Poking around Pixie

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Poking around Pixie
Student Learning Continues Here!
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Pixie

• Overview of Pixie
• System requirements
• Pentium III or higher
• Windows 2000/XP
• 256 RAM
• 100 MB hard disk space available
• 1024x768 resolution or higher

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Pixie

• Interface

Workspace
Tool Palette
Tool Palette
Options
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Pixie

• Some additional Pixie tricks
• File?Open Pics4Learning Image
• Search for additional images
• Click Open Image and it will appear on work space

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Pixie

• Add special effects to a picture
• Click Effects
• Scroll to desired one
• Click Apply

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Pixie

• Example of an Effect
• Add a Cool (Fancy) Edge
• Scroll back to the top of the Effects list
• Select Cool Edge and click Edit
• Select desired edge
• Click OK

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Create a Pixie Slideshow

• Create several pictures in Pixie. They will be
  displayed in the bottom tray.

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Create a Pixie Slideshow

• Slide Show Options
• Source
• Settings
• Music

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Slideshow Settings
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Add Music to the Slideshow
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Add Recorded Sound to a Slideshow
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Begin the Slideshow
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Pixie Training

• Create a Website of Your Pictures

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Publishing the Pixie Webpage
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Sample Webpage
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Adding graphics to the Sticker Library

• Edit?Preferences

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• Click the My Documents and My Pictures boxes.
• These folders will now appear in the Sticker
  Library.
• All of the Pixie Stickers will be in the Clip Art
  folder.
• To add another folder of images, click Add.
  Select the folder and click Choose.

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Making a Pixie Template
Insert graphic(s). Select Options Lock for one
graphic. Select Options Anchor All for more than
one graphic.
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Pixie

• Enough talking . . . Lets do it!

Using the provided Make a Curricular Template
worksheet, work in teams to create a template to
teach those particular curricular and technology
objectives. Be sure to differentiate the
templates activity to meet several learning
preferences!
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Online Pixie Resources

• From Pixies Help Menu
• NO login required!
• http//www.recipes4success.com
• Click Recipes for two Pixie online tutorials
• Tech4Learning
• http//www.tech4learning.com/
• Click Pixie-Curriculum Integration

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