the authors of reports or presenta tions to use a digital camera to create self por traits Language Arts Have students take digital photos of their family members Include these photos in autobiography projects Social Studies Take your digital camera on a field trip and use it to take photos of traditional foods cultural artifacts varied costumes or other important things seen on the outing When you return to the classroom inc
20. loading the pictures into the group s SlideShow project Students have a num ber of choices as they create additional pictures 1 Import a picture from another program Use a picture that has been scanned or a picture or graphic from another program a Students may see a background or a photo graph if they have access to a scanner or the Internet that will help them illustrate an idea in SlideShow b Save this graphic into a special folder follow ing the procedure for the program from which the picture is being taken c Now open Kid Pix Under the Add menu select Import a Background d Navigate to the folder where the graphic is saved Select the graphic and click Open e The image will now appear in the Kid Pix pic ture Students can change the picture or add to it by using the Kid Pix tools f Students must Save this picture when they are finished 2 Include a movie in the group s SlideShow From the Add menu and select Add Movie There are some sample movies in the Kid Pix folder in a sub folder called QTmovies Save it to the Kid Pix page and it can be opened from SlideShow 3 Create Several Pictures Using the Kid Pix Tools including animations and sounds Save each picture when created When students have finished creating all the pictures they are ready to load them into SlideShow Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools PICTURE YOUR STORY 4 Switch to SlideShow Click the SlideShow
21. on more complex patterns and concepts in logic math or writing 1 Create the Kid Pix picture that will always serve as your starting point This can be a colored back ground or a sample journal page but remember it never changes 2 Save your template with a special name to identify it such as volcano template 3 Make pictures using the template but save them under a different name such as volcano still vol cano erupting Well designed templates can be re used by many students and adapted to varying units and subject areas Here are some tips for designing your own templates 1 Determine the concept for which you want students to demonstrate their understanding 2 Design a framework or web of lines boxes and or circles to provide a structure for stu dents to interact with by placing stamps draw ing objects or entering text Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 3 If appropriate add text or an oral prompt to provide directions 4 Save the template on a disk on the hard drive or on a network server depending on your school facilities 5 When appropriate have students manipulate the content of the template to demonstrate their mastery 6 Print or save their work for use in a portfolio or other evaluation process Templates can be designed to support any curricular unit of study For example Number concepts nitial consonant sounds Categorizing by color livin
22. on the picture Note You can alter a part of your picture by selecting the Mini Mixer tool and clicking it on part of the picture only Notice that your sentence and the Stamps or Stickers takes on the effect of the mixer but the 17 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools unflattened text with your name does not Es Flattened Text B Plain Text Teachers Guide 26 24 INTRODUCING Pix TExT amp GRAPHICS If you click on the Text tool again you will still be able to edit or move your name but not your sentence as long as you have not flattened it Save your project by selecting Save from the File menu Print your project by selecting Print from the File menu Stickers Animations and Stamps Choose the Stickers button Below the Kid Pix page you will see a tray of stickers You can roam through these stickers by choosing a topic and clicking the arrows up and down to view more stickers You can also click and hold down on the library name When you see one you like click and hold to drag it to your page When you release it you will see it becomes much larger Grab the center to move it and the corners to size or flip it Choose the Animations button Select ani mated sticker and drag it onto your page It will also become larger and need to be sized You can play it by clicking the Play button on the corner You can move one frame at a time by clicking
23. or desktop Using JPEG and GIF Images in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Use the Add menu Add a Graphic to import a JPEG or GIF image into a Kid Pix project Be sure to select the appropriate file format in the Add a Graphic dialog box You will need to have saved the graphic into a file from its original source Then navigate to it to open it in Kid Pix Cross Platform File Transfer The ability to import and export JPEG and GIF files also means that you can easily transfer Kid Pix pic tures from a Macintosh to a Windows computer Just export the pictures as JPEG or GIF files save them to a floppy disk and open these JPEG or GIF images on a different computer platform Many commercial collections of graphics and clip art are available in JPEG or GIF formats Kid Pix Deluxe 4 can import these images Teachers Guide User Tips Modifying Images While Kid Pix Deluxe 4 is simple enough for very young children to use it is also a powerful graphics tool You can use it to modify images change size eliminate backgrounds select portions of a graphic for use elsewhere that you have available from other programs or from the Internet If you only want to use part of a scanned image or digital photo open the image in a Kid Pix picture Use the Grab Tool to select the portion of the image you need Then from the Edit menu select Copy From the File menu select New When the new picture area appears select Paste from the Edit menu The p
24. page for the class SlideShow based based on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by on this topic Judi Barrett 6 They can draw ideas on a 5x8 card adding writing to describe what happens during a SlideShow plan ning presentation 7 Allow class time to draw animate and write the pages 8 When all the pages are done create a SlideShow by grabbing each page from Kid Pix and putting it into a SlideShow Since that may mean several files it may take you some time Time Class size One week Pairs Name SUR Picture Picture Pice Picture Picture Pictae Picture Picture Picture F ES won Materials The order can be random or assign time of Cloudy with a day to the pairs by drawing out of a hat and Chance of Meat use that for the order of presentation balls by Judi Barrett 9 Once the pages are loaded into SlideShow a the class can select sounds and transitions for you to add or each pair can add their own e 5x8 index cards Dan s Wild Weather Page 10 Play the SlideShow and print it in book form http www wildweather com to share Procedure Closure 1 Read the story aloud to the class How does the weather help or hurt us What is the 2 Brainstorm different types of weather on the difference chalkboard M T 3 Brainstorm different foods that cou
25. picture to be incorporated into a class SlideShow Class Organization Large group introduction individual activity Time Required 40 60 minutes Materials Photos for scanning or digital camera if appropriate Preparation 1 Students need experience drawing in Kid Pix 2 Introduce the activity explaining to students how you plan to use the pictures they will be creating 3 Provide time for students to plan their picture as well as any text recorded voice or sound they want to use before they use the computer Procedure 1 Have each student create a picture for the wel come page The picture should tell about the student and his or her family 2 Students can include drawings sounds stickers text and scanned photographs 3 Make sure each child saves the picture with his or her own name 4 Place all student picture files into one SlideShow Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 5 Create a SlideShow inviting the students to add sound and transitions to their own pic tures 6 During the Open House students may take turns going through the SlideShow showing their families their appreciation for coming to the Open House 7 This is also an opportunity for children to introduce their parents to the other students and for parents to meet other parents in the class 8 Give all students a printed copy of the project so they can present it to their parents You can print it in a four to a page
26. project select Print from the File menu 14 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide INTRODUCING Kip Pix Usina TEXT General Description This tutorial activity introduces your students to the text feature of Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Grade Levels 1 6 Curricular Areas All Objective Learn to use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 independently Organization Large group pairs or individual Time Required Two class sessions 30 minutes each Materials Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Preparation Follow the ideas from the Tutorial Overview Read the Users Guide for the description of the tools and text features Procedure 1 Gather your class in the demonstration area 2 Open Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Complete the follow ing tutorial project as a demonstration 3 Divide the class into pairs Provide computer time for each pair to complete the tutorial and to print and save a completed project Assessment e Ask students to share their experiences Collect students printed projects noting which steps were challenging Post the projects or place them in student folders Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Text The Text tool creates Text Boxes A Text Box is an object or layer that floats on top of the Kid Pix picture Move the Text Box anywhere on the screen by clicking and dragging on the Text Box Resize the Text Box by clicking and dragging on the sizing cor ners Any art created wit
27. stamp a name or description for the scene Otherwise a good opportunity for verbal sharing Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Closure What was easy to create in Kid Pix and what was difficult What other stories can the young students draw a scene from Other folk tales or fairy tales Collect the printouts of the students artwork and post on bulletin board or as a class book Measurement Follow up Completeness of task and accuracy or imaginative ness of illustrations Extensions Other tales that the students bring from home or find at the library can be illustrated in Kid Pix More advanced students add writing to describe each scene they illustrate or can illus trate many scenes from one tale Teachers Guide VOLCANO General Description Students can study USGS and National Geographic images of erupting volcanoes Then they will re cre ate the images as a time lapse photography sequence in SlideShow Grade Levels Grades 3 6 Curricular Areas Science Objectives e Students animate an erupting volcano e Skill set practices checking the USGS and encyclopedias for factual information e Skills include geographic and geologic accu racy Preparation Check National Geographic USGS www usgs gov the National Park Service www nps gov a students site http vol cano und nodak edu vwdocs kids kids html and encyclopedias for volcano information e How many ways ca
28. the Frame by Frame button The flatten option for these objects works much as it does to flatten text Once an animation is flattened it will no longer play Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Ad Lib 112 Adventure 112 Celebrations 112 City 112 Cutouts 112 Genies 112 Teachers Guide INTRODUCING Pix TExT amp GRAPHICS 4 Choose the Rubber Stamps button again Select a stamp Click on your Kid Pix page The stamp ap pears as you click Stamps are not draggable Undo or erase using the small eraser if you have too many or if one is in the wrong place You can size the stamps by selecting one of the three sizing option buttons on the left just as in draw or paint See the User s Guide to learn how to edit a stamp Backgrounds L Backgrounds provide a backdrop ol imagery or writing ideas your Kid Pix page Click on the Background button and scroll through the ideas to make a color in background or other back ground on your page Backgrounds are not move able and text and stamps will appear on top of the background image you choose You may also import a background Please refer to the Users Guide to learn how to import See also User Tips for this guide If you choose a coloring book background you can color in sections by using the Fill Bucket but ton to fill in larger outlined areas The Fill Bucket spills paint into sections o
29. the back of the book or on the inside cover 2 The books should be of various types fiction non fiction mystery romance etc Provide a selection of books familiar to the students and some that may not be familiar to them Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 64 3 Ask students what makes a person pick up a book to read it escape pleasure homework 4 Discuss the students answers to the questions 5 Pick up one of the books displayed and read the description of the story 6 Ask the students if the description makes them want to read the book Discuss the students answers 7 Brainstorm several important elements that make a book jacket effective Procedure 1 Tell the students that they are going to create a book jacket for the books they are currently reading using Kid Pix 2 Tell the students that they must include the title of the book the authors name and a descriptive paragraph about the story 3 Have the students use the various art tools to create an interesting front cover for the book 4 Remind the students that their book jacket should make other people want to read that book Closure Discuss difficulties or other experiences in creating book jackets Measurement Follow up Accuracy of details on jacket to content of book e High interest book jacket Extensions Create SlideShows of the book jackets using the students voices to advertise their books e Have stud
30. the place of the outlaws what would they have done Teachers Guide PLANET Pix SLIDESHOW General Description As part of a science unit on the solar system stu dents will research a planet and prepare a picture for a SlideShow presentation Grade level Grades 4 7 Curricular area Science Language Arts Writing Objectives Pairs will research a planet and then create a Kid Pix SlideShow Class Organization Partners Time Required 3 5 class sessions Materials Resource books on the planets electronic and print encyclopedias scanner Internet access Preparation e Discuss the importance of citing references Explain that facts taken from books encyclo pedias artists photographers or the Internet must be recorded and the authors given credit Show students how to cite references for the bibliography and the credits pictures e Show the students how to import an image into Kid Pix Show the students how to use the scanner e Review SlideShow lesson Procedure 1 Explain to students that they are going to teach people about a planet of their choice by creat ing Kid Pix SlideShow text books the Internet and printed as well as electronic encyclope dias 2 Have students select partners by drawing names out of a hat and choose a planet to research out of another hat 70 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 3 Explain that the SlideShow must have five pic tures slide 1 the solar system slid
31. their SlideShows Teachers Guide MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS STUDENT PLANNING What topics make good SlideShows Any topic works for a slide show For students first SlideShow start with a subject they know well and like to spend time thinking about Keep the first project short so they can complete it in a few ses sions Later on if there is time students can create a more elaborate presentation Students can place up to 96 pictures in a SlideShow If your whole class is working on a project you might choose a topic that is part of that project For example if your class is studying the solar system each group might make a SlideShow on one planet Of course students can also use SlideShow to pre sent a story or a subject only they or the group are working on Why should we plan and organize A SlideShow is a series of pictures with text and sound It makes sense to plan the ideas you want to present before deciding what pictures to use Give students these guidelines 1 Pick a subject that can be explained with pic tures as well as with words Write down eight to ten main points you want to make about your subject Use the Script Worksheet to record ideas Think about how your main points will flow from one to the next Add words or phrases to your script to connect ideas You may want to add a few words to some Istae SUR Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Pic
32. their SlideShows 9 Again very young students can show all three stages on one Kid Pix picture using Small Kids Mode to stamp in words Closure Discuss pictures brainstorm other ways to portray the butterfly cycle What are some other cycles Measurement Follow up Accuracy and understanding of cycles Extensions Create SlideShows on weather and other cycles such as a robin hatching eggs in a nest Teachers Guide SPILT MILK General Description Students create a class book modeled on the story It Loohed Lihe Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw Grade Levels Kindergarten Grade 2 Curricular Areas Writing Language Arts Reading Art Objectives Each student will create one page of the class book e Students can modify a template to create a drawing that is unique Students can create an entirely new drawing Class Organization Whole class introduction individual activity Time Required 30 45 minutes Materials It Looked Like Spilt by Charles Shaw Projection device or large screen monitor Preparation Divide class into partners or pairs and establish computer time for each pair Create your own template of a blue or black background using the Fill Bucket tool Procedure 1 Read Shaw s book to the whole class 2 Take the class outdoors to the windows or project a slide or scanned image of clouds Have the class observe the clouds and talk with their partners about
