Kid Pix 4th Edition

Created By: Kelli Cox

Emily BolligerMalori Wriston

What is Kid Pix?

Kid Pix is a drawing software program

designed for children. It can be used for students

in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Teachers can

simplify the program for younger students or make

the program more complex for older

students. This software program helps to develop children’s visual creativity and basic computer based

graphic arts skills. This program is mostly used in schools because it can fit

into many different subject areas.

Kid Pix Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFnkFbY_bo

Program Features Idea Machine

-This contains ideas for activities and starters for students.

Paint a Picture- Children use traditional tools such as a paint can, paintbrush, eraser, text, stamps,and pencil to create their own slide.

Moopies- Children can animate anything that is drawn or stamped on the screen.

Stampimator- This animates only the stamp on the screen, not the drawings.

Wacky TV- Children can view movie files, imported or otherwise, to use in their presentations.

Digital Puppets- Children can include puppets in their presentations.

The Paint Zone

Help Button

Text Function

Fill Bucket

Rubber Stamps

Backgrounds

Animations

Eraser

Undo GuyGo to Slide Show

Idea Machine

Draw

Paint

Stickers

Mixer

Sounds

Grab

Start Over

ColorPalette

Pencil

Chalk

Crayon

Colored Pencil

Various Shapes and Misc. Drawing Tools

The Idea Machine

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ions Small Kids Mode

Complex features are hidden so young children can create freely, without confusion

Use of all the art tools Add text to a picture using rubber stamps, instead

of the keyboard. When a child clicks a letter in the tray, Kid Pix says the letter’s name out loud.

Bilingual Mode Menu, tool tips, and “Help” screen can be

translated into Spanish Bilingual text-to-speech function

Ideas for TeachersTemplates for all kinds of activities!Kindergarten- Create a name book or

“About Me” bookGrade 1- Create a book of spelling wordsGrade 2- Use a Venn Diagram for class

projectGrade 3- Have students illustrate a

favorite part of a story, i.e. Rainbow Fish

A page from an “About Me” book

D is for Dog by Isabella age 6

Alphabet Book

Venn Diagram

Student UsesFun, exciting, interactive system for students to

represent their own view of a subject using higher level cognitive skills.

Students can free-draw, make a slide shows, and animate. Text can be added to anything they design to enhance their illustrations.

They are able to make a slide show and record their voice to tell a story.

The animation feature can be used to have the students add or subtract their images.

They can use their imaginations and be creative!

Student UsesTools to Use: ART

1. Drawing 2. Painting 3. Fill Buckets4. Mixers5. Rubber Stamps6. Paper Texture7. Color Picker and Eye Dropper8. Erasers9. Undo Guy

Student Uses: Tools Cont.

Activity Time!!Think about your TIPP Assignment that

you would like to do…

Example: Math - Patterns, Writing – CVC Words, Science – Plant Growth, Social Studies - Government, etc.

Log in to My ASU and then click on “My Apps”

Type “Kid Pix” in the search bar and then click to open!

Click on Kid Pix Deluxe 4

Kid Pix is… Easy to use

Interactive

Childproof

Child-controlled

Designed to create learning

Beneficial for those students with special needs

Relatively Inexpensive

Where Can I Get Kid Pix?Download from multiple websites such as:

www.Broderbund.comwww.Teachware.comwww.Amazon.comwww.Newegg.com

www.ccvsoftware.comwww.logisoft.com

www.smartkidssoftware.comwww.frys.com

And Various Retail Stores Across the Country!

ReferencesD is for dog [Photo]. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2009, from

http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/classrooms/Fontanella/AlphabetBook/alph2004/dd.html#d1

Educational Broadcasting Corporation Thirteen Ed Online. (2009). “Why Pick Kid Pix?” Retrieved from http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/software/resources/kidpix.html

Encore Software Inc. (2009). Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Home Edition. Retrieved from http://www.broderbund.com/store/broder/en_US/pd/Kid_Pixreg_Deluxe_4_Home_Edition/productID.126904700

Kid Pix [Photo]. (n.d.) Retrieved October 11, 2009 from http://ppsblogs.net/nutt/

Kid Pix Screen Shot [Photo]. (n.d.) Retrieved October 26, 2009 from http://ppsblogs.net/nutt/files/2009/03/product_image-kidpix-4.jpg

References Cont.Learning Village. Kid Pix Software ReviewRetrieved from

http://www.learningvillage.com/html/rkidpix.html

Miers, J. (2002). The rainbow fish. In Integrating kid pix into the curriculum. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/kidpix/rainbow.html

nutt. (2009, March 4). Kid Pix and MS Paint. Message posted to http://ppsblogs.net/nutt/

Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. (2004). Kid Pix User Guide. Retrieved from http://downloads.hmlt.hmco.com/EdSchool/KPD4/Kid_Pix_4_User_Guide.pdf

Sunburst1550. (2009, June 5). Kid Pix Deluxe 4 for Schools [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFnkFbY_bo