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Tux Paint

Tux Paint. Educational Applications of Technology Presented by: Alexis Saperstein . About Tux Paint. Tux Paint is a multi-platform free drawing software program for children. It is so simple to use and fosters creativity!. Tux Paint How can students use this tool?.

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Tux Paint

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  1. Tux Paint Educational Applications of Technology Presented by: Alexis Saperstein

  2. AboutTux Paint Tux Paint is a multi-platform free drawing software program for children. It is so simple to use and fosters creativity!

  3. Tux PaintHow can students use this tool? • Students create unique visual representations using a variety of tools. • Versatile: illustrating stories, self portraits, story reflections, word problems, greeting cards, and much more!

  4. When can you use Tux Paint

  5. More aboutTux Paint • Simple interface: • The canvas is a fixed size (no pixels or inches to worry about when making a picture) • Loading and saving images is done using thumbnails, so no filename is necessary • Simple dialogue (yes or no questions) • Entertaining interface: • Fun sound effects are played when tools are used • A cartoon penguin appears and gives you hints and information

  6. Tux Paint tools • Drawing Tools • Paint brush • Text and label tools • Line tools • Shape tools • Magic tools (special effects) • Translations! • Its been translated into over 70 languages • There are no common menus with features hidden behind them. Each tool has a picture along with the label so its perfect for younger kids who lack basic reading skills.

  7. Adding Some Pizzazz! • A variety of rubber stamps to choose from • Even more to download/upload • Magic tools • Blocky, blur, fish eyes, confetti, and cartoon effects • Emboss, flip, and add noise • Fold the corners of pictures, mosaic • Starter Scenes • Some ‘starter’ pictures include both a foreground and background • Premade scenes • Students can use stencils and color them in

  8. Demo Let’s look at how simple it is to create ...

  9. Creating an Ad! • Step one: • Pick a background color • You can also choose a background theme

  10. Creating an Ad • Step Two: you can use the painting tool or start with shapes. • You can also use stamps

  11. Creating an Ad • Step Three... You can add text (in this case we are making an ad for our inventions)

  12. Sample

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