Coloring Book Tutorial

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Coloring Book TutorialNote: This tutorial requires that you have installed IntelliPics Studio 3. Authoring featuresnecessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using IntelliPics Studio 3 Player.Copyright 2003, IntelliTools, Inc.Copyright Notice© 2003, IntelliTools, Inc. All rights reserved. The distribution and sale of this software and manual are authorized forthe original purchaser only. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of federal copyright law. Images that appear inClassroom Suite may not be used in any commercial application without the prior consent of IntelliTools, Inc.Trademarks and AcknowledgmentsIntelliTools (and logo), IntelliKeys, IntelliMathics, IntelliPics, IntelliTalk (and logo), Overlay Maker (and logo),SwitchIt!, and ClickIt! are registered trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. All other IntelliTools product names and logosare trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. Other companies’ brand names, product names (including Windows, Macintosh,QuickTime, and Adobe Reader), and logos mentioned herein are registered trademarks, trademarks, or brandnames of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.CreditsClassroom Suite was produced through the collaborative efforts of many staff members at IntelliTools, including(alphabetically): Kacey Arnold, Jeremy Bolan, Ann Brundige, Virginia Burt, Ben Cushman, Beth Davis, Erik Eisen,Suzanne Feit, Chris Finley, Linda Finley, Dale Goetsch, Michelle Graham, Sean Hamilton, Paula Irons, ...

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Coloring Book Tutorial

Copyright 2003, IntelliTools, Inc.

Note

: This tutorial requires that you have installed

IntelliPics Studio 3

. Authoring features

necessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using

IntelliPics Studio 3 Player

.

Coloring Book Tutorial

Copyright Notice

© 2003, IntelliTools, Inc. All rights reserved. The distribution and sale of this software and manual are authorized for

the original purchaser only. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of federal copyright law. Images that appear in

Classroom Suite may not be used in any commercial application without the prior consent of IntelliTools, Inc.

Trademarks and Acknowledgments

IntelliTools (and logo), IntelliKeys, IntelliMathics, IntelliPics, IntelliTalk (and logo), Overlay Maker (and logo),

SwitchIt!, and ClickIt! are registered trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. All other IntelliTools product names and logos

are trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. Other companies’ brand names, product names (including Windows, Macintosh,

QuickTime, and Adobe Reader), and logos mentioned herein are registered trademarks, trademarks, or brand

names of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.

Credits

Classroom Suite

was produced through the collaborative efforts of many staff members at IntelliTools, including

(alphabetically): Kacey Arnold, Jeremy Bolan, Ann Brundige, Virginia Burt, Ben Cushman, Beth Davis, Erik Eisen,

Suzanne Feit, Chris Finley, Linda Finley, Dale Goetsch, Michelle Graham, Sean Hamilton, Paula Irons, Bobbi Keene,

Arjan Khalsa, Patty Kilroy, Jez Lickter, Dave Magliocco, Kathie Maltby, Ed Murphy, Philip Nittenberg, Ann Olsen,

Meida Pang, Aakash Patel, Kathleen Post, Jennifer Ray, Lucinda Ray, Alan Rhody, David Robertshaw, Fred Ross-

Perry, Chris Santeramo, Scott Schafer, Lisa Sheean, Karen Sheehan, Michelle Shelfer, Caroline Van Howe, John Van

Straalen, Byron Wilkes, Mary Ann Zapalac.

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Instant-Activity Kits

Classroom Suite

includes 30 instant-activity kits. Each

kit includes an Activity ready for students to use, a

Template ready for teachers to create additional similar

activities quickly, and a PDF file of this tutorial.

Coloring Book

The Coloring Book instant-activity kit includes the

Coloring Book activity, the Coloring Book Template,

and a PDF file of this tutorial. You can find these

components by opening the Productivity Templates

folder and then the Coloring Book folder in the New

area of

Classroom Suite

.

The Coloring Book Template enables you to create

simple coloring activities for young students. The

template includes different backgrounds and a variety

of clip art, so you can create many customized coloring

activities for your students.

In this tutorial, you will start by exploring the Coloring

Book activity. Later in the tutorial, you will learn to

create customized coloring activities, using the

Coloring Book template.

Universal Design

The activities you create using the Coloring Book

Template and

Classroom Suite

are designed for all

students, including those with physical or cognitive

disabilities.

