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Kidspi ra t ion 3 Visual Learn ing for the K-5 Classroom

Jackie Gilmartin Technology Staff Developer Technology Department Port Washington UFSD

Getting Started Launch Kidspiration 2 from the desktop. or Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click Kidspiration 3. The Kidspiration Starter will open. To return to the Kidspiration Starter at any time, click Linky, the Kidspiration character.

To start a new projects with pictures.

To start a new project with words.

To open an existing project.

To start a new project with math tools.

Choose from 75 standards-based activities sorted by subject. Use them the way they are or modify them to fit your needs!

To open, select a category, the activity and then OK.

Kidspiration 3 Created by: Jackie Gilmartin 2008-2009 Page 2 of 14

Picture View In Picture View, Kidspiration gives you many different tools to map, organize and display ideas visually. The Picture Toolbar

The Formatting Toolbar in Picture View

Go to Writing View Link symbols

Clear the selection

Turn on the listen tool Symbol Maker

Add a symbol Add a SuperGrouper

category

Student Name

Change the font

Change the font size

Bold

Italic

Underline

Change text color

Arrow style

Line width

Hide/Show symbol captions

Change symbol colors

Undo/Redo Word Guide


Working in Picture View The Main Idea symbol provides a starting point for your work. Adding Text to Symbols To add text to symbol, select the symbol and then begin typing. Then click outside the symbol. The symbol will grow to include all text. Adding Linked Symbols to a Diagram • Click the symbol you would like to link symbols from. • Click the Add Symbol button to add a linked symbol.

Click the Add Symbol button multiple times to add more symbols. Linking Symbols • Select the symbol where the link will start. • Click the Link button. • Click the symbol that will complete the link. • The symbols will now be connected. Moving Symbols All symbols can be moved by clicking and dragging them to a new location. Changing the Look of Symbols • Select a symbol or multiple symbols (hold Shift key while selecting) and use the

formatting toolbar to make changes. • Text Properties: use the buttons on the formatting toolbar. • Symbol Properties: click the Symbol Colors tool on the formatting toolbar. • Link Properties: Select the link (s) first. Arrowhead type line width line color • Symbol Captions– symbols do not have to be selected. Click to hide, click to show.

Fill color line color


The Symbol Palette Kidspiration offers over 3,000 colorful,, high-resolution symbols, including several hundred photographic-quality images and animated symbols. The symbols are organized into categories and libraries. Inserting a Symbol There are several ways to insert a symbol. Begin by finding a symbol in the symbol palette and select one of the following options.

a. Click and drag a symbol from the library to the diagram. b. Click a symbol on the symbol palette once. This will place the symbol where

you last clicked on the diagram. c. Replace a symbol in the diagram.

• First select the symbol in the diagram you would like to replace. (Be sure you see the red boxes around the symbol.)

• Then find the symbol in the symbol palette and click it. This will replace the symbol in the diagram. If the original symbol included text, the text will be placed under the image.


Adding a SuperGrouper Category • On the Picture toolbar, click the SuperGrouper button. • On the SuperGrouper menu, select a shape. • The new SuperGrouper category will be created. • Use the stars to resize the new SuperGrouper category. • Click in the text box to add a title. • Use the Formatting toolbar to make changes to the fill and line color.

Creating a New SuperGrouper Shape • Navigate to the Super Shapes library in the Symbol Palette. There

are 2 pages of shapes that can be easily changed into SuperGroupers.

• Select a shape and drag it onto the diagram. • On the Picture toolbar, click the SuperGroupers button, and then

click Create SuperGrouper. The symbol will become a SuperGrouper category with a title area at the top.

Any symbol can be transformed into a SuperGrouper shape. Adding Symbols to a SuperGrouper Category • Drag symbols from the Symbol palette into the SuperGrouper

category. Setting a Background Color Changing the background color of your project is another way to customize the look of your work. • On the Goodies menu, click Background Color. • Click the color that you want. When you print your project on a black and white printer, the background color appears as a shade of gray.


Using the Symbol Maker The Kidspiration Symbol Maker enables you to create your own symbol using draw and paint tools. You can draw lines and shapes, then fill the shapes with different colors. The Stamp tool is an easy way to add images, numbers and letters to your drawing. Click the Symbol Maker button on the Picture toolbar to create a symbol. They Symbol Maker will open.

Symbol Maker Tools

Stamp Tools First select the stamp, before stamping it on the drawing canvas use the stamp tools to make changes. Then stamp on the canvas.

Click a tool to select it.

Draw on the canvas.

Click a color for the selected tool.

Click DONE to add the drawing to the diagram.

Click a nib to define the shape and width of the line.

Paintbrush: draw a solid freeform line.

Solid Square: Draw a solid square.

Paint Bucket: fill an area with a se-lected color.

Select: Select a rectangular section of the drawing. To move the selection, click inside the selection and drag.

Spray Can: draw a freeform line with a spray paint pattern.

Lasso: Select part of the drawing. To move the selection click inside the se-lection and drag.

Line: draw a solid straight line.

Stamp: Add a stamp to the drawing.

Circle: Draw the outline of a circle.

Undo: Undo the last action.

Solid Circle: Draw a solid circle.

Eraser: Remove part of the drawing.

Square: Draw the outline of a square.

Clear All: Remove everything on the drawing.