33. to a projection device or large screen and introduce this activity with a SlideShow of previously created island maps 2 Next model the creation of an island using the Kid Pix Draw tool 3 Using the Draw tool create an imaginary island Show the students how to create the effect of water using the Fill Bucket 4 Demonstrate the use of Draw Fill Paint Stamp and Stickers tools to show natural and man made geographic features Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 63 E And E j is 4 gt DNS Whe 2 BONG T SS 5 Describe how the placement of man made items are dependent on the natural features on the island rivers forests and bays can affect the placement ol towns mountains cities roads or airports 6 Provide computer time students to create their islands 7 Students should label all cities rivers lakes forests and mountains Is there a capital city 8 Students create a legend to explain the symbols of the island map 9 Students create a scale on the map to show and explain the relative size of the island 10 Students name the island and save the file in their Kid Pix folder 11 Students should select appropriate sound and transition effects for their pictures when assembling the class SlideShow Closure e Discuss what makes an island habitable or not e Discuss maps as an art form Measurement Follow up Completeness of task e Accuracy o
34. transitions 3 Six drawings should be sufficient to establish a good volcano 4 Once all six drawings are made and saved then the drawings need to be loaded into SlideShow See User s Guide 5 Set Transitions advance time to 0 seconds and choose No Sound 6 Save the SlideShow and then play it It will look like time lapse photography Make any changes by creating new drawings or editing and replacing old ones Teachers Guide VOLCANO Closure How many different types of volcanoes did stu dents choose You can always pass out slips of paper to students if you want to ensure specific types of volcanoes e Are the illustrations accurate according to the pictures and data in National Geographic USGS etc What details should be added or omitted if any Measurement Follow up Completeness ol task and accuracy ol illustra tions Is the drawing more or less the way a volcano would really act during an eruption Extensions What other natural disasters or geologic for mations can be animated How does real time lapse photography help us learn things Tidal waves hurricanes tornadoes earth quakes meteor hits or long term glacial activ ity can also be shown this way 78 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STELLALUNA General Description Discuss with students how bats help us Using Stel laluna by Janell Cannon and other bat information r
35. 4 Try it again with triceratops in the original word box and tryessarahtopps in the Pronounce As box Now try it with words from your region that may be pronounced differently in different parts of the country or even in different countries For ex ample Schedule in US is skedjyool but in the UK it is shedyule Have fun trying out phonet ics 5 Try also with Shakespeare and then Shake speer in the Pronounce As box Windows sys tems may differ from Macintosh systems on some words 20 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide TUTORIAL SOUND ART Kid Pix tool Paint Tool Sound Art option 1 The Paint Tool with the Sound Art option uses the mouse or voice for paint effects on the Kid Pix page For example using the mouse will draw sound effects whereas using voice with a micro phone will create voice print effects 2 Select the Paint Tool and click on the micro phone icon in the tray 3 Mouse Mode Select the mouse button in the tray to activate the drag the sound effect Click and move the mouse while speaking into the mi crophone to create different effects 4 Microphone Mode Select the hands free but ton no mouse in the tray to activate the voice paint effect Speak into the microphone to see actions on the page The sound effects will occur in the center of the page as a large changing swatch of
36. Egypt students will create a class SlideShow presentation Grade Levels Grades 4 6 Curricular Areas Social Studies Writing Language Arts Objectives e Learn about ancient Egypt Integrate language arts social studies and com puter technology Improve language arts and computer skills Create a presentation in SlideShow Class Organization Individual with whole class concluding activity Time Required 30 minutes per student to create picture 1 class period to create SlideShow presentations Materials The Cleveland Museum of Art Pharaohs http www clevelandart org Egyptian Official Tourism Site http www touregypt net Guardians Egypt http guardians net egypt Photographs and other graphics scanned from magazines or texts or from the Internet Index cards for note taking and organizing Preparation e Students should have their notes on ancient Egypt taken from various sources Set up a schedule of computer time Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 61 Procedure 1 After studying ancient Egypt as part of a social studies unit each student creates a Kid Pix picture about an aspect of their learning 2 Each picture should contain graphics of some kind photos drawings or stamps informa tive text and sound Encourage students to be as creative as they desire but remind them that the purpose of this team SlideShow is to inform the viewer about ancient Egypt 3 Dr
37. Grades 4 6 try dates of explorations purpose s of the explorations a brief story of accomplishments and disappointments or failures and places named for him or her Curricular Areas Social Studies Writing Language Arts 3 Individuals write a script or partners work Objectives J together to write a script for an oral presenta Import pictures from other sources into Kid Pix 4 Students decide how to represent their explorer as a Kid Pix picture Possibilities include drawing a picture of the explorer showing a map of explorations or designing a symbol representing discoveries Encourage students to be creative Work cooperatively to create a presentation demonstrating historical research Class Organization Individual or Partners 5 Students practice their oral presentations and present them to the class Time limit each pre sentation should be no longer then 10 minutes Time Required 4 6 class sessions Materials to keep things moving Five minutes should be Research materials electronic and print encyclope sufficient for most smaller slideshows dias Closure Preparation e Discuss exploration worldwide e There are many explorers we may not get to read about in books How can we learn about all explorers e This project assumes students have mastered the basic skills of using Kid Pix Coordinate this project with any unit in which students learn about world explorers Measure
38. Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 29 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide SLIDESHOW STORYBOARD WORKSHEET Name Date 30 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide User Tips Once you and your students have become comfort able using the many features and resources available within Kid Pix Deluxe 4 branch out and try using scanned images digital photos or QuickTime movies within your projects These additions will enhance your presentations and empower your stu dents when they present their project to an audi ence such as their classmates students from other classes or parents Using a peripheral device that will connect your computer to a TV or VCR you and your students can present to large groups in an engaging and professional way This section will focus on the ability of Kid Pix Deluxe 4 to import scanned photos maps or images that students want to include in a curricular project You will learn how to capture images from other programs or from the Internet to use in class room projects You should also make sure you are staying within the legal limits of copyright law See the MLA Handbook or visit www MLA org for help in citing Internet resources Using Scanners with Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Scanner Basics Scanners are peripherals or outside extensions for your computer They come with software that allows your computer to access or talk to the scan ner A scan
39. See User Guide 3 You can also brainstorm ideas for descriptive words on the chalkboard or on an overhead projector so that the students can refer to the list while creating their rock charts 4 Provide time for students to create paper pen cil and crayon descriptions of their rocks and become familiar with appropriate vocabulary 5 Students bring their written projects with them to the computer or lab Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 55 My rock has three interestings things about it Here they are 1 First my rock is 2 Second it is 3 Last my rock is Procedure 1 Model the techniques for drawing with the Draw and Paint tools and practice typing names using the Text tool 2 You may also use Small Kids Mode to stamp in words during this demonstration provide instructions and review the tools 3 Depending on the abilities of the students you might want to break down the lesson a Inserting disks using file names saving b Drawing the rock using the Draw tool c Typing descriptive words 4 Following the demonstration each student opens the template saves it under a unique name in his her own folder and creates his or her description and drawing 5 Once completed all the pictures can be put into SlideShow Closure e Discuss similarities and differences between rocks Discuss why it is important to write accurate descriptions of things Measurement Follow up Details o
40. Space Kid Pix Version 4 has been redesigned to give you 1796 more work space than Kid Pix version 3 and 3196 more than Kid Pix Studio Deluxe Flexible Text Formatting Font styles and sizes can be mixed in a single text box for productivity and to build word process ing skills Font names appear in actual fonts to encourage productivity Enhanced Print Options Print options now include select target printer print mode preview reverse print print black and white and multiple copies This facilitates lab use and sharing of projects Export SlideShows to QuickTime SlideShows can now be exported as QuickTime movies with all transition effects This provides better support for compiling electronic portfolios Teachers Guide To THE TEACHER Using This Teacher s Guide This Teachers Guide is designed to help you intro duce the program to your students It also provides a variety of adaptable lessons using Kid Pix Deluxe 4 These lessons span the curriculum and range from preschool through grade 8 Because Kid Pix Deluxe 4 enables you to produce projects that can be both printed and presented electronically you will find many ways to integrate this exciting pro gram into your curriculum There are seven main sections in the Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Teacher s Guide I To the Teacher introduces the resources in the Teacher s Guide and explains how to use the program in a vari ety of settings II Tutorials availabl
41. The Learning Teacher s Guide 9 0 C Riverdeep www riverdeep net 2000 2004 Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited its licensors The Proximity Merriam Webster Database 1994 Merriam Webster Inc 1994 2004 Proximity Technology Inc Portions of images 2000 Otto Rogge Photography Includes Microsoft Agent Technology 2000 2004 Microsoft Corporation This product contains Macromedia Flash Player software by Macromedia Inc 1995 2004 Macromedia Inc All rights reserved by the respective parties DirectX is a proprietary tool of Microsoft Corporation and its suppliers and may only be used in conjunction with Microsoft operating system products All intellectual property rights in the DirectX are owned by Microsoft Corporation and its suppliers and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions 2001 2004 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved The Learning Company and Kid Pix are registered trademarks of Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited Macintosh and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Macromedia and Flash are trademarks of Macromedia Inc Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license The QuickTime logo is registered in the U S and other countries All ot
42. apers or magazines for use in reports projects and class discussion See Myriad SlideShows in the lessons Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Using Digital Cameras with Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Digital Camera Basics Digital cameras come in many sizes and shapes Some must be attached to the computer and others are portable but they all perform basically the same function As the name implies when a digital cam era takes a photo it creates a digital image rather than an image on film Thus the image can be downloaded directly into your computers hard drive or onto a floppy disk Just like a scanned image this digital photo can be printed or can be modified using a paint or photo application Depending on the camera the quality of the image may vary However students enjoy using the photos that they have taken with a digital camera and often make allowances for lower reso lution or somewhat grainy photos Being able to see the results immediately upon downloading the photos is what makes digital photography worth while Students also like the fact that they can make changes or enhance the photos with their art work in Kid Pix Saving and Organizing Digital Pictures When you or your students take digital pictures it is very important to save each image with a name that will immediately bring that photo to mind Too often a photo is given a very generic name when it is saved As with any vaguely labeled file you might
43. ar Allen The Raven and Other Poems New York Berkeley First Pub 1990 93 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide RESOURCES Web Sites Following are some Internet sites that contain graphics and information that may be useful for you or for your students It is important to keep in mind that the Internet is a dynamic entity constantly changing It is always wise to check a Web site first before recommending it to your colleagues or students to make sure it still exists or hasn t moved to a new address Also for the safety of your students verify your Web sites and teach your children never to give out any personal information about themselves General Resources Classroom Connect This organization is dedicated to helping educators incorporate the Internet into their curricular projects They have publications workshops and conferences for educators who are new to using the Internet learn how to use it effectively within an educational setting Their newsletter contains lesson ideas and publishes requests from teachers who are eager to link their classes to other classes Classroom Connect also publishes a poster with suggestions for citing references and graphics taken from the Internet http www classroom com Global Schoolnet Foundation This non profit organization is dedicated to providing links to teachers on the Web that will be useful easy to use and full of rich ideas on how to incorporate the use of the
44. ass can do even if you only have one computer e Have students plant seeds place under grow lights or the light source and water regularly Procedure 1 Assign students to make observations of the plants on a regular basis for a month Once a week should allow for distinct differences in each plants growth stages Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 59 As students make observations throughout the month they will use Kid Pix to record and draw the stages of growth they observe adding drawing and data to the template The first picture created should become the template for the second picture and so on for succeeding pictures Make sure they give each observation picture a unique name Each student should save his or her pictures into a folder and perhaps also onto a floppy disk When the observation period is over and all pictures are created students assemble them in SlideShow Direct them to use transition giving the series of pictures the effect of anima tion or time lapse photography Students can write observations recording their narration on the title or concluding pic ture to avoid interrupting the animation Closure Discuss other uses of time lapse photography in scientific experiments Measurement Follow up Completeness of Details Accuracy of Observations Extensions Digital cameras can be used to document the plant growth The electronic images ca
45. atterns in order to choose the larger size painting effects Select the tiny ball to make smaller effects Click on the upper box with the splotch in it for realistic painting effects Select the first paint effect in the tray for realistic brush Paintbrush Spray can Realistic Paint Mode strokes Select the paint tube fourth button to fr 4 86 make a brush stroke that looks like thick paint 4 ST from the tube Sizes Paint Options 4 Choose the Wacky Brush lower button and Wacky Brush paint again Note the silly effects on your page Experiment with Wacky Paint options 5 To get rid of any mark you just made one step back only you can click on the Undo Guy Your last effect will be removed and he will make a silly sound 6 To erase all or part of your picture click on the Eraser tool from the tool bar on the left You will now have two choices little eraser or big eraser The little eraser allows you to erase specific areas using your mouse The big eraser gets rid of the entire page The Undo Guy can restore the pic ture if you click on him immediately after erasing something You can also erase by clicking the large firecracker icon on the Kid Pix page It will function like the large eraser Click the Undo Guy immediately after to restore Little Big Sizes Eraser Eraser Eraser Shapes Options 7 To save your project select Save from the File menu 8 To print your
46. ature Choose Manage Library Preferences from the Teacher menu Library Preferences Not Shown Shown Action Scenes 9 Color Me 26 Dot2Dot B Everyday 16 Remove Extreme Sports 6 Culture 21 Nature 30 Science 10 amp Backgrounds Animations Stickers Fantasy 16 My House 7 Add All Sounds Photos 14 Remove All Scary Things 17 Stamps Select the type of graphic you want to manage Backgrounds stamps etc Select the categories that appear for each type of graphic then use the add and remove but tons to move them between the Shown or Not Shown list Categories on the Shown list are available for kids to use Click OK to continue These selections effect this file only Direct students to use this file as a template 40 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide LESSONS ANTHOLOGY The following lessons are a sampling of various ways to incorporate Kid Pix Deluxe 4 into your classroom The lessons are easy to adapt to a variety of classroom situations and grade levels Contents FO e O oss Tm 42 u uu uu 43 More Myriad E A 45 21 wein spes M 49 ag ME 50 Alphabet or Number DOORS oisi teer ise Rue 51 d C
