MULTIMEDIA, GRAPHICS & OTHER FUN STUFF

Mutlimedia Slideshows
Students create slideshows from research projects using images and narration about topics such as City Wildlife, Rocks and Minerals and Astronomy.

City Wildlife example:

Fun With Graphics
Students use a variety of image and graphics programs in the computer lab. In the activities below, students learn about image types such as .jpg and .png. Students use the Paint.NET image editor to demonstrate .png image type's value in creating tranparent areas such as the removal of backgrounds and unwanted portions of pictures.

Head Switch!	Castlebay Moon Walk

Paint.NET and GIF animator
Students learn to make simple animations using Paint.NET to create the blocks and letters, and use a simple GIF animator program to create the 'blinking' effect. Students learn about different image types such as .jpg, .png and .gif. and then demonstrate how gif's can be used to create animations like the one below.

Stick Figure Animation
Students create more advanced animations using Pivot Stick Figure Animator. Students create multiple images - "frames" of their own design to create short animated movies.

Exploring Creativity using PhotoFiltre Image Program
PhotoFiltre is a digital image editor and painting program. It is simple and intuitive to use, and has an easy learning curve.  Students create original works of art in the style of Andy Warhol.

Students resize and crop their own image, then use a variety of painting tools to create a unique image.

The image is then duplicated, recolored and reassembled to create four images.

Showing What You've Learned
Students learn how to label images to create diagrams and educational illustrations.

KidPix
KidPix is a fantastic drawing and graphic arts program for kids.

It is packed with fun drawing tools, animations and easy to use tools. This is a class favorite.

Using Kid Pix, students in kindergarten and first grade trace their hands on the screen using the pencil tool. Then they use the paint bucket and wacky paint brush to decorate their turkeys.

Microsoft Photo Editor
Students use Microsoft Photo Editor to rotate, crop, resize, lighten, change resolution, apply special effects, change file format of images and more.

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Internet Research
Keyboarding
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PowerPoint
Word