Kidspiration 2

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Kidspiration 2
Lesson 3 - activity - a
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In This Lesson Participants will be able to
demonstrate how to responsibly and appropriately
find and use images in a Kidspiration template.
select and evaluate the effectiveness of
instructional websites.
demonstrate how to bookmark websites in a
Kidspiration template.
collaborate with peers to share favorite websites.
describe the effect of the digital divide on
students living in proverty.
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Warm-Up Review the Edutopia Reports on the
Digital Divide website. The website overviews
several digital divide articles. Think about
your students in relation to the digital divide.
Comment in the Connecting with Kidspiration forum
on CLC.
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Adding Images to your Kidspiration File Images
may be
Lets concentrate first on images you already
have.
saved on your computer.
from the Internet.
from the D.R.
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Popular File Extensions for Images (File
extensions tell the computer the type of
information that is stored in the file.)
clipart
photographs
smaller files
larger files
less colors
more colors
can be animated
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Importing Images on your Computer
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Importing Images on your Computer
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Resizing the Picture

• When the image is selected, clicking and dragging
  from the bottom right hand corner will maintain
  the proportions of the picture.

• Clicking and dragging from the other corners will
  stretch or shrink the picture without maintaining
  the proportions.

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Resizing the Image

• Although the image looks smaller in
  Kidspiration after you shrink it, the file size
  is maintained. Some picture files may cause
  large Kidspiration file sizes. It may be best to
  resize large images in photo editing software,
  such as iPhoto.

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Resizing the Image

• iPhoto can be used to resize images. If the
  picture is not already in iPhoto, click and drag
  it into the photo library. Then select the image
  by clicking on it once.

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Resizing the Image

• Go to the Share menu and select Export. Change
  the image size from the Size portion of the
  window.

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• Depending on your version of iPhoto, Export may
  be found under the Share menu or the File
  menu.

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Resizing the Image in iPhoto
After deciding on a size select Export.
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If you have a picture on your computer try to
import it into Kidspiration. No Images on Your
Computer?
Next Finding Images on the Internet Move onto
activity - b
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