Tips for turning Tux Paint into a classroom tool, such as tweaking the config files, or adding curricular related templates and stamps.
- 1. Tux Paint http://www.tuxpaint.org/
2. Intro to Tux Paint
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBHfE2J0i7Y 3. Read about
it:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuxpaint 4. Make surethe stamps are
installed 5. Play around with it, especially Draw Tools,
Magic,& Stamps
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- Can't Move an object once its pasted, but you can UNDO 6. Typos
can't be fixed.
7. First, some Geek Talk
- Let's explore the configuration options, but.... don't get
bogged down with Config settings. 8. Try playing with Tux Paint
before you explore all these settings. 9. Have fun first! 10. Skip
to Slide 15to focus on 11. Content and Curricular Ideas
12. Explore the configuration files
- Start Tux Paint Configuration (NOT TUX PAINT) 13. Play around
with the configuration files to find the best configuration for
your grade levels 14. Discuss these configurations with your IT
staff 15. Apply configuration desired to all users Check use all
Users
Must be in ADMIN mode to APPLY settings for ALLusers 16. Video
and Sound
- Do you want sound effects enabled?
17. Mouse and Keyboard 18. Simplification 19. Language 20.
Printing Options
- Do you want your students to have a choice of Printers? For
younger kids, it might be good to turn Printer Dialog off. You can
always get a choice by holding down ALT with PRINT.
21. Saving
- Important :CHECKstart with Blank Canvas. 22. Explore the SAVE
options that work best with your grade level. 23. I prefer using
ALT Save Directory.(See next slide)
24. Where does Tux Paint Save?
- By default:C:Documents and SettingsusernameApplication
DataTuxPaintsaved Files are saved in *.png format You can change
the default in the Configuration Menu (See previous slides) 25.
Hint:If you don't want to change the 'config files, then try
Creating a shortcutin MY DOCUMENTS to the TuxPaint saved folder.
This will allowyou to access the finished images for other
uses.(i.e. import then into a Presentation document. )
26. Hint: Finding your Images HINT:Create a shortcut to this
folder in My Documents
- C:Documents and SettingsusernameApplication
DataTuxPaintsaved
27. Hidden Files
- If you can't find the path,make sure to show hidden files.
28. Data
- Putting your stamps, starters, etc in a common folder that you
can reach across the network has several advantages. You can add
templates and stamps that become instantly available to all.
29. Pros and Cons ofAlternative DATA location
- Pros
- You can create new templates and stamps that can be used from
any computer where Tux paint is configured to access that
location
- Con
- The number of Template Files could get quite large making it
hard to navigate.
- Geek Tip:T here are some ways to start Tux Paint with different
types of configuration files from the command line. You could
customize by creating different shortcuts.
30. Tux Paint Classroom Ideas
- Creating Cool Book Covers 31. Sketching a picture to write
about 32. Showing your math understanding 33. Exploring Art Grade
Expectations 34. Illustrating science concepts 35. Adding variety
to teacher presentation (use it like Smartboard software) 36. Self
expression 37. Tech GE's in younger grades
38. Book Buddies
- Day 1:Learning the basics of Tux Paint. Eight grade students
mentored first grade students and teachers in exploring Tux Paint.
39. Day 2:Sketching Pre-writing Activity Eight grade students
mentored first grade students in creating a drawing that they will
write about.Print the Tux Paint picture. 40. Day 3:Writing about
our drawing First grade students write stories about their picture
back in their classroom. 41. Day 4:Typing with our Book Buddy Eight
grade students work collaboratively on one Google Doc presentation
inserting the First Grade student picture and typing the first
grade buddy's story. 42. Day 5: Published Book 43.
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=ajb8zckp5j87_3fh3gc5fj 44.
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dcghqxbn_6hdpnrjg2&invite=270910212
45. BuddyBooks Penguin Story Penguins that live in a park they
always have fun there and there are 7 penguins in the park. One of
the Penguins was kidnapped and there was a problem. Now there are 6
Penguins and the 6 Penguins are going to save the other penguin,
whose name is Max. Mr. Officer rescued the Penguin and everyone is
all back together. The 7th Penguin said thank you for saving me.
