Poking around Pixie

Pixie

• Overview of Pixie– System requirements

• Pentium III or higher• Windows 2000/XP• 256 RAM• 100 MB hard disk space available• 1024x768 resolution or higher

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• Interface

Tool

Palette

Toolbar

Stickers/Effects

Options

Workspace

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Some additional Pixie tricks– FileOpen Pics4Learning Image– Search for additional images– Click Open Image and it will appear on work

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• Add special effects to a picture– Click Effects– Scroll to desired one– Click Apply

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• Example of an Effect:

Add a Cool (Fancy) Edge– Scroll back to the top of the

Effects list– Select Cool Edge and click

Edit– Select desired edge– Click OK

Create a Pixie Slideshow

• Create several pictures in Pixie. They will be displayed in the bottom tray.

Create a Pixie Slideshow

• Slide Show Options

– Source– Settings– Music

Slideshow Settings

Add Music to the Slideshow

Add Recorded Sound to a Slideshow

Begin the Slideshow

Pixie Training

• Create a Website of Your Pictures

Publishing the Pixie Webpage

Sample Webpage

Adding graphics to the Sticker Library

• EditPreferences

•Click the My Documents and My Pictures boxes.

•These folders will now appear in the Sticker Library.

•All of the Pixie Stickers will be in the Clip Art folder.

•To add another folder of images, click Add. Select the folder and click Choose.

Making a Pixie TemplateInsert graphic(s).

Select Options Lock for one graphic.

Select Options Anchor All for more than one graphic.

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Enough talking . . . Let’s do it!

Using the provided “Make a Curricular Template” worksheet, work in teams to create a template to teach those particular curricular and technology objectives. Be sure to differentiate the template’s activity to meet several learning preferences!

Online Pixie Resources1. From Pixie’s Help Menu

NO login required!

http://www.recipes4success.com

Click Recipes for two Pixie online tutorials

2. Tech4Learning

http://www.tech4learning.com/

Click Pixie-Curriculum Integration