Tech Integration Project
Lesson Accelerator: Project Launcher

Seasons Slideshow
Application: Kid Pix Deluxe 4
Platform: PC

Description

The process for creating the example images using Kid Pix® Deluxe 4 is described below. The Completed Project Movie shows what the finished product might look like. The tutorial movies that follow demonstrate, step-by-step, how to recreate the example images and slideshow found in the downloadable resource packet. This project can be easily modified or adapted for other subjects or grade levels. For a complete project description, including goals, objectives, and materials, see the Project Overview
The Example Project
The Completed Project movie will show you what the completed example project looks like.
 Completed Project Movie
Key # Length
1. preview What the example project looks like 72368 0:56
Go to: Project Overview (Information for Teachers)
Subscribers have access to download the resource materials for this project, which includes all example files, an assessment rubric, and information about adapting and extending the example project.
Creating Your Own Project
We will begin by creating a new document in Kid Pix Deluxe. We’ll create a background image of a tree and then copy it several times to create a page for each of the four seasons. We’ll modify the pages by adding stamps that represent each season, as well as changing the tree in the background, using the draw tools in Kid Pix. Finally, we’ll create a slideshow using a cover page we’ve created and each of the season pages. We’ll save the slideshow and also export it in a format we can share with others.
Key # Length
1. locked Starting a new document 72385 0:47
2. locked Adding the sky and tree trunk 72369 2:49
3. locked Saving the document 72370 1:25
4. locked Using Save As to create multiple pages 72371 1:07
5. locked Opening a document 72386 0:58
Key # Length
1. locked Creating a winter page 72372 2:28
2. locked Adding text 72373 1:33
3. locked Resaving the document 72387 1:12
4. locked Creating a spring page 72374 2:51
5. locked Creating a summer page 72375 1:22
6. locked Creating a fall page 72376 1:32
7. locked Creating a cover 72377 1:38
Key # Length
1. locked Adding images to a slideshow 72378 1:34
2. locked Adjusting slideshow transitions 72380 1:55
3. locked Adjusting slideshow sounds 72379 2:10
4. locked Previewing a slideshow 72381 0:35
5. locked Saving a slideshow 72382 0:50
Key # Length
1. locked Exporting to QuickTime™ 72383 1:15
2. locked Printing your slideshow 72384 2:18
Tutorial series by Michelle Manbeck