Note:
Kid Pix 4 does not have "Bible content" already in
it. Rather, kids CREATE their own scenes using the creative tools
and artwork in the program. And whatever
they type, the program can speak out loud.Version
Comparison:
We've carried Kid Pix for many years.
The popular Version 3 is now out of print and was nearly identical
to 4.0. Many
of our customers own 3.0, and many published lesson plans reference
it. They are interchangeable.
Broderbund has recently re-titled 4.0 as Kid Pix 4.0 "Home Edition
2." Confusing right? The program features
are identical to 4.0 but it has
the latest technical tweaks to make it more
compatible with Vista and newer Macs.
Some earlier versions
of KP4 may not be compatible with Vista. See our
Vista-List for updates on this.
CAUTION: Some distributors are
still selling the non-Vista compatible versions of Kid Pix 4. Sunday
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Kid Pix has been a staple in most Church
computer labs
ever since it came out.
It is so versatile for
teaching Bible lessons that we have always recommended it as a "first
purchase" for any new lab.
Here's why....
Kid Pix is a creative
writing and illustration program
that can be used with ANY BIBLE LESSON and a wide age range.
Students
create their own content using a big collection of built-in clipart,
animations and colorful backgrounds, plus a fabulous set of drawing
tools designed for kids.
We have often called Kid
Pix "Power Point for Kids."
Your students can select from a huge
collection of ready-made scenery, animated graphics and clipart to
assemble what we sometimes call "Talking Bible Storybooks."
"Talking" because Kid Pix can speak-aloud over the computer speakers
whatever the kids type on the screen in their illustrations.
- Students can recreate Bible
scenes and situations
- Create characters and put a talk
balloon over their head then let Kid Pix 3 read the text in a
computer voice
- Illustrate key verses
- Students or Teachers
can create the presentation
- You can also import
your own graphics and photos and turn them into kid-powered
presentations!
View our Kid Pix Teaching and Project Ideas
to see how churches are using it in their lessons.
KidPix has READY-MADE templates
to create CARDS, POSTERS, STORYBOOKs, reports, letters, etc.
Your students will easily pick up how to operate it.
Your kids will be familiar
with Kid Pix as previous versions of it have been in use in public
schools for MANY years.
The neatest feature of Kid Pix
is this:
....................whatever kids type, the program
can read out loud.
This "text-to-speech" feature is a crowd pleaser.
It encourages students to creatively reflect, create dialog,
and retell stories. They create the illustration, add the text, then play
it back for each other. The teacher works with them to create good
content, and asks questions after their presentation. In one of my favorite Kid Pix lessons,
we study a Bible story, then ask them to rewrite and illustrate
a scene in their own words. Even young children enjoy having
someone help them type their story because they can't wait to
hear it spoken by the computer. Kid Pix gives you a choice
of voices to hear the text in.
They can create one page with text and illustration, or several
page and put them in a slideshow.
Our free Teaching
Tips for Kid Pix give you lots of ideas.
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Many published curriculums mention
"Kid Pix 3." Version 3 and 4 are nearly
identical, except in price and some technical tweaks. Version 4 is Vista
compatible. Version 4's interface has all the same tools as 3,
just a slightly different look and arrangement. And some of the
artwork to select from has been changed from 3 to 4. (Both
version 3 and 4 are WAY BEYOND the earlier version known as Kid
Pix Studio Deluxe.) See version
system requirements below.
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Example of Version 3 main screen...
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The Main screen of Kid Pix Version 4.0 ...
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Warning:
Not all Kid Pix "4.0" versions
are alike! Broderbund/RiverDeep has issued
several versions of 4.0. Not all that are marked "4.0 are
fully Vista or OSX compatible. We carry ONLY the very
latest version with all the updates and tweaks for the
latest versions of Windows and OSX.
If you're a Public or
Christian school, you may be wondering, "What's
the difference between the 'School Version' available
through academic distributors, and Sunday Software's version?"