47. avorite food Tool Option Special instructions 6 Make a brick wall appear Tool Option Special instructions 7 Paint a drippy line Tool Option Special instructions Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Date there may be more than one right answer Have Fun 8 Draw a solid green circle Tool Option Special instructions 9 Paint a scattering of stars Tool Option Special instructions 10 Make a multi colored rectangle Tool Option Special instructions 11 Change the colors on a stamp Tool Option Special instructions 12 Draw a curved line Tool Option Special instructions 13 Draw a rectangle that you can see through Tool Option Special instructions Teachers Guide TRY THESE TRICKS Name 14 Make a bunch of frogs appear Tool Option Special instructions 15 Fuzz or alter your picture so the edges aren t straight Tool Option Special instructions 16 Make a rainbow then make the rainbow appear in even brighter colors Tool Option Special instructions 17 Draw some more balloons using a differ ent tool Tool Option Special instructions 18 Use with paint that looks like it came from a tube of paint Tool Option Special instructions 19 Make part of your drawing all mixed up Tool Option Special instructions Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Date 20 Move something from one part of the pic ture to another Tool Option Special instructions
48. aw topics out of a hat with some extras left over if kids hit a creative wall and need to Swap Remind students to save their own work in their own folders 5 Students will use a storyboard or notecards to put all the pictures into a logical sequence 6 Help students load the pictures into the SlideShow project add transitions and sound Save both Kid Pix pictures and SlideShows Closure Discuss why Egyptology continues to fascinate us and why it is important Measurement Follow up Check to see if specified criteria graphics sound informative text have been met Assess pictures on effort demonstrated com puter knowledge validity of historical infor mation in the text and recorded information and correct use of language and punctuation not just on drawing capabilities Extensions Use a digital camera to capture more pictures of the Egypt presentation Create another SlideShow of further in depth information relating to the presentations Teachers Guide EXPLORER REPORTS Procedure 1 Using reference materials students research and find information on a world explorer General Description Students research an explorer and give oral presen tations illustrated using SlideShow Students each contribute one page to the class SlideShow 2 separate graphic organizer students will write accurate notes in their own words on the Grade Level following the explorer s life and home coun
49. be illustrated if this is a class wide activity For example if the class is reading Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes the comic book layout could cover the sequences in the story including his 65 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Johnny Tremain Johnny Tremain is a young boy in Boston before the American Revolution He finds that Ris Rappy life as apprentice silversmith is marred when acciden hurts his Rand in an accident Esther Forbes 29 Johnny must decide how to remake fis life and at the same time ke Ras these asa result apprenticeship his life changing injury the silversmith s and his surgical recovery marching off to fight the Revolution How many images are required to get the story across and which out of the novel s many images are the ones that can be better used in comic book form Each student will see the images differently thus each comic book will have some similari ties but probably many differences The stu dents could also illustrate more in depth passages by concentrating on single moments of importance to Johnny s life and develop ment Therefore the reports can function as one page up to six pages for ease of printing The SlideShow function will print one image per page two or four images to make a book let six images to make a comic book or twelve images too small to read really but good for planning very large projects A
50. be using the facilities at the same time advance planning in the classroom is especially important Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide To THE TEACHER Cooperative Learning Cooperative learning is based on the idea that through interdependence and teamwork students will reach a common goal Students can learn con cepts through interaction and discussion learn to work with others experience less anxiety because strengths as well as shortcomings are shared see themselves and their peers as resources and problem solvers and sharpen their listening and social skills You will find many opportunities to use cooperative learning strategies with the activities in this Teach ers Guide as well as in the program itself Students can complete a project using Kid Pix Deluxe 4 entirely as a cooperative effort one student takes the role of artist one of text editor others as writ ers sound engineers or researchers still others do layout design and production Activities in the guide that lend themselves to cooperative groups include Myriad SlideShows Alphabet or Number Books Spilt Milk Pizza Fractions Animals Habitats Strange Weather Planet Pix SlideShow Explorer Reports Book Jackets Polls and Biography Autobi ography You can help your students succeed at cooperative activities by making sure everyone has a role in the group and by going over ground rules such as tak ing turns rotating leadership fulfillin
51. bes various types of technology both hardware and software provides examples of where to place technology in your school describes how to use technology in different teaching situations and provides seven ready to go technology based curriculum units Kehoe Brendan P and Victoria Mixon Children and the Internet A Zen Guide for Parents and Educators Upper Saddle River NJ Prentice Hall Computer Books 1997 Discusses the issues of integrating the Internet into the classroom Internet safety resources case studies of schools where the Internet is used in classrooms Includes a glossary information about Acceptable Use Policies grant writing and a demo CD ROM of a filtering software program Lifter Marsha Kid Pix for Terrified Teachers Grades 3 5 Huntington Beach CA Teacher Created Materials 1997 This book includes 37 projects ready for students to use with Kid Pix products Lifter Marsha and Marian E Adams Integrating Technology into the Curriculum Primary Huntington Beach CA Teacher Created Materials 1997 This book describes various hardware devices and how to use them in various classroom setups using the Internet with primary students choosing software finding money for technology and provides 12 integrated lesson plans Steinhauser Peggy L Mousetracks A Kids Computer Idea Book Berkeley CA Tricycle Press 1997 This book is written for children ages 4 8 Organized by themes such as dinosaurs spac
52. d idea to create a folder system to store your scanned images Creating individual project folders with the same name as the students projects makes it easy for students to find their scanned images This is also a good way for students to col laborate and share what they have scanned For example if all or most of the students would like a scanned image of a particular photo saving that image to the project folder makes it available to all the students who need to use it Importing Scanned Images To import a scanned image into a Kid Pix picture go to the Add menu and choose Add Graphic or Import Background Open the folder that contains the image you want and click OK Click on the name of the image and click OK The image will appear on your picture Click the Preview square in the dialog box to be sure you have the right graphic Follow the dialogue box directions for sizing a back ground Size a graphic much like a sticker Citing Sources and Copyright Issues As students begin to scan images they will want to locate more resources for their reports It is as they are learning to scan and are bringing these new ret erence materials and images into their projects that you need to discuss with your class the issues of copyright and the importance of citing references Teachers Guide Usrn Students should always be asked to create bibliog raphy for each presentation or report If they use any scanned images the
53. deShows to video tape You can make one inclusive tape of all their projects and have the video running during Parent Conferences or during your school s Open House QuickTime Movies Video footage can make a presentation even more dynamic Kid Pix Deluxe 4 can import QuickTime movies and place them into SlideShow presenta tions Movies can be imported from another applica tion They can also be created by your students if you have video capture capabilities on your com puter Some digital cameras let you make your own QuickTime movies JPEG and GIF Files There are many opportunities for students to find the images they need for their projects on the Inter net Kid Pix Deluxe 4 can import and export JPEG and GIF files the file formats widely used for pho tos or images on the Internet Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Downloading Pictures from the Internet When using Windows locate an image on the Inter net that you want to use place the cursor on the image Right click You will see an option that reads Save Picture As At this point re name the image so you will remember what you have downloaded and select the folder to which you want it saved Write down the URL and the company or source so that you can cite the source for this image Then click Save The image will be downloaded to your computer When using Macintosh locate the image on the Internet use Save As under the File menu and save it to your hard drive
54. e for a variety of skill levels and projects are provided to help chil dren learn to use pro gram features independently in a constructive and guided manner MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS BRIEF OvERvIEw Myriad SlideShows g showcase techniques used in multimedia development Skills include designing Myr iad SlideShows presen tations and incorporating graphics photos QuickTime movies written text and sound Im V User Tips are available for the teacher who is ready to add more tricks to his or her technology repertoire Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools IV Teacher Tips pro vides ideas for using Kid Pix Deluxe 4 to create curricular mate rials and projects VI Lessons Anthology is a collection of lesson plans a sampling of the many ways Kid Pix Deluxe 4 can be used across the curriculum and at a variety of grade levels VII Resources lists books and Web sites to support your use of Kid Pix Deluxe 4 in your classroom Teachers Guide To THE TEACHER modify student seating so that everyone can get close enough to see Introducing Kid Pix Deluxe 4 INTRODUCING Kip Pix UsiNG TEXT Doseription This tutorialactwity introduces your tudentsto tool creates Thott Bones Tor A TextBox isan eject or layer that floats on top of the Kid Pie ture Move the Text Box anywhere on the sewen in the Classroom You will want to expl
55. e 2 their selected planet slide 3 fact pictures contain ing pictures and text slide 4 bibliography slide 5 credits 4 Show students how to save each slide with clear names and the number of the picture 5 Demonstrate the internet site www nasa gov Tell students they can use information and graphics from a website as long as they use their own words draw most of their own pic tures and cite sources used See the MLA guide at www mla org for help in citing refer ences from the Internet See also www nasa gov for their own guidelines 6 Provide time for students to put their pictures into SlideShow select sounds and record their voices on the author pictures Closure e Discuss what was the easiest part of the activity and which was the most difficult e Discuss other areas of the solar system to study such as the asteroid belt Measurement Follow up Accuracy of planet information clarity organization creativity Extensions e Print out the pictures to make class books e Have the students participate in the many online activities sponsored by NASA e Research other space objects such as nebulae stars and galaxies Teachers Guide GALAXY QUEST General Description 2 Students will need to create a page full of col A fun way to create stunning galactic art using tools orful splotches which they will then alter in Kid Pix using Kid Pix 3 tools to make more or less a spiral galaxy although any s
56. e and sports it provides over 70 step by step activities for any graphics or word processing software The instructional steps for completing projects are illustrated so non readers can use it too Thorson Barb Integrating Technology into the Curriculum Challenging Huntington Beach CA Teacher Cre ated Materials 1998 This book describes various hardware devices scheduling planning and managing computers in the lab and the classroom using portfolio assessment integrating the Internet into the curriculum and provides more than 30 integrated lesson plans 92 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide RESOURCES Books Referenced in Lesson Plans Barrett Judi Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs New York Aladdin Paperbacks 1982 Carte Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar New York Putnam Publishing Group 1984 Johnson Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon New York Scholastic Paperbacks 1993 Piper Watty The Little Engine that Could New York Price Stern Sloan Pub 1990 Ross Tony Stone Soup New York Dial Books for Young Readers 1992 Shaw Charles It Looked Like Spilt Milk New York HarperCollins 1993 Lopshire Robert Put Me in the Zoo New York Beginner Books 1960 Kendall Carol The Gammage Cup San Diego Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1959 Cannon Janell Stellaluna San Diego Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1993 Three Billy Goats Gruff Forbes Esther Johnny Tremain New York Dell 1943 Poe Edg
57. e changes Move the mouse around too as the effects will follow the mouse on the page each time you click Measurement Follow up Completion of task Understanding of project e Approximation of drawing s to real astropho tos since that is what we re practicing Understanding of galaxy and nebula shapes see Extensions Closure e If making a SlideShow prepare and show to class Discuss what was learned in the process both regarding art and science Print photos for the children to take home possibly with a copy of a real astrophoto Extensions Puta collection of galaxy photos into a SlideShow and add space sounds and transi tion effects or a voice over Add real photos of galaxies for a fun compari son Try to categorize the galaxies into spiral ellip tical irregular lenticular etc Use an encyclo pedia or other reference to provide a guide for students to categorize their own galaxies then try it with real photos 72 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide HERALDRY General Description Students will learn about their family name histories as well as learn about the symbolic elements involved with heraldry Grade Levels Grades 4 8 Curricular Areas Social Studies Art Objectives To learn about the meanings on a coat of arms To create a family coat of arms using symbols that have meaning for the student To learn about famous
58. e design and layout of the book pages they are about to create 3 Have each group divide up the work with each member responsible for designing and creating a number of pages 4 Students can use any of the Kid Pix tools and Stamps Stickers and Animations to create their pictures 5 Print the pages and gather them in a book 6 If you complete this project with older stu dents arrange an opportunity for them to share their books with younger students Closure Discuss students favorite picture books for learning What makes these books work Measurement Follow up Completeness and comprehension of task Extensions Create an electronic version of a favorite story using Stickers Stamps Animations and Text tools Teachers Guide BUTTERFLY CYCLE General Description The study of life cycles is well illustrated by Eric Carle in his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar Stu dents use Kid Pix and SlideShow to create a life cycle presentation Younger students can illustrate one Kid Pix picture to include all three moments in the cycle Grade Level Kindergarten Curricular Areas Science Language Arts Reading Objectives Understand the sequence of a life cycle Create a SlideShow that demonstrates this understanding Younger students may wish to combine all three stages in one picture Class Organization Whole group introduction individual activity Time Required 2 3 classes for reading and
59. e primary grade students through opening a Kid Pix project Idea Machine using several tools saving and printing Art Tools Using Text 15 Erase Whole Picture ship IL uuu page Kid Pix Deluxe 4 has improved the way users can i ed Play enter and edit text This tutorial introduces this ze Tool Options Go To Slideshow important feature Working with Text and Graphics page 16 Students need time to explore the many tools and options in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 This section provides ways for you to guide and assess their exploration The tutorial introduces the many new tools avail able teaches students how to change size and place ment of graphics and suggests ideas that make use of the graphic choices Pronunciation Tool page 20 Teaches the computer how to pronounce new words uw P cm page 21 You can create images using sound tools effectively Painting with Sound Try These Tricks page 22 Practice what you have learned by locating the tool or tools to complete each task Myriad SlideShows page 24 Explore the vast opportunities for expression using a multi media approach to projects reports or art showcases 12 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide INTRODUCING Pix OVERVIEW General Description Use this plan for the