And the penguins said your welcome. The End. 46. The Hibernating
Bear With a Birthday Once upon a time there was a bear, and it was
hibernating. It woke up and wanted food. He celebrated his
birthday. It had cake and whales to eat. And it wore sunglasses and
a party hat! 47. Showing Math Understanding
- Teacher: Show me different ways to make 8
48. Big Bigger Biggest 49. Fractions
- Draw me a picture of spring where1/3of the flowers are
purple.
50. Some Math Ideas After taking the time to demonstrate Tux
Paint to a Math Coach, I asked her to brainstorm which tools
matched math curriculum.Here are just a few ideas that came from
that meeting. 1.Use Lines (with arrows) and different size brushes
to illustrate a math concept. 2.Naming the shapes 3.Use Paintor
Rainbow to draw Maths on a Numberline 4.Use Brushesto 'stamp'5.Math
an equation to an illustration 6.Show steps and jumps with Magic
Rainbow/or Paint 7.Use brushesor Fillwith a10 Frame drawing as a
template 51. More Math Ideas 8. Use Shapes Illustrate equations
(match an equation to an illustration) 9. Use Stampsto illustrate
Patterns / Sets Show me the different ways to make "8"(i.e.3+5=8)
use balls,vehicles ,fruit 10. Use Shapes to illustrate a design
(the world we live in) 11. 2 D shapes in Grades K - 1 12. Use tools
to work with Line Lenghts13. Discuss categorizing by Navigation
through stamps 52. More Math Ideas 14. Use Stamp to illustrate
fractions.What fraction of these flowers is "purple" 1/4 of the
flowers need to be green (grade 3) Draw lines to prove to me that
1/4is 'green" 15.Use Magic (Flowers that Grow)to demonstrate
Algebraic growth 16.Use Magic: Kaleidoscope to discuss"what do
equal parts look like". 17.Flips and Turns:What changed when I flip
something (Gr 3) 18.Use stamps size feature to illustrate.Bigbigger
Biggest(using size)Also:GreatGreaterorLess thanand Greater than 53.
New Stamps and Templates
- One of the easiest ways to get teachers started withTux paint
is to add new templates and stamps that directly relate to their
curriculum. 54. Teachers who noticed the 100 square template I
added suddenly had lots of ideas on how to use it in group
instruction. 55. The next few slides and video tutorial links
describe how I created these.
56. Create a Starter Page from Scratch
- Using Photoshop 57. File NEW
- Width (608) 58. Height (486) 59. Background: Transparent =
Checkered background
- Draw as desired 60. SAVE AS(PNG)withInterlace =NONE
61. Where to copy new templates
- Copy your new *.png file to to folder named starters Be
default:C:Program FilesTuxPaintdatastarters or to an ALTERNATE
Location for your DATA.See Config Files
62. Ideas for New Templates
- Math
- Number Time Line http://themathworksheetsite.com/numline.html
- Then use Magic / Rainbow to illustrate math thinking during
group instruction
- Four Blank 100 charts 63.
http://www.math-drills.com/numbersense/blmhundredblank4.pdf 64.
Directions forusing Blank Hundreds Chart 65.
http://www.mathwire.com/numbersense/blankhundredchart.pdf
- Science
- http://www.coloringcastle.com/pdfs/space/solarsystem02.pdf 66.
http://www.wbrschools.net/curriculum2/science/s2/02%20SCI_Grade_2_BLMs.pdf
67. 100 Squares Activities in Math 68. Number Line Template 69.
Science Template Ideas 70. Converting Black Line Master into a Tux
Paint Template
- Here is aVideo Tutorial I posted that shows how to create a Tux
Paint Template using a Black Line Master I found online fromWest
Baton Rouge Parish School
71. Creating New Stamps from Images that are not in transparent
PNG format 1.Download some
clipart(i.e.)http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art_shapes.htm 2.
