[senit] Write your own art software in SLD

Write your own art software in SLD

On 18 Nov 2007, at 13:11, ~:'' ありがとうございました。  
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> Write your own art software in SLD
>
> I'd like to complement and endorse Geoff's stance but prefer and  
> recommend SVG which is an open web standard. one that is being  
> maintained and will integrate well with social networking in the  
> future.
>
> regards
>
> Jonathan Chetwynd
> Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet
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> On 18 Nov 2007, at 11:36, Geoff Dellow wrote:
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> I feel sad that I react without enthusiasm to the replies to this  
> enquiry.
>
> I realise that I keep repeating myself but with Flash you can  
> design many of these pieces of software yourselves. A much superior  
> version of the picassohead for instance can easily be designed with  
> Flash. ( I realise with you all time is what holds you back)
>
> The big advantage is that the student and the teacher can then go  
> in and change the template to their own liking and thus gain the  
> satisfaction of having created something themselves and not just  
> used someone else's ideas.
>
> How much more fun is it to to go into a template that duplicates  
> picasso and be able to change or add your own designs of mouth eyes  
> - make them blink make the mouth open and close.
>
> What many have not really understood, I suspect, is that Flash is  
> software that can be used to write new software which with the ones  
> I've designed, I call templates.
>
> What you could be doing as a group is start writing software to  
> suit your particular needs then others in the future could adapt  
> them and improve them.
>
> You the teachers could be in charge of the design of the software  
> you use. Furthermore your students could use it to create new work  
> to the extent of their abilities and even beyond this they could  
> start teaching and enthusing other students without the teacher  
> being involved.
>
> I know this is possible because I've been there while it happens at  
> Ethel Davies special needs school in Redbridge.
>
> Now for the punch line - Flash 4 which used to cost some £300 in  
> 1998 (to web site designers) is absolutely free now.
>
>  It is no longer under licence - we had word from Alex Moore of  
> Adobe UK to say that their Corporation is now longer interested in it!
>
> What an opportunity!
>
> And I'm here ready to teach you how to use it again  for free -  
> several of your members have already had my lessons and have/are  
> enjoying them and are actively creating new projects for the rest  
> of you to use.
>
> For the latest project I'm involved with  -  see http://tygh.co.uk/ 
> christmas which includes  on-line tutorials and free templates  
> which you can download
>
> Geoff
> On 16 Nov 2007, at 13:27, Mandy Griffin wrote:
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>> This is not so easy, but a lot of fun http://www.mrpicassohead.
>> com/create.html
>>
>> Not tried this myself, but its on our VLE http://www.accessart.org.
>> uk/colour/index.php
>>
>>
>> ----Original Message----
>> From: MHarrison at portland.ac.uk
>> Date: 16/11/2007 12:49
>> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
>> Subj: RE: [senit] art software in SLD
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>> That's the best site ever!
>>
>> Matt
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>> Matt Harrison
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
>> [mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Mandy Griffin
>> Sent: 16 November 2007 11:56
>> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
>> Subject: Re: [senit] art software in SLD
>>
>> Try www.jacksonpollock.org
>>
>> Adults have a lot of fun too....
>>
>> ----Original Message----
>> From: deborah.moppett at dsl.pipex.com
>> Date: 15/11/2007 22:42
>> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
>> Subj: Re: [senit] art software in SLD
>>
>> Hi David,
>> We are now using Tuxpaint which is an open source program, very easy
>> to
>> use and some nice features, like being able to create your own stamps
>> e.g. of pupils photographs etc.
>> It can be found at :-
>> www.tuxpaint.org
>> It is a popular piece of software amongst the students.
>> Deborah Moppett
>> Harlow Fields School
>>
>> david fettes wrote:
>>> hi can anyone say a bit about how they use art
>>> software in SLD schools?
>>> thanks
>>> David
>>>
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