60. ead about bats and illustrate your own bat story Grade Levels Grades 3 Curricular Areas Language Arts Art Science Reading Writing Objectives Students will learn to create and describe important scenes from a story Students will learn why bats are important Time Class Size Up to one week e Individuals or very small group Materials Stellaluna by Janell Cannon Bat Conservation International www batcon org Organization for Bat Conservation www batcon servation org National Geographic and other sources e Drawing paper Procedure 1 Read Stellaluna discussing not only the illus trations but also the scary or bewildering parts for Stellaluna Have students choose one event in the text that they want to illustrate They must select two sentences from the text that support or explain what is going on in the illustration They will illustrate the scene on paper first to get ideas then in Kid Pix Then they will type in the sentences onto the Kid Pix illustration They may add sound if they wish or record an explanation of why the scene is important Give the illustration a title and type it in Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 79 6 Put a name or names on the illustration as well 7 Students can load them into SlideShow or print them out Have students explain whats going on in the picture how the sentences support the idea and why its an important sce
61. eating a multimedia presentation students can sometimes get sidetracked by the process of select ing material and waste valuable time at the com puter To help students use their computer time efficiently but still allow them to express their cre ativity go over the planning steps for SlideShows as previously discussed in Myriad SlideShows It is especially important with a complicated multi media project that students save all their work in their own folders This procedure keeps all the nec essary parts of the final presentation together Teachers Guide User Tips Using Presentation Equipment It is possible to purchase a peripheral device that will let you connect your computer to a TV or VCR to a projector to an LCD panel Like scanners and digital cameras these devices come in many shapes sizes and price ranges Nevertheless they are wonderful investments because they let you dis play what is on your computer monitors screen Just like an overhead projector these peripherals let you demonstrate skills to an entire group they also allow you to face the group so you can interact with them while you demonstrate the steps you want them to take Projection equipment also makes it possible for your students to present their projects to a large group Students no longer have to crowd around a single computer to see other students work Some of these devices allow you to use your VCR to record the students Sli
62. ently use Social Studies You can import maps charts and tables into the pro gram and edit them You can also update these materials easily with new statistics to tables or graphs or a change of industries and products for maps Current events resources available on the Internet can be downloaded and imported as well This map of California comes from the Idea Machine folder To open click on the Idea Machine icon then look in the sub folder Maps then United States You can then use the Stamps tool to show the different industries in the state see the Stamp Index in the back of this Teachers Guide This kind of visual aid can enhance both written and oral pre sentations Science Science materials also benefit from custom made visuals You can scan a diagram that is available to you in a print resource import the scanned image and edit that diagram in Kid Pix adding your own labels circling important points or highlighting vocabulary words to learn For example you could take photographs of how to set up a science experiment import the photos into Kid Pix add text describing the photographed pro cedure and create a SlideShow Run the SlideShow when you introduce the experiment to your stu dents and then let students review the SlideShow if they run into questions as they set up their experi ments 36 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Language Arts and Desktop Publishing Your students can try their ha
63. ents draw a character from the book and have the character advertise the book Do the same report on a construction paper bookmark Can students make an attractive bookmark that both illustrates and describes the book Teachers Guide Comic Book BOOK REPORTs General Description Comic books or graphic novels are an effective way to combine text and visuals in a memorable fashion Students can create their own graphic and text booklets as one method of describing a book they have enjoyed or as a way to highlight an important scene in a book Grade Levels Grades 4 7 Curricular Areas Language Arts Reading Writing Objectives e Students will create a comic book of no fewer than two and no more than six pages to re tell highlights of a book read either in class or as free reading When printed the pages will look like a comic book e Students will not only draw create important visuals from the text but will also type in descriptions of the action and the appropriate words spoken Class Organization Individual Activity Time Requirement Allow several sessions on the computer Materials e Text to be discussed Notecards Procedure 1 Discuss graphic novels and comic books as forms of communication and or literature Why do they work and in what ways do they not work i e visuals are easy to understand but someone else s vision may not be the same as yours 2 Discuss classroom text to
64. er Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Session 2 Starting and Saving 1 Groups should make a new folder for their SlideShow saving their work into this folder or on to some type of removable media device such as a Zip drive 2 Groups will use Kid Pix to create a title picture for their SlideShow 3 Additional pictures should illustrate each main idea referring to the plans made on the Script and Storyboard worksheets Remind students to name use a short description or a group project name number and save each picture in their folder 4 Groups should plan what to do during their next computer session and make notes on these plans Session 3 Picture Your Story 1 Groups will trade roles so someone new is responsible for each task during this session 2 Groups should review their work from Session 2 making desired changes 3 Students continue creating pictures until they have illustrated each point Remind them to name number and Save each picture 4 All pictures should be loaded in order into SlideShow Session 4 Adding Sound and Transitions 1 Groups will trade roles again so someone new is at the keyboard mouse 2 Add sound and transitions by clicking on the the Transitions button then clicking on the Transition Effect and Audio Options buttons for each slide 3 Groups should run the SlideShow making any needed changes and Save work carefully 4 Provide time for students to show off
65. ether until smooth 2 Stir in the dry chow mein noodles stirring carefully until completely covered with the chocolate mixture 2 Drop onto waxed paper or a clean cookie sheet and let sit until cool and firm 4 Store airtight container eat lll One 5 oz cah of dry chow mein lea 1 Scan page from a book students are learning to read and import it into the Kid Pix project 2 At the beginning of the year use the Sound Tool to record a students reading of the text 3 As the year progresses periodically record each student reading the same text Save each ses sion with the student s name and date 4 Use these oral reading samples as part of the students portfolios These Kid Pix projects can then be turned into a SlideShow presenta tion to play for parents as they come to Par ents Night or Parent Teacher Conferences to demonstrate how each student reading skills have improved over time and to document the areas where he or she is still having difficulty 5 You can also assess foreign language skills and progress in this manner Writing Progress The Text tool in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 allows students to write and edit text They can save these writing samples for use in their portfolios Portfolio Assessment Aids An important component of a students portfolio is the self evaluation and discussion of goals and achievements that are part of establishing and main taining the portfolio Re
66. ew slides It creates good opportunity to dis till important aspects of a topic without getting lost in too extraneous information Extensions Students can email SlideShows to other stu dents to share topical information What other topics can be handled in a SlideShow Include a few important points that need to be made and emphasized Include a conclusion that needs to be emphasized can provide more images Or consider using a video recorder to create a movie that can be imported into Kid Pix 7 Students create their pictures in Kid Pix adding sounds animations etc and then load them into SlideShow 8 Create transitions in SlideShow check sounds and run through 9 Write separate dialogue to accompany SlideShow if giving an oral presentation and set transitions to manual otherwise it s auto matic so check to see what defaults the com puter selects What topics are too big or complicated for a SlideShow A detailed book report a large sci ence experiment with tons of data a social studies report with lots of graphics pictures details etc are too big for the space and con tent restrictions of a slideshow Closure Review procedure discuss difficult areas in slide preparation discuss what makes an effective presen tation get ideas for further SlideShows Measurement Follow up e Layout content and effectiveness of presenta tion some of this is subjective so balance out the value
67. f rocks Understanding of assignment Written details Extensions Other science projects for classification and descrip tion such as birds reptiles and plants could be good lessons for follow up Teachers Guide PIZZA FRACTIONS General Description Students review fractions by creating an electronic pizza Grade Levels Grades 1 4 Curricular Area Math Objectives e Review fractions Work cooperatively Class Organization Pairs or threes Time Required 45 minutes Materials 3x5 or 6x8 index cards several for each pair or group Preparation Coordinate this activity with a study of frac tions in your math curriculum Create a class set of cards with different num bers on them Children will use these numbers as their prompts to show fractional parts i e the number 4 indicates children should divide their pizza into fourths Older grades can use the same idea but write the actual fraction out on the cards such as 1 5 Or use something like 1 3 pepperoni 2 6 cheese 3 9 tomato for complexity Review the use of the Circle and Line tools in Kid Pix Procedure 1 As a follow up or as an introduction to frac tions let children know they will be creating an electronic pizza They will have to share the pizza they create so they will need to divide it into equal shares 2 Give each child or pair of children a number card Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 56 colo
68. f survival basics on the island Extensions What would an inset look like for a portion of the island Have students create an inset show ing a wilderness or populated area rich with details e Add the North South compass symbol to show direction Is North always up How does one decide Teachers Guide Book JACKETS General Description The cover of a book can encourage a person to pick up that book and read it As an alternative to the traditional book report have students design a book cover or jacket complete with written descriptions Grade Levels Grades 4 8 Curricular Areas Reading Language Arts Writing Objective Students will create a book jacket for a book they have just completed reading The book jacket will be designed to get other students to read that book Class Organization Whole class small groups and individual activity Time Required Several weeks for reading two class periods with Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Materials Book that qualifies for a book report assign ment Chalkboard butcher paper or overhead pro jector e Read Across America National Education Association s site http www nea org readacross The Children s Literature Web Guide http www ucalgary ca Preparation 1 Have several books some paperback and some hardbound with the book jackets still on located around the classroom All books should have descriptive paragraphs either on
69. f the drawing You can change colors to fill in each section with a click of the mouse Use the Undo Guy if a color goes in the wrong place You can also color small parts of the drawing by using the Draw Tool It is fun to add stamps and stickers in matching themes to the background you have chosen 19 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide INTRODUCING Kip Pix PRONUNCIATION TOOL Select the Text the ABC Button in Kid Pix Big Kids Mode 1 Type a word into the box that can be moved around the page Hit the Lips button to hear the pronunciation Listen to different voices by click ing and holding down on the voice box You can teach the tool how to say a new word correctly For example once programmed it can teach sound differences in names or words in another Tatto language Speech Voice 2 Correct if needed by selecting Say it this Way le from the Toolbox menu Type in the word the 2 computer is not pronouncing correctly into the Original Word box Type the phonetic spelling to simulate correct pronunciation into the Pro nounce As box 3 Try a few words first to get used to the computers style For example try oceanography and then ocean to listen to the computers distinctions be tween the words Try oashenography to hear it again When the computer has the correct punctu Shakespeare ation click OK Pe
70. fects looks like a spiral galaxy Tray 4 option 1 and Tray 4 tion 4 http www nasa gov http Avww astroimages com e Paste in the deep space effect Tray 2 http antwrp gsfc nasa gov apod lib aptree html option 3 http www seds org messier 6 Experiment with colors and effects several http www seti inst edu times If you don like an effect and you cant http www meade com Undo it try the Hand Mixer or hand eraser for small touch ups use the pencil to draw in extra color or just start over and try some new effects The color will look different once Space is added so you may need to Undo the space effect and change the color before you save It s so easy to make these pictures Color printer if possible Procedure 1 Set out many examples of astrophotos of galax ies nebulae etc such as from the Hubbell or other deep space sources Note the colors and ane shapes that galaxies and nebulae appear to though you can always keep experimenting have in the photos Note some famous galaxies with aan E 70 funny and such as 3 it to your collection of space photos 71 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide GALAXY QUEST 7 Use the Sound tool to add space sounds find under the Science library to the picture Note Each time you make a change you either hit the Undo Guy to go back one step or keep clicking the effects buttons to see more and mor
71. for younger students Large group 4 Have students hold up hands for favorite ani mals Stamp or stick the animals down the Time matching column to equal number of hands 30 minutes counted For example five children vote for kangaroos so make five stamps in the column Materials Preparation Seven children also like giraffes so there are e Locate Stickers Animations and Stamps in the seven stamps in that column libraries so that you can show them to the stu 5 When the animals are stamped in the children dents during the choosing portion of the les can see which column has more and which has son Stamps are easiest for most young fewer students If desired customize the libraries so G Choose sounds the name GF each ani that only animals are available for student mal so that when the column is selected the selection See User Guide voice speaks the name of the animal aloud Be ready to record the names of the animals 7 Older children who can recognize numbers using the record sounds option may be able to state how many of each animal e Create a template in Kid Pix Paint Zone using are in each column Stamp or type the number the pencil to draw straight lines One across at the bottom if appropriate near the top and three down for four columns four down for five columns e Overhead attachment for the computer if available or group children around computer as best as possible 47 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Scho
72. g or non living things land water or air transportation Concepts of in on above below beside Concepts of before and after Sequencing of beginning middle and end Understanding of area and perimeter Fractions and ratios e Attribute sorting Teachers Guide TEACHER TIPs Instructional SlideShows Possible instructional SlideShows you might find useful Playground Satety Fire Drill Procedures e Classroom Expectations Cafeteria Etiquette Writing Prompts Learning Centers Do you have learning centers set up in your class room Add your voice to a SlideShow to provide students with instructions for specific activities at the learning center A SlideShow can describe the range of projects they need to complete include scanned pictures of the worksheets and other mate rials that are available at the center and explain how the materials should be used You will be able to update these SlideShows from year to year as you add or change activities and resources simply by adding or deleting specific parts of the SlideShow Bulletin Boards Do you have favorite bulletin board displays based on various themes that you hang up in your class room every year Over time these materials become tattered and faded Consider scanning some of your thematic bulletin board materials and turning them into SlideShows that students can refer to when working on those units Mini Lessons Do you f
73. g responsibili ties to the group and making positive rather than negative comments Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Internet Resources and Online Access Internet coordination ideas are noted throughout this Teachers Guide Web site listings are also listed at the end of this guide We have made every attempt to select stable sites however the Internet is an ever changing medium and we cannot guarantee that these addresses will remain the same If you are having trouble accessing a particular site use an Internet search engine to relocate it Safe Usage Using the Internet in the classroom can be a daunting experience but with careful planning you can insure that students use this resource in purposeful and pro ductive ways Teach your students to be safe Internet users Staying Street Smart on the Web from Yahooligans offers helpful information for you to share with your students http www yahooligans com docs safety Read your school districts policy on student In ternet usage and follow any acceptable use poli cies or other established procedures Visit Staying Street Smart on the Web for help in drafting ac ceptable use guidelines Have your students to visit websites and search engines with age appropriate content such as http directory google com Top Kids and Teens No matter how carefully you plan Internet lessons students may inadvertently or deliber ately access inappropria