Open file in IrfanView Free program:www. irfanview .com/ Save
ASPNG(put related files in a FOLDER) Click on the White part of the
file as the last step to saving 3. Copy the folder of SavedPNG
Files toTux Paint Stamps Folder(By default:C: Hint: Copy the whole
folder not just the files. Stamps stay categorized by folder within
Tux Paint. Click here for Video Tutorial on How to Create New
Stamps 72. Finding some PNG Clipart
- Look for collections of PNG Clipartand create some Stamp
Categories from these.
- Create a Folder for each category. 73. Copy some related PNG
files into this folder. 74. Copy this folder in Tux Paints Stamp
Folder
- Where to find PNG files to create new stamps or templates
(backgrounds)
- http://www.clker.com/ 75. http://www.wpclipart.com/ 76.
http://www.openclipart.org/
- Not all *.png files have transparent backgrounds.If you have a
PNG file that has a white background instead of transparent it will
not float as easily on top of your backgrounds.You will see white
box.To fix this follow directionsand resave them as a transparent
png. SeeTutorial on Creating New Stamp
77. How to Create NewBackgrounds and Stamps 1. Nellie Chew
Tutorial for creating background and great uses of Tux Paint for
curricular http://www.slideshare.net/nelliechew/tux-paint-1204626
2. Videos from Creating Tux Paint Templates ('Starters')
- Jennifer Graber, a kindergarten teacher from Battle Creek,
Michigan, created a collection of videos explaining how Tux Paint's
'Starter' images work, how she uses them as templates for classes,
and how to create your own templates (using Windows).
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tuxpaint/TuxPTemp.zip 3.
Advanced Stamp Tutorial (tutorial to make high quality stamps: very
technical)
http://www.tuxpaint.org/docs/html/ADVANCED-STAMPS-HOWTO.html 4.
Storyboard Artwork Project
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Tux_Paint_Storyboarding_Project 78.
Tips for Making Tux Paint a Useful Tool in Your School
- Install it on lots of machines and encourage kids (big kids,
too)to play with it. 79. Set up projects where older kids mentor
younger kids and their teachers in the basics 80. Start a project
that has a very visible outcome (i.e.Book Buddies).Put those
teachers in the spotlight.Others will want to join.Do another round
later and invite new teachers. 81. Duplicate Tux Paint CD's and
give them out to parents and kids.Good PR!Give kids curricular
alternatives for computer fun at home.
82. Tips for Making it a Curricular Tool
- Spend some time with a few teacher leaders (i.e. Math and
Literacy coaches), go through the tools set and ask them for advice
as to how to use the different types of tools.Publish this.Let them
be your evangelist and model curricular strategies. 83. Set up a
Supported Work Session with tech savvy teachers to develop new
stamps or templates. Pay curriculum work stipends. 84. Distribute
Customized version of TuxPaint on Thumbdrive/Cd per Curricular
area.
85. More Tips for IT Staff
- Have IT staff work with staff and experiment with the CONFIG
files using low risk activities.Do some test runs to make sure the
SAVING process or Printing Processworks.Losing student work is a
sure way to kill enthusiasm. 86. Don't assume you know what config
setting the teachers want.I assumed wrong about certain
settings.Teachers are classroom management experts.Get them
involved. 87. Create customized Tux Paint installs co-created with
curriculum leaders.
88. Develop Open Education Culture
- Open source should not be limited to techies creating free and
open source tools. 89. Let's create opportunities and desire for
educators to be involved in Open Source Culture. 90. Increase
awareness of Open Ed projectshttp://www.k12opened.com/ 91. Read
Wikinomics!
92. Google Summer of Code& Tux Paint
- Get your students involved in Google Summer of
Codehttp://socghop.appspot.com/program/home/google/gsoc2009
- Tux4Kids has been accepted in this year's Google Summer of Code
program! Students enrolled in, or accepted to, an accredited
institution (college, university, etc.) can receive stipends for
writing code for Tux Paint, TuxMath, Tux Typing, and dozens of
other open source projets. You can see Tux4Kids' application to
GSOC 2009 and our 'ideas list'.
93. Please Share With Me
- Please, please,please, send me examples of your projects,
stamps and templates you develop.I promise to share them and give
you credit. [email_address] 94. www.LearningWithLucie.com