Coloring Book Tutorial

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Introduction

Create a Folder for Your New

Activities

When you use this template, you will be creating new

activities for your students to use. To organize these

activities, you will want to create your own folder in the

Activities area of

Classroom Suite.

1. At the Navigation Screen, click the Activities

button. Click the New Folder button on the right

side of the screen. A dialog box will ask you to

name the folder. Give it the name of one of your

classes (e.g., Mrs. Smith’s Class).

2. Open the Coloring Book Template (page 3).

3. When you complete your work with the template

and click the Finish Activity button, the Save As

Activity dialog box appears. Name your new

activity, select the folder in which you want to place

your work, and click OK. Your new activity will now

be available for you to assign to students.

This tutorial requires that you have installed

IntelliPics Studio 3

. Authoring features

necessary to complete this tutorial are not available

when using the

IntelliPics Studio 3 Player

.

Note

Coloring Book Tutorial

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Part 1: Exploring the Coloring Book Activity

Opening the Coloring Book Activity

1. Sign in to

Classroom Suite

as a Teacher (see

Getting Started in the

Classroom Suite

binder). The

Navigation Screen displays.

2. Click the New button, if it is not already selected.

Open the Productivity Templates folder.

3. Open the Coloring Book folder and open Coloring

Book.

Exploring the Coloring Book Activity

Students use the paint tools of

IntelliPics Studio 3

to

color the pages of a coloring book. Coloring Book is a

simple coloring activity that is suitable for young

students.

1. A line drawing of a cat sitting next to a box of chalk

displays, ready for a student to fill it with color.

The toolbar across the top allows students to

hear instructions, pick painting tools, and

navigate the pages of the activity. There is a color

toolbar at the bottom of the page. The toolbar on

the left allows students to select the size of brush.

2. Select the Fill tool (it looks like a paint can) and

then click a color in the toolbar at the bottom.

3. Click an object in the picture with the Fill tool (e.g.,

click the grass) and it will fill in with the color you

have chosen.

4. Select the Brush tool (it looks like a paint brush)

and then click a brush size and a color. Use the

brush to draw on the page.

5. Use the blue Next Page button to move through

the pages of the Coloring Book.

Notice that each page provides oral

instructions. Click the green Directions button

to hear the instructions again.

6. Pages 2–5 focus on selecting specific colors for

designated objects. Pages 6–9 provide practice in

using colors to create patterns.

7. Close this document without saving it.

In the next part of this tutorial, you will use the

Coloring Book Template to create additional coloring

activities.

Note

Note

The Coloring Book template enables you to create a

simple coloring activity that is suitable for young

students, including switch users. This template

includes seven different toolbars containing a variety of

color book art, so you can create many customized

coloring activities for your students.

Using this template, you will choose artwork and make

individual pages that you can then assemble into a

coloring book for your classroom.

Opening the Coloring Book Template

1. At the Navigation Screen, click the New button.

Open the Productivity Templates folder.

2. Open the Coloring Book folder and the Coloring

Book Template.

3. See the instructions on page 1 of this tutorial to

learn how to create a special folder to store the new

activities you make with this and other templates in

Classroom Suite

.

4. From the File menu, select Save As Activity. Save

the activity with a unique name: Animal Coloring

Book. It will be saved into the Activities folder.

Selecting a Background

1. The Coloring Book Template has two toolbars at

the top, Transform tools on the left that enable you

to resize objects, and a graphics toolbar at the

right.

2. Click the yellow Authoring Instructions button at

the top left of the page. These instructions are

available whenever you wish to consult them.

3. Click the blue Home button at the right of the

second toolbar to return to the first page of the

coloring book.

4. Click the Backgrounds button at the right. A

toolbar of backgrounds displays at the bottom.

5. Click a background that is appropriate for your

curriculum and your students’ interests and

abilities. For this tutorial, select the Mountain

background.

6. Use the Erase Backgrounds button to remove a

background from the page, if desired.

In the next part of the tutorial, you will add additional

objects to enhance this background.

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Part 2: Using the Coloring Book Template

Coloring Book Tutorial

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Adding Objects

1. Select one of the choices of objects from the

toolbar on the right to add to the background:

People, Household Items, Water Creatures, Exotic

Animals, Animals. A toolbar of objects will appear

under the page. Click any of these objects to place

it on the page. For this tutorial, click Animals and

add the Bear.