74. ge Options Cancel t 9 3 11 Review the SlideShow There are several buttons on the SlideShow screen Use these buttons to review the groups work Push the Play button Double click anywhere on the screen to exit back to the SlideShow screen Do students want to reorganize add to or change any of the pictures To make changes in a picture go back to the Kid Pix project Make the changes and save the picture again Then return to SlideShow and reload the changed picture into its proper location 27 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS ADD SOUND AND TRANSITIONS 12 Access the Transitions Controls Before changing any of the transition settings sound advance timing or audio you must click the Slide Tran sitions button to reveal the transition controls Click this button again to continue building your SlideShow Audio Options Advance Settings Transition Effects and Sounds 13 Add Transition Sounds and Effects Click the Slide Transitions button to reveal the transition controls Click one of the Transition Effects buttons to open the transitions settings for a slide p The Transitions Effects dialog box appears Click on a Sound and one of the transitions such as Fade Fade No Sound Click Preview and then OK when satisfied with the effects Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 14 Set Audio O
75. gest children limit the patterns you create to stamp choices from a single stamp set or even a single stamp tray Procedure 1 Gather the class and open the template you have prepared for the children Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 50 Please complete the Patterns 67676 Ge Be Be W e e 99 your own Pattern Explain that each line is a pattern of repeating objects They need to read the pattern and figure out what comes next Point out that there is a space in each line for them to complete the pattern When they solve the problem of what comes next they need to locate the Rubber Stamps they need to com plete the pattern Invite volunteers to come to the computer and help you complete the pattern Point out the space on the bottom of the sheet for children to create their very own patterns Closure e Discuss what was easy and what was difficult about the activity e Discuss what real life patterns they may see such as counting money Measurement Follow up Completion of patterns Creation of patterns Extensions e Have students work in pairs Each child creates three patterns Students then trade patterns trying to complete each one Use Tabletop Jr or James Discovers Math soft ware programs for early learning that empha size patterns and shapes Teachers Guide ALPHABET OR NUMBER General Description This activity p
76. h the drawing tools or Rub ber Stamps will be added to the background but will not affect the Text Box Editing Text You or your students can go back to a Text Box to correct any spelling or grammatical mistakes or to make any additions to the text even after the pro ject is saved but note the Flatten Text tool is per manent Selecting a Font and Size Fancy fonts are fun to use for titles or headings but encourage students to use a font that is easy to read for the main body of text in their presentations or projects They will want their audience to be able to read the text and to appreciate the planning and cre ativity that went into their projects The Text tool defaults to 14 points a good easy to read size for illustrated creative writing reports and poetry but for a presentation such as a SlideShow 24 points is easier to read Read Text Aloud Text in a selected Text Box can be read aloud by a computer generated voice but the computer may need to be taught a word or two See the User s Guide See also the Pronunciation Tool tutorial fol lowing Editing the Text Layer Students can place the cursor anywhere within a Text Box to make corrections by deleting unwanted words and retyping them Teachers Guide 10 11 12 13 I4 15 INTRODUCING Pix TEXT amp GRAPHICS Open Kid Pix and choose your name from the list Select the Text tool by clicking on the icon Cl
77. hape galaxy or Grade Levels nebula will look fabulous and realistic when Grades 3 8 they are done 3 Select the Paint tool and choose Wacky Paint Curricular Areas effects Choose the colorful dots effect Or Art 5cience choose the Paint tool with Sound Effect and create the spots Either way fill the page with Objectives many many splotches and spots of color e Students will create an astrophoto of a galaxy using the effects tools in Kid Pix 4 When the page is pretty much full go to the Electric Mixer tool and choose from a variety e Students can make several galaxies to include of effects using the big mixer 5 Generally the students will likely want to fol Students are encouraged to review such maga low this sequence using the Big Mixer tool zines as Sky and Telescope and Astronomy to see Ch lor tone Tray 1 ion 1 how beautiful pictures of space can look Change color tone Tray 1 option I or option 2 Scramble the colors into fractals Tray 3 option 2 Time Class size 45 minutes individual e Scramble again into a spiral shape e SlideShow portion may be individual or small Tray 3 option 5 group Rotate Tray 4 option 3 Materials e Shrink Tray 2 option 6 Astronomy Sky and Telescope or other magazine book or reference source with good astropho tography samples showing nebulae galaxies etc e Zap into another shape Tray 4 option 4 Symmetrical ef
78. he classroom be sure your students clearly understand both their activity goals and the Adequate time in a lab setting can be difficult to technical operation ot the program achieve Consider trading lab time with another teacher over a period of weeks or a month so your students get the concentrated time they need to complete their projects If an aide or lab teacher will help with your class discuss your plans for your students projects before their scheduled computer time and provide activity sheets or lesson plans for the session Since time is usually limited in a computer lab it is a good idea to carry out the initial planning in the classroom Designate and organize small groups e Discuss student goals or special instructions for the time in the lab e Establish a general schedule so that students can allocate their time e Hand out and discuss instructions on any activity sheets students will be using With this preliminary planning students will be ready to use their time more efficiently in the lab If possible launch the program on the computers in the lab before the class comes in The Media Center or Library Some media centers have many computers like a lab Others have only one or two computers with CD ROM drives If your students are using comput ers in a media center adapt the preceding sugges tions for the classroom or the lab whichever fits best Since other classes or students may
79. her trademarks are the property of their respective owners Real Time Frequency Analyzer and Fast Fourier Transform algorithm licensed from Reliable Software of Seattle Washington www relisoft com Riverdeep grants limited permission to classroom teachers to duplicate the reproducible portions of this publication for classroom use only and for no other purpose In the interest of product improvement information and specifications represented herein are subject to change without notice macromedia Q Z QuickTime macromedia FLASH PLAYER Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS To the Teacher u uu a 5 5 Usine tla Ghi 6 Introducing Kid Pix Deluxe 4 in the Classroom 2 1 600000000000 0002222 Using the Programin Various e 7 CDODOPADVO 9 a E uu s ss 9 Carrica aini MMC DUE 10 Tuona com 12 Introducing Kid Pix IN TRUE 13 i 1 e 15 Dine T Dun 16 J i Loro ter 20 21 T 22 ee E eee me REDEEM MEM DUET 24 31 EE ER inii eee ee ER 31 L ii LC A E 32
80. his version teachers can control which graphic libraries are active for a project This is ideal for theme based teaching or special needs students Teachers can add instructions to to project tem plates which students can listen to with the bilin gual text to speech function Kid Pix Deluxe 4 keeps many of the great features from the previous version Editable text Rubber Stamps Stickers and Animations expanded Sound library import and export JPEG and GIF images access to all fonts on your system Text to Speech functionality more graphics and Backgrounds SlideShow controls Sound Art Print Comic Book Style Kid Pix Deluxe 4 also has many exciting new features Teacher Tools Teachers can control which graphic libraries are active for a given project With Kid Pix Deluxe 4 it s easy to create custom templates and add notes and instructions to projects The enhanced Idea Machine templates are organized by curricu lum area Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Interface improvements The Menu bar is always visible providing instant access to all features Rollover tool descriptions are an aid to learning and support emergent and beginning readers Help Movies Help movies minimize time spent teaching the program speed classroom integration and let kids advance at their own pace Improved Spanish Language Support Spanish language mode includes Help foreign language character support and menus More Work
81. hobbies interests or interesting things about their backgrounds They should write these on paper to use as reference when they start to create their SlideShow 43 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 2 What images would be good here They can draw freehand first to get their ideas flowing For example if a hobby is music then a graphic would include the instrument they play some musical notes and perhaps a favorite composer like Beethoven is to Schroeder Or if an interest is archeology the images could in clude pyramids or Indiana Jones 3 Students should pick one of their three topics to include in the SlideShow Choose the one they can make three drawings of For example a Sara likes camping is interested in ten nis and comes from Australia She chooses camping as her topic She draws mountains first Her second drawing is of herself and her family in tents by a stream and the third drawing shows them around a campfire Text accompa nies each drawing b Harry likes x games is interested in ar chitecture and is from New York He chooses x games as his topic He may wish to draw three different x game sports or three images in sequence of one x game sport such as inline skating tricks Text describes each image 4 The cover page will include a title the sub the students name and the year in school The closing page will include a closing statement such as that s why I like
82. ial and to print and save the completed project Be available to answer questions as students work 5 Be sure to help students save their work in the location you have designated Assessment 1 After everyone has completed the tutorial gather as a class to share experiences 2 Collect students printed projects noting steps that were challenging for particular students Post projects or place them in student folders Extension As your students become more proficient with the program add additional tutorial activities Teachers Guide INTRODUCING Kip Pix OVERVIEW 1 Open Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Choose a color from the color palette by clicking on the color splotch and then clicking on a color in the palette Your pen cil or paint will now use that color You can re select colors throughout 2 Choose the Pencil tool on the bottom of the Kid Pix screen Click on the freeform line to draw freehand Draw a squiggle on the Kid Pix page Chalk Marker Click on the straight line to make straight soft fuzzy see through anchored lines Click on the hollow rectangle to make a square or rectangle outline Encourage students to make drawings using these shapes and lines Pencil Crayon Sizes Shapes 3 Select the Paint tool now from the toolbar on the left It will use the same color you chose for the pencil Change colors if you like Select and click on the largest of the three balls to the left of the drawing p
83. ick on the screen A text box is created Place the cursor on one of the corners of the Text Box Click and drag the box to enlarge the size Type your name into the Text Box Click and drag the cursor over all or part of your text to highlight it then apply some of the following styling options Change the color of your name by clicking on the color splotch Select any font style on your computer using the arrows on the font name display You can also click and hold down on the font name to display other fonts Increase or decrease the size of your text with the arrows beside the font size display at the bottom of the screen Click and hold down on the font size display to choose any font size between 8 point and 100 point Make your name bold italic or underlined using the Style selections Click the Lips Text to Speech to hear the pronunciation Also see the Users Guide if the pronunciation is incorrect Click and drag on the blue bar at the top of the text box to move it to the top of the picture Click below the Text Box You will create a new lext Box Type a sentence describing something you like to do Select a different color size and font If you make a mistake in your typing move the cursor to the point where you made the mistake and backspace to delete the incorrect letters Then retype 16 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Es E Be Formatting Editing Options Options Voice Arial
84. ind yourself teaching the same concepts over and over Create SlideShows for lessons that students always need to know In this way the infor mation will always be at hand preparation time will be reduced and students will be able to review the material any time they wish Are there particular explanations that take extra time for some of your students Perhaps they need 38 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Day 20 Observ ations oral instructions rather than printed ones Or they need to see a finished example in order to get started Because you can add your voice to a Kid Pix Deluxe 4 SlideShow you may be able to explain a tricky concept in an effective SlideShow that is available even if you are busy working with other students e Using the Card Catalog e The Water Cycle e The Writing Process Teachers Guide TEACHER TIPs Parents Night and Open House Communicating with parents about your curricu lum and about their child s progress is an important part of a teachers professional responsibility Kid Pix Deluxe 4 provides additional ways to enhance these communication opportunities You may have a curricular area in which parents are especially inter ested inventive spelling manipulatives in math writing conferences You can create a Tuc To SlideShow that explains or provides examples of your approach in this area and play it on a large monitor in one section of the room to help
85. ion Students learn about designing and taking a poll Then they use Kid Pix as a graphing tool to present their information Grade Levels Grades 3 8 Curricular Areas Social Studies Math Objectives e Students will gather and organize data e Students will use graphing tools to compare data Students will present their data Class Organization Small groups Materials Samples of pie charts bar graphs and poll results Time Required Several weeks to conduct the polls and tabulate data Two class periods using Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Preparation l Discuss the different polls that students see and read about in the newspaper 2 Decide what information should be gathered Possibilities include how many students have dessert with lunch what kinds of pets they have or guesses on obscure vocabulary words for example asking students what they think glazier or heraldry mean or even more obscure words Chart the guesses and tabulate the five most common responses 3 Discuss how graphs make information easier to understand 4 Have each group decide which graphing method to use to present the data 5 Have each group graph its data and present its findings to the class Procedure l Divide the class into small groups Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools POLLS What kind of fruit is in your lunch box 2 Have each group design a poll including what kind of questions to ask and how many peo
86. ives e Integrate technology into a Science or Social Studies unit Use the following Kid Pix tools Draw Fill Bucket Text Grab Undo Guy Class Organization Large group introduction partner activity Time Required 3 4 30 minute sessions plus time for sharing Materials Rand McNally Giant Childrens Atlas of the United States an encyclopedia Electronic or print encyclopedias Preparation 1 Explain to students that they will be creating resources to help other students learn more about the areas of the United States where cer tain animals live by creating SlideShows of selected animals 2 Divide the class into pairs Assign a geographic region of the U S to each pair of students by drawing regions out of a hat Explain that each pair will be asked to create a SlideShow 3 Brainstorm with class to come up with starting details such as desert area mountain range or coastal area Discuss and list the animals that live there Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 57 Procedure 1 Direct partners to use an atlas or encyclopedia to get a list of animals that live in their assigned region From this list they should choose one animal that interests them both One partners name will end up with all of the information stored in his her folder 2 Provide time for partners to gather information from electronic and or print encyclopedias 3 Have students record information about the food habitat and
87. izational templates in the Idea Mapping folder Procedure 1 Each student chooses a topic and finds three articles from which to take notes Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 2 Students should assemble their notes either on a word processor or on paper 3 In another class period students use Kid Pix to create a graphic organizer demonstrating the structure that best fits the information from their article Possibilities include Order of Importance Pyramid Shape or Main Idea and Support Main Idea and Supporting Details Web Cause and Effect Arrows connect ing boxes Important Details Chart or Weave 4 Show students templates of various organizers that they can modify or encourage students to create their own variations 5 Students should use the graphic organizer to organize the information they have collected during the note taking process 6 Print students graphic organizers to support the drafting of their research reports Closure Discuss usefulness of graphic organizers and the uses of different shapes Measurement Follow up Gauge organizational skills by comparing students written work with their original sources and their graphic organizers Extensions Use different organizer to see if information fits better in a new shape e Students can share ideas for new shapes Teachers Guide EXPLORERS General Description As part of a social studies unit on ancient