Flip Rotate Stamp Size


Word Guide Kidspiration now includes a Word Guide to further support vocabulary and reading comprehension as students create, organize and explain ideas and information visually. With easy access to nearly 13,000 words, the Word Guide also includes sight vocabulary from the Dolch and Frye’s word lists and aligns with TESL vocabulary to support ELL and ESL students. Each entry includes definitions, recorded speech for pronunciation, synonyms and antonyms, syllabication, parts of speech and sample sentences. In addition, Word Guide pairs 1,400 words with images to enhance word recognition and comprehension. You can look up words in the Word Guide in both Picture View and Writing View. The Word Guide contains definitions, parts of speech, synonyms and more. To use the Word Guide highlight a word and press the Word Guide button on the toolbar

Click the More Detail button . Notice the addition of antonyms, word inflections and syllabication, as well as a pronunciation key.


The Writing View In Writing View, Kidspiration gives you many different tools for organizing and expanding your ideas in writing.

The Writing Toolbar

The Formatting Toolbar in Writing View

Move Right: Move the idea down one

level

Change the font Bold Underline Change the prefix style

Change the font size

Italic Change text color

Show/Hide the lined paper

Go to Picture View

Move Left: Move the idea up one

Clear the selection

Turn on the listen tool

Publish to a Word Processor

Add an idea Student Name Undo/Redo

Word Guide


Working in Writing View If you started a project in Picture View, your work is transferred when you switch views. The Main Idea provides a starting point for your work. Adding an Idea • On the Writing Toolbar, click the Add Idea button. • Type an idea in the box. • Add details/notes– notes added above the pink line will show

in Picture View, notes added below will only be viewable in Writing View.

Changing the Level of an Idea The Move Left and Move Right buttons on the Writing toolbar change the level of an idea in the hierarchy. Select an idea and then the correct button to change the level. Change the Order of Ideas You can also change the order of ideas by dragging and dropping. Point to the edge of an idea. When the hand appears, drag the idea to the new location. Watch the black line as you drag. When the line Is at the level where you want the idea to appear, release the mouse button. Change the Look of Text The tools on the Formatting toolbar are used to customize the look of the text in ideas or notes. First select (highlight) the text to change. Then use the tools on the Formatting toolbar to make changes. Hiding the Lined Paper To turn the lined paper on or off, click the Hide Lined Paper button on the Formatting toolbar. Changing the Prefix Style Click the Prefix button on the Formatting toolbar until you see the prefix that you want. (Roman numerals, numbers, bullets, symbols, or no prefix)


Viewing SuperGrouper Categories in Writing View Switching to Writing View provides a visual and written list of the items in each SuperGrouper category. • The titles of the SuperGrouper categories assume a top-level

position, and the symbols in each category are supporting ideas. • Any changes you make here will be reflected in Picture view. • Add text under the pink line and text will remain in Writing View

only. Changing the Colors of Lined Paper Changing the colors of the lined paper in Writing View is another way to customize the look of your work. • On the Goodies menu, click Lined Paper Colors. • The Lined Paper Colors box will open. Click a color to change it. You can click each

rectangular colored box to change the color. • Click OK. When you print on a black and white printer, the colors of the lined paper appear as shades of gray. Check Your Spelling • On the Goodies menu, click Spell Check to check the spelling in your project. • When the spelling checker finds a misspelled word, you have several options.

• To change the spelling of a word to the suggested dictionary, click Change.

• To keep the spelling of the word as it is throughout the project, click Ignore All.

• To keep the spelling of the word in this instance only, click Ignore Once.

• To add the word to the user dictionary, click Add Word (I do not recommend using this).


Publishing Your Work in a Word Processor The Publish tool transfers a writing project to Microsoft Word, where you can put the finishing touches on your composition. It brings over a graphic of the diagram in Picture View, followed by the text, including topics and notes. • Click the Publish tool on the Writing Toolbar. • Be sure to save the document in Microsoft Word when finished editing. Adding Your Name to a Project Students can add their name to a project. Click the Student Name button on the Writing or Picture Toolbar. Type the name where indicated and choose where the name will appear on the page.

Click OK.


Exporting Projects from Picture View Kidspiration projects can be saved in a variety of file formats that can be opened in other programs (such as Word, PowerPoint, SMART Notebook or a Web page) In Picture View go to File> Export. select a format, and click Save. Select the location to save the file and click Save. • Bitmap (BMP)- Saves a diagram in the standard Microsoft Windows graphic bitmap

format. • GIF– Saves the diagram as a 256 color graphic that can be opened in graphics,

presentation and page layout programs or Web pages. • JPEG– Saves the diagram as a graphic that can be opened in a graphics,

presentation and page layout programs or Web pages. • HTML– Saves a diagram as an HTML document, which can be viewed on the

Internet. Any hyperlinks in the diagram are included as hyperlinks in the HTML document.

Exporting Projects from Writing View In Writing View go to File> Export. select a format, and click Save. Select the location to save the file and click Save. • Plain Text-saves as a .txt file and opens in Word Pad • Microsoft Word-Same as Publish feature, exports picture and writing view into one

document. • HTML-Saves a diagram as an HTML document, which can be viewed on the

Internet. Any hyperlinks in the diagram are included as hyperlinks in the HTML document.

To insert the exported file, open the program and follow the steps to insert an image.


Printing Your Work • To print a project, select File> Print. • In Picture View, a diagram always prints on one page.

To change this select File> Page Setup and under Orientation select Portrait or Landscape.

• In Writing View you can print with page numbers. To print

with page numbers, select the Student Name button on the toolbar and check the box to print page numbers.

Saving Your Work • On the File menu, click Save to save the latest changes to your work. The first time

you save, select the folder where you want to save the project and type a name for the project. If you have entered a student name for the project using the Student Name tool, the student name is the suggested file name. You can change the suggested name if you want.

• In the Save dialog box, click Save. Saving a project under a different name • On the File menu, click Save As. • Select the folder where you want to save the project. • Type a new name for the project, and then click Save.


Documents

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