2. Use the Transform tools at the left of the page to

enlarge or reduce the size of the bear to fit on the

background. You can also rotate objects and flip

them horizontally or vertically.

3. Use the Hide button at the end of each toolbar of

objects or backgrounds to remove that toolbar.

Adding Text

1. If you wish to add text to a page, to provide

instructions or labels, click the Text tool (the T

button). Then click and drag the mouse on the

page to create a text box. Type your text:

Color

the bear brown.

2. If you want to change the font, font size, or font

color of your text, select the text you wish to

change. From the Text pull down menu, select the

changes you wish to make.

Adding Oral Prompts

You must have a microphone on your computer

to add recorded sound.

1. From the Pages menu, select Page Properties and

then the Page Sounds tab.

2. Click Recorded Sound and then the Record button.

Record: Color the bear brown. Name your sound

Page 1. Click OK.

Finishing the Page

1. When you are satisfied with this page of your

coloring book, click the Finish This Page button.

2. The Finish This Page button will make all of the

layers of

objects and text part of the background.

Until you have completed this step, students will

not be able to use the Fill tool to color in the

coloring book. After this step, you will no longer be

able to edit your work.

Part 2: Using the Coloring Book Template

Note

Note

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Adding More Pages

1. To add more pages to the coloring book, click the

blue New Page button on the bottom left of the

page.

2. Repeat the steps on pages 3 and 4, adding a

background, objects, and text.

3. If you wish to add oral prompts to a new page, click

the Page Properties button on the second toolbar

at the top of the page.

4. When the Page Properties dialog displays, click the

Page Sounds tab and follow the steps on page 4 for

adding oral prompts, naming each sound with the

page name.

5. Click OK to return to the page.

The oral prompt will play when the page opens.

The green Directions button will replay your

prompt on each page.

6.

Repeat steps 3–5 on each new page to which you

wish to add an oral prompt.

Deleting the Authoring Instructions

Page

You will want to remove the Authoring Instructions

page before you finish the coloring book.

1. Click the yellow Authoring Instructions button.

The Authoring Instructions page displays.

2. From the Pages menu, select Delete Page.

Finishing the Coloring Book

1. Click the purple Finish Activity button. You will be

prompted to save your coloring book.

2. When prompted, replace the previous version of

your coloring book by clicking the Replace button.

3. Your coloring book is saved into the Activities

folder, ready to be assigned to students.

Congratulations! Your activity is ready for students to

use. You can create more new coloring books using the

Coloring Book Template.

The next section of this tutorial provides additional

information about customizing the template even

further.

Part 2: Using the Coloring Book Template

Coloring Book Tutorial

Note

Adding a New Background or Object

It is possible to use different pictures than the ones

provided in the Coloring Book Template. You can even

use your own picture to create an activity!

1. From the Navigation Screen, click the New button.

and open the Productivity Templates folder.

2. Open Coloring Book and choose the Coloring

Book Template.

3. Select a category from the red toolbar at the right

of the page. A toolbar with ten buttons appears

across the bottom of the page.

4.

[Ctrl]+click

the first picture button at the left of

the toolbar. The Button Properties dialog box

displays.

5. To add a picture from the Picture Library, click the

Insert Picture From Library button.

6. When the Picture Library dialog displays, use the

Category drop down list to locate a different

background or object in the Picture Library.

7. Select the the Coloring Book category and then

select a new picture. Click Insert and OK to put

your selected picture into the toolbar of available

backgrounds or objects. Remember to rename

your button.

8. Alternatively, you can

click the Insert Picture from

File button. Then, navigate to a background or

object you wish to use. You may have a picture

stored elsewhere on your computer, or on another

CD.

9. When you locate the picture you want, choose it

and click OK. The picture will insert in the toolbar.

10. Proceed with the steps on pages 3–5 to create your

custom coloring page.

Important!

Be sure that any picture you select

has only a small number of areas to fill, to keep

the activity short. The areas should be large

enough to be easy for you to fill with the paint

bucket. Also, test any picture you select for breaks

in the lines, as the color will “leak” through an area

that is not completely closed.

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Part 3: Customizing the Coloring Book Template

Note