88. kers customized to show only libraries of foods e Create a drawing or painting of a soup pot in Kid Pix Paint Zone Type or stamp the title Stone Soup across the top Save this as a tem plate for use during the lesson Usea chalkboard whiteboard overhead projec tor or butcher paper to allow all children to see names of foods as they are suggested Procedure 1 Read Stone Soup aloud to class Discuss how a stone can turn into very nice soup if everybody helps 2 Use a computer projector if available so all students can view the soup being made Other wise group the children around the computer as best you can 3 Using the template ask children to suggest foods to go into the soup pot Make a list of the foods as they are suggested Choose the Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 49 top several foods Locate the foods in the stamp or sticker library in Kid Pix Stamp stick the foods into the soup pot Stamp type the name of the foods under the corresponding images 4 Print the class suggested soup pot and post it on the class bulletin board Measurement Follow up Can the children recall and state the names of the foods in the story Can they recall and state the names of the foods in the class created soup pot e For students using Kid Pix on their own check for dexterity on the computer and understand ing of the assignment Closure Recall the story and the order of the foods added to the
89. ld fall from Se ee Evaluate on comprehension and completion the sky 4 What else would be useful to have fall from the Extensions sky Use this format with other creative writing projects 5 Copy the ideas onto slips of paper and draw and responses to classroom reading or create a one slip out of a hat for each pair of students SlideShow on other natural phenomena with a silly This will be their weather story topic They twist 58 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide BEAN SPROUT GROWTH General Description Students plant string bean seeds observe the devel opment of their plants for a period of about a month and create SlideShow animations of the development of each plant Grade Level Grades 2 4 Curricular Area Science Objectives Create a presentation of the documents as a science project Use the Kid Pix tools Fill Bucket with pattern options Draw and the Grab tool Class Organization Individual Time Required It takes about a month to grow the plants but the time for each child to draw his or her observations is very short Students may need assistance to assemble the SlideShow Materials Potting soil string beans seeds pots grow lights or a sunny window Preparation Create a template of a flower pot saving it under a unique name for your class You may want to customize the libraries to show only selected templates See User s Guide e This is a project a cl
90. level Older students can probably handle the longer SlideShows and younger ones should not feel afraid of the five slides as set out below 45 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 2 Set up the slide topics as follows The five slide format lends itself to science reports book reports history reports etc in that it can mir ror the ideas of Introduction Support Discus sion and Conclusion The slides should free those students who have a tendency to writer s block while accomplishing good organiza tional skills Slides are effective ways to show a few important facts or ideas per page but not too many as the screen gets confusing and the point is lost Last emphasize that transitions are important details to add not only in writ ing but also in slide presentations lst slide Title Page 2nd slide Content 1 Discuss the topic It can be the most important thing about the topic or a setting out of goals in a project experiment 3rd slide Content 2 This slide can be about the next important thing with transi tions or a discussion of steps taken in research experiment 4th slide Content 3 The slide is the third most important thing or a summation of what was learned accomplished in the pro Ject e 5th slide Conclusion This shows conclu sions drawn from the above project experi ment For example Title Page Report on Bees Slide 1 Bee info insects that live in hives Slide 2
91. lude these photos in student projects Science Take digital pictures of steps that stu dents used while conducting an experiment and of the experiments results Load them into a SlideShow presentation for the next Science Fair or use the SlideShow to introduce the unit next year School Events Use a digital camera to help create a yearbook of school sports events field trips daily school or class activities Multimedia tools like Kid Pix Deluxe 4 provide new opportunities for students to present ideas they have developed through reading experiments research and other learning experiences Traditionally stu dents have written or typed reports They may Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools have drawn and photocopied pictures and maps to illustrate these reports With the use of computers and multimedia programs students can also present what they have learned electronically Multimedia presentations allow students with a variety of learning styles to select the ways to com municate that are the most meaningful for them through text drawings graphics video and sound A multimedia presentation can provide a visual sup plement to a written report or it can take the place of a written report The SlideShow project in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 is an excellent means of supplement ing a student report with animated sequences QuickTime movies a variety of sounds and music Because of the large number of assets available for cr
92. ment Follow up Completeness Creativity e Use of Resources e Encourage students to cut and paste maps and graphics found in Kid Pix as well as other sources Because each picture has to be full of symbolic meaning and carefully laid out students learn Extensions how to use the Grab tool to move images They may also need to resize something they ve imported Once the students are happy with 3 5 images they can create the SlideShow presentation Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 62 Do SlideShows of various astronauts and cosmonauts Create a SlideShow sequence of famous moun tain climbers or explorers Teachers Guide ISLAND MAPS General Description Each student uses Kid Pix to create a map of an island that includes the basics people would need for survival Grade Level Grades 3 5 Curricular Areas Social Studies Language Arts Objective Each student will create a Kid Pix picture of an island complete with natural and man made fea tures Class Organization Whole class introduction individual activity Time Required 2 3 class sessions for creating individual pictures Materials National Geographic or other resources about islands Preparation e This activity complements a unit of study on reading and creating maps in the classroom Prepare a SlideShow of previously created maps so students will have models of creative island maps Procedure 1 Attach the computer
93. n a volcano erupt Think of Vesuvius Mt St Helens Krakatoa Mauna Loa and Kilauea Aetna and Pinatubo Ash lava steam and rock etc e Discuss different types of volcanoes and their geologic importance A a and pahoehoe lava are two types rough and tumble or spiny looking flow and slower smoother flow to discuss as they contribute to the formation of the Hawai ian islands Mt St Helens and Mt Shasta are different types with a more conical shape and ashy eruptions What can happen when people live near a vol cano How long can it be between eruptions What happened to the people in Pompeii or Herculaneum during one of the eruptions of Vesuvius What about the people near Mt St Helens or Aetna 77 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Procedure 1 After discussing volcanoes have the students animate an exploding or erupting volcano by drawing six pictures in Kid Pix 2 Students should draw one plain or quiet vol cano in Kid Pix and save this picture as their first frame for the animation The rest of the drawings will take this one over and over adding new or different details to show the eruption They should save it first and then continue drawing and saving as they go either using the same first drawing again or adding to each subsequent drawing depending on which sorts of details they want to add They can add sounds to each drawing if they like as they will choose Sound for SlideShow
94. n be imported into Kid Pix pictures instead of drawings Students then assemble the SlideShow following steps 5 and 6 above Repeat the lesson using a different type of seed to compare growth rates Repeat the lesson using a different growth medium to see if it affects growth rates Teachers Guide STUDY ORGANIZERS General Description Students use Kid Pix to help visualize organization patterns in information Grade Levels Grades 3 8 Curricular Areas Writing Language Arts Objectives Recognize that information related to a topic may have specific patterns Develop skill in recognizing various patterns e Use an appropriate graphic organizer to reflect patterns of information e Select appropriate facts and details from a resource to write a brief essay illustrating these patterns in descriptive writing Class Organization Individual Time Required Two class periods for collecting notes and creating the graphic organizer Additional time for drafting revising and editing of the writing ideas Materials e Reference resources print or electronic ency clopedias books other CD ROMs The Amazing Writing Machine or any other word processor Index cards Preparation Provide a class period for students to select a topic and browse resources e Discuss the varied forms outlines organizers and diagrams can take They each have good uses The Kid Pix Idea Machine has a few organ
95. nds at electronic com position and page design in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 creat ing books report covers posters or flyers Young writers can publish their own electronic sto rybooks After they compose their stories they can illustrate them in Kid Pix and record their voices reading text aloud or use the Speech tool to have the computer read the story aloud Kid Pix is a powerful tool for modifying graphics You can import any picture or clip art that can be read as a PICT Macintosh or a BMP Windows JPEG or GIF file into Kid Pix The drawing tools of Kid Pix can be used to modify these pictures Stu dents can change colors erase parts add parts or combine two pictures into one For example they could place a picture of the Empire State Building into a San Francisco skyline Teachers Guide TEACHER TIPs Templates A template a pattern or layout that remains con stant from picture to picture is another valuable tool in the page design process Save a template of a layout and then change only the details within the layout from picture to picture Use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 to create electronic templates Templates provide a framework of lines boxes and circles allowing Head Start Kindergarten and early primary grade students to demonstrate critical thinking skills and understanding of concepts while minimizing their frustration caused by lack of fine motor skills For older students templates can be designed to focus
96. ne in the book Measurement Follow up Understanding of the story Do the sentences chosen support the idea in the illustration Accuracy of bat details Closure Discuss the varied scenes chosen by the students Discuss the relevance of the story to the plight of bats right now Perhaps students can put up a bat house What other ways can they help preserve bats Extensions Create a SlideShow of bats Discuss why they are misunderstood and why they are important What should students do if they get separated from a parent or guardian Perhaps a visit from police or school counselors can help the stu dents remember safety tips Teachers Guide 80 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STAMP INDEX Stamp Index The following pages contain the stamp trays you will find in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 You may peruse these sets first for ideas then more easily locate the appropriate stamps in Kid Pix 81 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STAMP INDEX Adventure 82 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STAMP INDEX Celebrations City ejes ero eie Me 9 IIIA 83 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STAMP INDEX Cutouts Genies ajajajaja 84 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STAMP INDEX Jumble aleros 85 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STAMP INDEX Nature lt
97. ner operates very much like a photo copying machine It makes a copy of a picture drawing photo or text depending on the software included with your scanner The difference between the scanner and the photocopying machine is that with a scanner the copied image is in a digital for mat and can be put directly into your computer or onto a floppy disk Depending on where you save your scanned image you can print this digital image or you can make changes to it using a paint applica tion like Kid Pix Deluxe 4 or add it to a word pro cessing application that accepts graphics Follow the operating instructions for the scanner you are using It is a good idea to show this process to one or two students and to have these students act as the scanner experts They can then be stu Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools dent mentors who will act as aides for the other stu dents learning the scanning process freeing you to assist students with other needs As more students need to use the scanner either you or your scanner experts can teach them how to operate it Saving and Organizing Scanned Images When scanning images it is very important to save each image with a name that will immediately bring that image to your mind If an image is given a very generic or non specific name when it is being saved i e picture 1 you might have to open many images because the name does not help identify the content of the image It is a goo
98. nother example that can be illustrated in this fashion is Poe s poem The Raven which lends itself to illustrations due to its somber and mysterious tone Using Kid Pix the student should create the book s images or note and the appropriate dia logue can be enclosed in cartoon balloons if desired or just typed Each panel in the comic book will be a new project so students need to be thinking in terms of continuity How do graphic novels indicate time passage or scene change When all these pages are imported into SlideShow and placed in order the comic book layout should make sense Teachers Guide Comic Book Book REPORTs Closure e Review and share the graphic arts reports What other classroom reading material can be illustrated and written about in this manner e Are there any free reading favorites of the stu dents that can be illustrated and written up Measurement Follow up e Have the students share comic books in small groups to compare notes They can they write about their own interpretations and the inter pretations of one or two other students comic book layouts The student s own comic book and the resulting interpretive writing can be turned in as a package e Measure on the level of understanding the stu dent shows for the main point s of the novel Drawing ability will be so widely varied that students should know it is their understanding of the text that is being graded no
99. of each give each student feedback e Allow students to group in threes or fours to view each others SlideShows and write feed back e A longer SlideShow can follow with more detail now that the students have the hang of 46 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide ANIMAL CHARTS General Description Allows children to participate in a class activity by e 2 e E verbally contributing favorite animals to a chart The chart will show pictures stamps or stickers of 2 animals taken from the Kid Pix libraries by the teacher Older children can make their own charts si in small groups Grade Levels Pre K Kindergarten Curricular Areas Math Language Arts Science Procedure 1 Brainstorm with children about favorite ani Objectives mals They can be pets or zoo animals for ease Create sets of objects of the lesson Fantasy or made up animals Practice simple counting could be saved for a future lesson Compare more and less 2 Note the suggestions on a chalkboard white board or butcher paper so all students can view the ideas as they are discussed Take the top four or five suggestions Classify groups of objects Learn names of animals Read a simple chart graph 3 Go into Kid Pix and find the animals selected Match pictures to words Stamp stick or paste the animals across the top to create a category line Again Stamps are Class Organization easiest
100. ols Teachers Guide ANIMAL CHARTS Closure e Print and post the chart s Discuss what was learned which animals had more and which had fewer stamps on the chart and have children suggest other cate gories to make a chart graph of later on such as holidays or summer time favorites Measurement Follow up e Children who can manipulate in Kid Pix on their own can be grouped into twos or threes using your template and choosing favorites in other categories They can stamp or stick the group s pair s selections by themselves Print these to share with the class or post on a bul letin board For example favorite dinosaurs favorite plants favorite birds e Measure by how accurately students complete their chart Are the columns filled in with enough of each item to show that the groups discussed and decided on the images Extensions See follow up ideas above 48 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide STONE SOUP General Description Provide an opportunity for children to respond to a favorite story Grade Levels Pre K Grade 1 Curricular Areas Reading Language Arts Art Objectives Counting Classifying foods Listening Learning Drawing Painting Class Organization 30 minutes Materials Preparation Any copy of Stone Soup or Nail Soup generally available in folklore collections or a copy of Stone Soup by Tony Ross e Kid Pix Paint Zone Kid Pix stamp or stic
