Software Evaluation of Kid Pix Deluxe 3

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Software Evaluation of Kid Pix Deluxe 3

• Marsha Macaulay
• Lesley University
• ECOMP 5106

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What is Kid Pix?

• Computerized approach to creative art projects.
• Easy way to enhance a unit/theme through the
  imagination.
• Provides draw, paint, fill, text, background,
  sound effects, animations, slideshows, templates,
  stamps, etc.

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Education Value

• Easily used by children of elementary ages.
• Provides cross-curricular opportunities for
  children to express their knowledge of a topic
  through art and text.

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Kid Appeal

• Great tools that are kid friendly
• Neat animations and sounds
• Graphics are easy to access
• Children learn through manipulating the tools and
  being creative.
• Useful tool for visual presentations.

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Who Can Use Kid Pix?

• Ages 4 and up
• Easily adaptable for special needs or gifted
  students.
• Individual classroom use or whole class in the
  computer lab.
• Great activity as whole class because it can be
  viewed in a slide show.

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User Guide

• Provides step-by-step instructions for all
  aspects of the software
• User guide has frequently asked questions and a
  thorough table of contents for quick reference.

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Teachers Guide

• Introduces all of the tools and gives tutorials
  for the teacher to use with students.
• Provides a wide variety of lessons that are
  practical in the classroom.

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Heres What the Kids See
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Activities in the Classroom

• Life Cycle of a Butterfly illustrations
• Cause and Effect
• Story Mapping
• When I grow up
• Re-telling favorite parts of a story
• ABC Slideshow
• Animal Habitats

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Jobs
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Cause and Effect
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Re-Telling
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Conclusion

• Great tool to enhance any lesson
• Kids and teachers love using it to help display
  any work
• Allows for creative expression
• Can be difficult to save and transfer files
• Overall out of 5