TuxPaint
TuxPaint is a free, open source paint program for children ages 3 to 12. It provides a number of of useful features for use by less sophisticated users. See the links in the Download Software and Additional Information section for more information.
Table of Contents
Main website: http://www.tuxpaint.org/
Introduction & Uses Presentation from Jennifer Graber: TuxIntro PDF.pdf
Grade |
English Language Arts | Math |
Michigan Standards | ELA Stds.doc | Math Stds.doc |
Kindergarten |
Download Templates: KdgELA.zip |
Download Templates: KdgMth.zip
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1st Grade |
Download Templates: 1stELA.zip |
Download Templates: 1stMth.zip |
2nd Grade |
Download Templates: 2ndELA.zip |
Download Templates: |
Apps Directory on Server (k:\apps\tuxpaint)
C:\Program Files\TuxPaint
All lab machines
K2 Laptops
10/09 - begin installation on Teacher systems for pre-teach opportunities
TuxPaint stores its images (pictures) in a directory specified by the "savedir" command on the command line. Each shortcut points to an S:\<classname>\Images directory where that classes pictures are stored.
These are located on the hard drive of the local system for the "stamps" and "starters".
Additional Starters
1) Place the starters in a folder under s:\<classname|\data
2) Edit the shortcut in the TuxPaint for Classrooms directory in K:\TuxPaint\TuxPaint for Classrooms to include the --datadir S:\<classname\data directory
3) Copy down the shortcut to each appropriate file
Classes using starters
All classes now have the ability to use starters by dropping into the following folder on the network server where <classroom teacher name> is the name of the classroom folder on the S:\ or "shared" drive.
s:\<classroom teacher name>\data\starters