In addition to family photos, students may wish to include pictures or drawings of places and things that are important to them. These can be scanned as well. The computer teacher explains the project to them. Next, each staff member gathers about five children around a computer and demonstrate Kid Pix basics. The second-thinnest line is best for drawing.
Pictures always look better when they are hand drawn.
Keep the use of stamps to a minimum. Some students may be familiar with word processing, and will find Kid Pix's painted- on text frustrating. It is important to emphasize the difference. Students will have the remainder of the session to explore the program. They can begin work on their slides at this time, although scanned photos probably won't be available yet.