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/

3. Read about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuxpaint

4. Make sure the “stamps” are installed

6. Typos can't be fixed.

8. Try playing with Tux Paint before you explore all these settings.

9. Have fun first!

10. Skip to Slide 15 to focus on

11. Content and Curricular Ideas

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 ALL users

17. Mouse and Keyboard

18. Simplification

19. Language

22. Explore the SAVE options that work best with your grade level.

23. I prefer using ALT Save Directory. (See next slide)

25. Hint: If you don't want to change the 'config” files, then try Creating a shortcut in MY DOCUMENTS to the TuxPaint saved folder. This will allow you to access the finished images for other uses. (i.e. import then into a Presentation document. )

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

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. Buddy Books – 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!

48. Big Bigger Biggest

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 Paint or Rainbow to draw Maths on a Numberline 4. Use Brushes to 'stamp' 5. Math an equation to an illustration 6. Show steps and jumps with Magic Rainbow/ or Paint 7. Use brushes or Fill with a 10 Frame drawing as a template

51. More Math Ideas 8. Use Shapes Illustrate equations (match an equation to an illustration) 9. Use Stamps to 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 Lenghts 13. 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 1/4 is '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. Big bigger Biggest (using size) Also: Great Greater or Less than and Greater than

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.

58. Height (486)

60. SAVE AS (PNG) with Interlace =NONE

63. http://www.math-drills.com/numbersense/blmhundredblank4.pdf

64. Directions for using Blank Hundreds Chart

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

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 AS PNG (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 Saved PNG Files to Tux 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

73. Copy some related PNG files into this folder.

75. http://www.wpclipart.com/

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.

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.

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.

89. Let's create opportunities and desire for educators to be involved in Open Source Culture.

90. Increase awareness of Open Ed projects http://www.k12opened.com/

91. Read Wikinomics!

94. www.LearningWithLucie.com