The actual program is the SAME.. but there are two
differences: 1) Price! Academic distributors
tend to stick it to the schools. ...and 2) The School
version comes with a packet of handouts and suggestions
for academic projects (math, reading, social studies)
you can do with Kid Pix. If you're a school with fewer than
15 computers, save money by getting the software from us,
and then go online and look for the many free Kid Pix
handouts offered through various educational websites.
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Kid Pix in your Sunday
School.....Think of it as
"Powerpoint for Kids and Youth."
 Kid Pix
Deluxe 4
the
"Home Edition" Version 2.0
(the very latest Vista Sp1 and Mac OSX
10.2-10.5 compatible)
$27 for one DVD* copy
$25 each for 2+, $24.00 each for 5+ copies
system
requirements
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Features:
- New realistic
art tools include pastels, crayons, markers, and much more
- 1000's of colors,
100 wacky brushes/
- Improved editable
text
- Print Pictures,
posters, cards, storybooks, and comic books
- Improved file
management and navigation - now each student has their own folder
- select from
a large number of animated
graphics to put in your
drawings
- Electric Mixer
with 30 crazy mixer effects
- 2,500 Rubber
Stamps, 1000 stickers
- 200 paper textures
and backgrounds
- 100 sounds you
can add to the pictures
- Fun, easy
to use interface
- Multimedia slideshow
creator (plays student presentations onscreen)
- Spell Check
- Text-to-speech
(anything your student types the computer can read aloud.)
- Paint colorful
images using the tone and pitch of your voice (microphone required
for this feature)
- Photo editing
with electric mixer effects (import digital images of your kids,
skits, etc.)
- Tons of editable
graphics: resize and rotate images
- Import and export
graphics in multiple file formats
- Small kids mode
(simpler for the little guys)
- E-mail your
drawings
- Print out your
presentations and take home
Latest version improvements:
- XP Sp2, Vista Sp1 Compatible
- OSX 10.2 - 10.5 compatible!
- File menu bar is out where you
can see it.
- Slightly larger drawing area.
- Higher resolution interface
- In version 4.0 the 'stickers' are the
ready-made illustrations to choose from. Just pick - click - and
stick!
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Exclusive Helps
from Sunday Software
Kid
Pix Technical Help
Kid
Pix Teaching Tips
Kid
Pix Graphic Importing Help
Tip on working with
Ready-made Project
Template in Kid Pix
(a graphic showing you
where to find them and suggesting some uses)
The Slideshow screen is where kids assemble
their illustrations and play them back. There are controls which
allow users/teachers to change how the "slides" present
and read aloud their text. Click the graphic here at the right
to see the Slide Show controls up close.
Age Range: K - 7th
Even
non-readers can have fun with the text tools. In my lab, we help
young students create words for their pictures, and they love
to hear them read back aloud. The tools are simple enough for
young students, but the program is complex and fun enough even
for older students.
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Version 4.0
Home Edition
System Requirements :
Windows
XP SP2 or
Vista.
Minimum 400MHz processor or faster, 128 MB RAM, 700 MB Hard
disk space for full installation. DVD enabled CD drive required, DirectX® 9.0, 800 x 600 display, 16 bit color, Windows compatible Sound Card.
Mac OS 10.2 and Higher (OS X native), G3 processor or faster, 128 MB
RAM, 600 MB hard disk space for full installation, 4X CD-ROM drive
or faster, 800 x 600 display, thousands of colors, Quicktime 7 or higher
*Requires
DVD-enabled CD drives. The latest replication of Kid Pix
now ships on DVD disc rather
than CD. If your computers do not have DVD enabled CD drives, you
can copy the Kid Pix CD to a USB flash drive on a computer that does
have DVD enabled drives, and then insert the flash drive (aka,
"memory stick") into the computer where you want to install Kid Pix
and run the installation from the memory stick.
A free set of our Kid Pix Teaching Tips can be viewed and printed in PDF
format here.
Our Tips give numerous classroom tested suggestions for using
KidPix in your C.E. setting. We share many creative Bible-related
projects your students can work on together. We have quite a
history with creative writing and drawing tools. That experience
is poured into our Tips. Our Tips for Kid Pix also include
some navigational and special operational tips.
Tech Help for Kid Pix, including
how to delete users from sign-in list available here.
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