101. ompletion of task Extensions What other very visual tales can be drawn Have the class brainstorm ideas read the book and create new drawings See also the lesson for Three Billy Goats Gruff THIS ANIMAL CAN Teachers Guide THE GAMMAGE CUP General Description Read and respond to the wondertul tale of discovery and sharing The Gammage Cup by Carol Kedall Grade Levels Grades 4 6 Curricular Areas Language Arts Reading Writing Art Objectives Encourage students to respond to a text in a visual manner supported by writing e Allow students to express different ideas about the text via different visual art interpretations of scenes in the story Time Class size One two weeks to read the story One three class sessions to create the visuals Individuals or very small group Materials The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall Newsprint or other paper to create rough drafts of visuals prior to drawing them in Kid Pix Procedure 1 Read The Gammage Cup discussing not only the aspects of teamwork community and respect for individual differences but also the strong imagery evoked by the writing One can really imagine or see the town and its envi rons Have students choose one event in the text that they want to illustrate They must select three sentences from the text that support or explain what is going on in their illustration They will illustrate the scene
102. on paper first to get ideas then in Kid Pix Then they will type in the sentences onto the Kid Pix illustration They may add sound if they wish or record an explanation of why the scene is important Give the illustration a title and type it in Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 69 6 Put a name or names on the illustration as well Students can load the pictures into a SlideShow or print them out Have students explain what s going on in the picture how the sentences support the idea and why it s an important scene in the book Closure Discuss the varied scenes chosen by the stu dents Discuss the relevance of the story to their lives right now Note this story was written long before Harry Potter so the name Muggles a major female character may confuse some students It was her name long before it was used to mean non magical people Measurement Follow up Do the students show an understanding of novel Do the sentences chosen support the idea in the illustration Details in the picture should help convey the topic Do the students show an understanding of the relevance of the chosen scene to the rest of the novel Extensions Create a SlideShow of scenes in sequence from the students work Are there any important scenes missing that will help explain the story Have students add those scenes good opportunity for a freewrite would be to have the students put themselves in
103. on the computer or computers your students will be using See the Users Guide for instructions Step 6 Carry out the activities you have selected from the Lessons Anthology section of this guide Step 2 Skim through this Teacher s Guide to get an overview of the available resources Select activities that you think are appropriate for your curriculum and your students keeping their abil ities and interests in mind Using the Program in Various Settings You can use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 in a variety of class room and computer environments The following suggestions for class organization time manage ment and preparation of activities may help you plan computer use more effectively with your students Step 3 Go through some of the hands on tutori als to become familiar with them before your students do Most students need time to experiment with the tools and options The activities are enjoyable ways for your stu The Classroom dents to explore the CURRICULUM MATRIX tools and experi ment with many different tech niques Step 4 Introduce the program to the whole class at one time if possible An overhead projector and LCD panel or a large screen monitor make such introductions easier for everyone to 4 THEGAMMAG TA STELLALUNA
104. ore Kid Pix Deluxe 4 yourself before introducing it to your class You will discover that it is fun and easy to use This is a great part of the satisfaction of using the program Consult the Users Guide for more details on getting oriented Step 5 Demonstrate the program using the most appropriate tutor ial for your students Then have your stu xr dents complete the tutorial themselves fol lowing the same steps You can have the students print or save electronic versions of their tutorial projects so that you can assess their ability to use the program independently aration Follow the ideas from the Tutorial Overview Read the User s Guide for the description of the tools and tert features Procodure 1 Gather your chssin the demonstration area tin an Active Bort Bor can be aloud bya 2 Open Kid Pix Deluxe 3 Complete the follow conmputer generated voice but the computer may ing tutorial project a demorstration need two See the User s tobe tanght a won Guide See also the Pronunciation Tool tutorial fol lowing Divide the class into pairs Provide computer time for each pair to complete the tutorial ard to print ard save a completed project students to share their experiences Collect students printed projects noting which steps Its easy to get started with Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Just follow these steps Step 1 Install Kid Pix Deluxe 4
105. ortion of the picture you had selected will appear ready for you to edit further with the Kid Pix tools A Word About Memory The more video sounds and animation you add to a presentation the more disk space the presentation will require While these features are effective they make it harder to transport the finished project If hard disk space is limited or if a presentation must fit onto a floppy disk or other type of storage media consider imposing limits on the number of video clips animations and sound effects students can incorporate into their work If a SlideShow consists mainly of Kid Pix pictures and short sounds you should be able to fit approxi mately 10 15 slides on a diskette If your classroom presentations are larger a zip drive or other type of removable media storage device is helpful A CD ROM drive capable of burning CD s is almost a necessity if your presentations are very large and or incorporate QuickTime movies If the computer with the finished presentation project does not have such device installed and your classroom is on a network you may be able to transfer the presenta tion to another computer that does 35 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide TEACHER TIPs Enhancing Curriculum with Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Kid Pix Deluxe 4 can enhance teaching aids mak ing resources available to your students electroni cally and interactively It can balance curriculum material you curr
106. ovides information on Eric Carle a list of his publications upcoming publications and events a bul letin board for parents and teachers to post their ideas for using Eric Carle s books in a creative ways a FAQ sec tion and a store http www eric carle com Edgar Allen Poe Society of Baltimore This site is a terrific resource on Edgar Allen Poe s life and works http www eapoe org MLA Site Use this site to help with proper reference and citations regarding website research http www mla org style sources htm 97 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide 7 7 Ew Riverdeep Y www riverdeep net 483227 TG rev 5 04
107. physical characteristics of their animal in a web or outline 4 Partners will use the information from their webs or outlines to write a SlideShow story board script that has four pictures Title Food Habitat and Physical Characteristics 5 Partners will create four Kid Pix pictures based on their storyboard Make sure students save these pictures with a clear name in their fold ers for easy access from SlideShow 6 Partners will create SlideShow sequences from their pictures saving it into a new folder with a clear name 7 Schedule time for all groups to share their research presenting SlideShows to the class 8 Younger students can use one Kid Pix page to describe an animal Closure Discuss how animals need specific habitats What happens if a habitat is destroyed Measurement Follow up Involve students in evaluating their SlideShow sequences by sharing with another pair and adding constructive comments Extensions Use this project plan to study plants or ocean life Study animals in other parts of the world such as marsupials or polar bears Teachers Guide STRANGE WEATHER General Description As part of a weather unit the students will create a book and or SlideShow displaying a variety of weather conditions with unusual precipitation Grade Level Grades 1 3 Curricular Areas Language Arts Science Objective e Planning writing and illustrating a story will make a
108. ple to poll Groups use Kid Pix to graph results A Pie Chart Use the Oval tool Hold the Shift key down while drawing it to make a perfect circle Use the Line tool to draw the lines Let your stu dents approximate the size of the segments for the corresponding percentages within reason Don t let the difference be too appar ent Make sure there are no spaces in the lines when you fill with color B Bar Graphs Use the Line tool to draw the X and Y axes Then use the Rectangle tool to make the bars You can copy one bar and then paste it several times This way the bars are uniform C Import from a spreadsheet saved as a bitmap that makes charts or graphs How are these graphs similar or different to what you can create in Kid Pix Closure e Discuss which graphs seem to show the most information e Are some charts better than others depending on content Measurement Follow up Accuracy of graphs Understanding of polls Extensions Discuss other uses of charts Teachers Guide Put IN THE ZOO General Description Creating wild and wonderful animals to exercise the imagination Grade Levels Pre K Grade 1 Curricular Areas Language Arts Art Objectives Creating silly or fantasy animals Explaining what special things the animals can do Class Organization Whole class then individual Time Required hour Materials Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire Paper drawing ma
109. pot Discuss again how teamwork makes good soup Extensions e Break the children up into singles or pairs Have the children create their own soup pots in Kid Pix Paint Zone easiest for young ones to draw with the thick pencil tool or paint brush and stamp in their own foods If they cannot locate a stamp encourage them to draw it in using Paint Zone tools Add the names of vegetables e They can also draw a soup pot using real paper and crayons or markers pasting in cutouts of foods or drawing the foods e Older children can bring in recipes from home of family favorite soups and the images and recipes can combine for a class cookbook Teachers Guide PATTERNS General Description Children use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 templates to identify and complete patterns Grade Levels Pre K Grade 1 Curricular Area Math Objectives Identify patterns Complete pattern sequences p p q Develop skill using the Rubber Stamp Stickers or Animation tools Class Organization Large group introduction individual activity Time Required 15 30 minutes Materials Kid Pix art tools The Math Forum http forum swarthmore edu Preparation Create a template using the straight line option in the pencil tool Be sure to save a backup copy of templates you create Depending on the abilities of the children make very simple ABAB patterns or more com plicated ABCABC or ABBABB patterns For the youn
110. ptions Audio options tell SlideShow whether to play sounds and or text during each slide transition To set audio options Make sure that Text to Speech and Play Attached Sounds are on in the Controls menu Click the Audio Options button for the slide you want to change Choose Play Sound and or Play Text then click OK to continue 15 Set Advance Settings Advance Settings tell SlideShow when move to the next slide and other options Slides will automati cally advance after 7 seconds unless you change the advance options To set slide advance options Click on the Advance Settings button for the slide you want to change L5 Choose Timer and set the num ber of Seconds before advancing to the next slide or choose Mouse Click to wait until you click the mouse f you select Key Down the next slide will advance when you press any key on your keyboard Read Text Done will advance to the next slide after any text on the screen has been pronounced 16 Save the SlideShow Select Save from the File menu 17 Present the SlideShow Press the Play button Students should run it through to be sure it works then share it with others for more ideas and comments SlideShows may also be exported as a QuickTime movie Teachers Guide SLIDESHOW SCRIPT WORKSHEET Name Date SUBJECT Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7
111. r in 2 slices 3 Children should begin by creating a pizza using the Circle tool Next they should use the Line tool to divide their pizza into the number of slices indicated on their fraction card 5 Children can use the Stamp or Stickers tool to put different toppings on each slice or they can color it with the paint tools 6 Make sure they add their names to their pic tures using either the Letter Stamps tool in Small Kids Mode or the Text tool in Big Kids Mode 7 Have them stamp or type the number or fraction represented by their pizza as age appropriate Closure Discuss relevance of fractions in other areas such as real estate 1 4 acre lots and money quarter dollars Measurement Follow up Collect printed projects for your evaluation Extensions e Vary the activity by having children create piz zas with slices missing 2 4 5 6 etc They can accomplish this by using the Eraser tool or the Grab tool to copy and paste parts of their pizza onto a new picture Older students will enjoy making real pizzas out of pizza shells or frozen pizza and making fractions to eat Teachers Guide ANIMAL HABITATS General Description Students create a multimedia presentation about an animal that lives in the United States Younger stu dents can put all the information on one page instead of into SlideShow Grade Level Grades 3 4 Curricular Areas Science Language Arts Writing Object
112. r type of recipe Are there recipes that seem to pop up cross culturally Discuss how such things can occur as a sharing exercise 75 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF General Description This lesson is a good starting point for younger stu dents to gain imaginative experience with Kid Pix using it as a starting point for visual depictions of a scene in a story Grade Levels Pre K Grade 1 Curricular Areas Art Language Arts Objectives Students practice listening skills Students practice reading skills Students draw illustrate an image from the Story Time Class Size One or two class periods e Large class introduction individual activity Preparation Locate a copy of the tale Three Billy Goats Gruff for example by Paul Galdone or Stephen Carpenter to read aloud preferably with good illustrations or prepare one that can be used as an overhead or in large format for classroom viewing Procedure 1 Read Three Billy Goats Gruff aloud to class Discuss the tale 2 What are the most vivid images from the tale Can the students create these in fingerpaints spongepaints collage paper tearing 3 Create the scene with the third Billy Goat on the troll s bridge in Kid Pix There is plenty of room for variation and starting over this way if you create a template first 4 What happens in the scene If students are able use Small Kids Mode and have them
113. rovides an opportunity for children to learn numbers and letters by creating their own learning picture books Grade Levels Pre K Grade 2 Curricular Areas Language Arts Math Writing Reading Art Objectives Create a pleasing design template Work cooperatively to produce a unified project Class Organization Small group Time Required 2 4 sessions Materials Collection of alphabet or number books The Children s Literature Web Guide http www ucalgary ca dkbrown Preparation Collect and display a variety of alphabet and number books for your class to study Discuss how the illustrators have handled the task of teaching numbers and letters e Divide the class into groups Each group will produce either an alphabet or a number book If there is time they can produce both e Put slips of paper in a hat the groups will draw to determine what to start on Procedure 1 As a whole class look at the collection of alphabet and number books you have assem bled Point out the ways the illustrators have used color page layout and other design fea tures to create a coherent theme Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 51 9 Acorns 2 Assign time for groups to meet and decide on a general theme for their book The theme could relate to a subject area the class is studying such as an ocean alphabet book or a number book featuring kinds of houses Encourage groups to think about th
114. s paper 53 Teachers Guide SPILT MILK Extensions Where else can you see patterns Perhaps in mountain ranges cityscapes or paintings Harold and the Purple Crayon books are fun ways to utilize basic drawing techniques in Kid Pix Show the students how to draw with the purple medium pencil tool What can they draw lt mm Ta AS 7217 mat Jas 54 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide Rock FINDERS General Description This is an activity to teach an earth science unit in which students learn to describe or classify rocks utilizing a variety of Kid Pix tools Grade Level Grades 1 2 Curricular Areas Science Writing Objectives Learn to use the Draw Fill Bucket Eraser Text and Undo Guy tools Modify a template to record a unique observation Class Organization Large group introduction individual activity Time Required 2 3 class sessions Materials Rocks e Projection device for computer if possible Preparation 1 As part of an early grade science unit each child chooses a rock to describe 2 Create a Kid Pix template for the rock descrip tion Because younger students may have a hard time transferring what they see on paper to the screen it may be easier if lists of descriptive words are already on the template If desired you can customize what libraries are shown to students
115. step should be a new file Encourage the students to keep to no more than six files in Kid Pix since six will print nicely as comic book form once they have moved the lot into SlideShow Two or four will also print well in booklet format Encourage the students to be accurate in the measurements Are they sure they understand a tablespoon from a teaspoon Older students can learn the conversions Have they included all the steps to be sure the recipe can be completed by someone else who has never made it For example if it s a family recipe from another country can someone who has never cooked the dish make it correctly using the instructions What is the heritage or importance of the recipe This is a good opportunity for multi cultural sharing Are there words that need to be changed form one language to another It is also a good opportunity for language acquisi tion and language sharing Older students can move the recipe pages into SlideShow and print them in booklet form Younger students can print each page alone and create a booklet to share Put everything together for a class cookbook for sharing Teachers Guide RECIPE SHARING Closure Spider Cookies Have the students share their recipes dis cuss what was easy and what was difficult about creating them nn sns eS How the illustrations help in the written set Cre a age G ss of in
116. structions and vice versa Ioe ae Older students may want to practice doubling aeu Qn PAN or halving the recipes as a good exercise in fractions and proportions They can also learn the equivalents present in measurements They can learn conversions from metric to English style measurements Secon thay lesk He aaay spidere when they are done got the recipe from my mother who got e Are there other recipes that are fun to make it from her mother We have been You can always put together a year end cele peas and stay bration book as well and they sassy to make Cold Cookie Sheet with Spiders The chocolate goes in kere Be sure to cool them on waxed paper or amic E Measurement Follow up double boiler is best if you have one Completeness of task and clarity of directions along with illustrations that help convey the instructions are good yardsticks for measuring The warn water is in here e Short or long recipes can both be good exam ples as long as the directions are cogent and the illustrations clear Extensions More complicated recipes or as above dou bling or halving or tripling recipes make good mathematical exercises e Also cross cultural sharing can be extended once the kids have seen all the recipes Are there any they have never seen before Discuss the history of a particular ingredient o
117. t artistic ability Extensions e Add sound to the comic book layouts along with transitions and present as a SlideShow Make cover for the comic book The Book Jackets and Bookmarks lessons work well as adjuncts to this lesson Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 66 Once Upon a Midnight Dreary as 1 Pondered Weak and Weary The scene is dark and lonely night while the Narrator sits in his large dark library reading old and dusty books He feels depressed and the fire is burning very low The storm outside helps to set the dark and gloomy mood The Narrator is trying to forget his lost love Lenore who has died gt He sits as though in a dream A Raven taps atthe door and this noise starts the Narrator down a path or tormented thoughts about Lenore The Raven answers only Nevermore to any question the Narrator asks it The raven has a haunted creepy appBarance which disturbs the Narrator The more the Narrator wants to know if he ll ever see Lenore again the more the Raven answers Nevermore The raven s repetitiveness drives the Narrator to despair and he gives up hope The raven continues to answer Nevermore to any question the Narrator asks about any subject at all The questions aren t even about Lenore anymore but all about his soul which is in torment The Narrator collaspses at the end to be lifted Nevermore Teachers Guide POLLS General Descript
118. te material It is wise to go over an acceptable use agreement with them Be sure they understand the agree ment and the consequences if they choose not to behave ac cordingly e Plan on adequate adult supervision If possible invite parent volunteers to help on your com puter lab days Teachers Guide CURRICULUM MATRIX GRADE SUBJECT AREA r D o SE Page and Lesson 25 515 9 gt 9 5 19 NWmoudGKO 15 jeje ejeje ejeJe e ejo e e o 1 iu Jeleje elejee eje eje o 2 pronuncanionton jejejejeje e eje e e e o e o ENT m mmsmo M 5 4 4 x c C C C Cr l LLLI LLLL Wa orennousesupesHow jejejeje eje e le 49 jejeje ejeJe ee 45 morEvRiapsupestows uv mucus ttt e a sonso Jejeje fele 5 ALPHABET NuMBER BOOKS Jeeeje e 52 ns je 5 ___ OD reps ps _ 97 wwumams Jee fet e fet _ Jejeje
119. terials Procedure Read Put me in the Zoo to class Discuss what the animal can do that is special 2 Tell children they can create their own special animal 3 Create one as a class to illustrate the tools Dis cuss other special fantasy animals such as what is a unicorn a dragon etc Brainstorm ideas and create an animal using Paint and Draw tools 4 Write two things that are special about the animal 5 Let children create their own animals 6 Have them draw on paper first to get ideas That way they can also draw it in Kid Pix and show both drawings 1 They should write one or two things that are special about the animal This animal can Students with higher skill lev Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools els can type in This animal can also i Or create a template so students just have to type stamp in the action word 8 Remind the students to put their names on both types of drawings to identify them 9 Save and Print the Kid Pix drawings 10 students can share with each other taking turns explaining their animal Do this class wide if there are fewer than 20 students other wise break into small groups for sharing Closure Discuss the differences between drawing on paper and drawing on the computer Some will like both others neither and some one of each How are they different How alike Measurement Follow up Comprehension of the assignment and of the story C
120. they would like to create as a shield or crest Then they can use the images in Kid Pix to create a coat of arms on the computer and print it out 5 Students should write a paragraph about the meanings of the shield and then share it with other students in small groups Closure e Share the coats of arms in class or in small groups Discuss famous Coats of Arms Review how the coats of arms are granted Measurement Follow up Level of research conducted execution of the art on the computer and paragraph writing should all be done with some level of completeness Extensions Look up famous coats of arms and discuss the imagery and the person or family bearing the shield What did they do to have a grant of the coat of arms Was it inherited or was it granted for some thing they accomplished This can be very interest ing research Teachers Guide RECIPE SHARING General Description This lesson provides a good opportunity for stu dents to practice math skills in a recipe format direction writing and cultural sharing Grade Levels Grades 2 Curricular Areas Language Arts Math Cultural Sharing Objectives e Students share a favorite recipe from home e Students learn the standard measurements in recipes e Students learn to double or halve the recipes Time Class Size e Several days for finding recipes and writing them out e Individual Shared activity Materials Preparation e Discuss recipes and
121. treasures There are fun facts on pharaohs and even a pattern for a paper model of a pharaoh s death mask http www clevelandart org archive pharaoh index html The Official Egypt Tourism Site This site has many factual sections http www touregypt net The White House for Kids Younger students can learn interesting facts about the White House and even write a letter to the President http www whitehouse gov kids The White House Older students can learn interesting facts about the White House http www whitehouse gov Alcatraz Island Students learn interesting facts about San Francisco s famous federal prison http www nps gov alcatraz Heraldry Some sites are very informative while others are very entertaining http www heraldica org http www college of arms gov uk http digiserve com heraldry The American College of Heraldry provides material as well 95 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Teachers Guide RESOURCES Science CMEX This is the Center for Mars Exploration The site is continually being updated to keep abreast of all the exciting information that is being discovered about the planet Mars It includes historical references to Mars previous Mars mission information tools to analyze Mars and much more http cmex www arc nasa gov Volcano World This terrific site is exploding with information and activities centered around the world s volcanoes http volcano und nodak edu
122. ture Picture Picture Picture E s ol the pictures to emphasize your ideas Later you will use your script to record the sound you want to go with each picture Naturally you can revise and reorganize your ideas as you go along Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools 25 Why is a Storyboard important A SlideShow combines visuals with ideas Use the Storyboard Worksheet to plan pictures that will help make the ideas clearer and stronger The Storyboard Worksheet can help students see if the pictures will have enough variety in color and design What kind of backgrounds do students want Do they want to use stamps or drawings or both A storyboard can help them decide what pic tures or graphics to search for in other programs and which to create in Kid Pix Students can import graphics from other programs like The Print Shop or Click Art into Kid Pix Deluxe 4 If your school has a scanner students can also include scanned photographs charts or graphs in the final SlideShow To import pictures go to the Add menu and choose Add Graphic or Add Movie Follow the onscreen instructions Students will need to navi gate to an already saved graphic or movie if not using one already in the program See User s Guide Teachers Guide MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS During this session complete the sequence of indi vidual pictures and begin
123. tutorial activity that follows designed to introduce young students to key fea tures of Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Grade Levels K 6 Curricular Areas Objectives Learn to use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 independently Create save and print a drawing or project following step by step instructions Class Organization Pairs or individual Time Required 30 minutes Materials Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Preparation 1 Complete the entire tutorial your self noting any areas where students may need extra help Write the instructions for saving students work clearly on the chalkboard so all students can see it 3 Make copies of the tutorial for each pair of students Arrange to use Kid Pix Deluxe 4 in the com puter lab or set up a schedule so that pairs of students have 30 minutes at a computer 5 Establish a demonstration area in your class room Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Procedure 1 Gather your class in the demonstration area Explain to the students that you will be demonstrating parts of Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Make it clear that each pair or individual will have an opportunity to complete the same pro ject that you are about to demonstrate Open Kid Pix Deluxe 4 3 Complete the following tutorial project as a demonstration Name each tool as you use it Point out the tool location on the program screen Divide the class into pairs Provide computer time for each pair to complete the tutor
124. viewing portfolios provides opportunities for meaningful discussion with stu dents about their achievements at the conclusion of a project See Myriad SlideShows and Biography lessons for ideas Teachers Guide TEACHER TIPs Special Features of the Teacher Menu Add Kid Note Use Add Kid Note to leave notes to your student regarding their project Refer to the User Guide for more information about using this feature To reveal the Teacher menu on the main menu bar press Control CTRL and T if you are using a Macintosh or CTL and T if you are using Windows From this menu teachers and parents Leave anote may control several aspects ol the programs Leave a note for your student Tor th te highlight and delete the text operation Press the above keys again to hide the Teacher menu When you complete the assignment save it in the folder called Class Projects Help Manage Library Preferences Add Kid Note Manage User Names Hide Teacher Menu O Read this note in Spanish Manage Library Preferences Publish to Idea Machi Use Manage Library Preferences to control which rac edic categories of graphics kids can use in their work To add a new template to the Idea Machine select This is ideal for creating your own templates Publish to Idea Machine from the File menu Refer To do this to the User Guide for more information about using this fe
125. what things they see in the clouds or discuss what they have seen if it is not cloudy 3 Divide class to work in pairs 4 Each pair will complete the following steps a Open the prepared template Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Bunny b Use the Draw Paint or the Eraser tool Draw one thing they see in the sky At first they should draw using white with a blue or black background for sky effects c Next using the Text tool and white text create a text box at the bottom of the page Type in what they see in the sky d Create another text box or use letter stamps in small kids mode for the students name e Save the picture in one partners folder with a name you can remember students trade places now 5 For a printed book print all the finished pic tures including the beginning and ending pages you prepared Bind them together Have students take turns reading the class book 6 For SlideShow have students record the name of what they saw in their picture before they save it See Users Guide Then save all the pictures into one folder and open the SlideShow project Load each picture includ ing the beginning and ending pages you pre pared and add transitions Show to class Closure How many different shapes can you see in the sky Measurement Follow up e Following directions Completeness of task e What other artistic ways can you create cloud images Crayons paint
126. why they are important a set of written instructions helps you get the same or similar result every time That way a good recipe can be repeated and shared with others e Discuss how measurements work and how they are very useful in math Discuss different types of measurements Do any students use metric measurements when cooking e Discuss how recipes from family to family can be very similar or very different depending on what people like It also depends on how a recipe has been handed down from one genera tion to the next For example a grandmother s recipe for chicken might be different from another grandmother s yet they are both chicken recipes How are the ingredients simi lar or different How is the preparation similar or different It s fun to share and find out 14 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Procedure 1 After discussing recipes have the students bring in a favorite recipe from home that they feel comfortable writing about and that they want to share Overly complicated recipes are hard to write up and illustrate so encourage the students to bring in more than one recipe in case they run into trouble later on while they are writing about it Have the students create a step by step description on the recipe in Kid Pix illustrat ing a few key ingredients tools and steps They should also illustrate a completed recipe just like in a cooking magazine or cooking shows on television Each
127. with date of death 4th slide Famous compositions and works 5th slide The most interesting thing about Beethoven is 4 4 Kid Fix Deluxe 4 For Schools Write a story in a foreign language about a fairy tale or a mythological person from that language For example Asterix comics from France Or any of a number of Cinderella vari ations that exist in different countries and lan guages Or some of the characters in Japanese animation could be interesting topics Teachers Guide More MYRIAD SLIDESHOWS General Description Practice creating SlideShows in a variety of curricu lar areas Grade Levels Grades 3 8 Curricular Areas All Objectives To encourage students to think in terms of communicating ideas in a both a visual and graphic manner To create a multimedia SlideShow To create presentations that can be shared with others To encourage students to give oral presenta tions with SlideShow Time Class size Approximately two weeks Materials Kid Pix Pictures of landmarks or other points of inter est in the country ies being studied for exam ple Eiffel Tower or Mt Fuji Scanner or digital camera The Internet could also be a source of photographs Internet access optional Printer Procedure 1 Review the SlideShow preparation in the Users Guide Set a minimum of five slides and a max imum of ten slides for this assignment to keep students more or less on the same
128. y should also include a credits page Again you may wish to visit www MLA org for Web site referencing basics If the project is designed solely for classroom use students may not need to be as concerned about copyright issues If however student projects will be used outside of your learning environment you should obtain permission from those holding the copyright on any material you use Lesson Ideas for Scanned Images When I Grow Up For a project entitled When I Grow Up younger students can take photos of themselves using an available Polaroid camera Have some older students scan the photos The students can import their pictures into Kid Pix and erase all of the picture except for their heads Next they can draw their bodies dressed as they see themselves as adults and use the Text tool to write When I grow up Im going to Reporting Take photos of a field trip or a school activity Include these images in a Parents Night or Open House presentation to show what kinds of activities you provide for your students Social Studies Scan maps documents and his torical pictures Store the images in your folder of scanned images so they will be available for stu dent reports Science Scan photos or drawings of the planets cells diagrams etc Add notations or labels in Kid Pix Then project or print the electronic ver sions of the diagrams for classroom use Current Events Scan photos from newsp

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