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ToolKids
A Series of Interactive Digital Tools for Children
Toolkids - A Series of Interactive Digital Tools for Children
• A series of five interactive CDs of creative tools for the very young
• Universal and language-independent interface
• Gives understanding of the underlying principles of digital media,
and their creative possibilities.
• Tools for creativity, imagination, innovation and lots of fun!
Overview
• Suitable for use anywhere, without requiring any translation or without any
language constraints.
• Understanding of the underlying principles of digital media and their
creative possibilities, acknowledging that digital tools (used in computers,
or as embedded in various other digital creation equipment) will be the
main tools of the new generation.
Overview
• All five Toolkids CDs share a common easy-to-use, language-independent
interface; so as to reduce the learning time for a new module, and allow
the child to start playing with a new module immediately.
• Toolkids can very easily substitute for many steps in early computer
learning, as children would learn and master with ease many computer
operations such as pointing, clicking, double-clicking, selecting, dragging,
mouse controls etc. naturally and without any extra effort when playing
with Toolkids fine motor control and hand-eye coordination are positive
side-effects of using Toolkids.
Modules
A set of Interactive Digital Tools for Children
• Designed to bring about an understanding of the basic principles, and
parameters of digital media tools
• Ideal for developing the faculties of creativity, imagination and innovation.
• Material and images, chosen carefully to appeal and excite the very young.
• In the form of five interactive CDs.
• Material in the set is presented in 5 categories:
Basic Tools , Combinations , Actions , Animations , Transformation
Toolkids 1
Basic Tools
A collection of 5 sets of basic digital tools: freehand drawing pens; line shapes
to make line drawings and illustrations; colouring tools with images to colour;
basic shapes and shapes-combining tools; and combination of all the basic
tools in one easy-to-use interface for making more elaborate images. All tools
come with demonstrations and samples, to explain and initiate the activity.
Toolkids 1
Toolkids 2
Combinations
Designed to develop creativity, imagination and innovative faculties by using
the technique of combinations. An assortment of basic parts to be combined
by the child in new ways to create new objects: buildings, trucks, cars, dress
up kids, robots, creatures, and fishes etc. Great for idea generation, and as an
introduction to the potential of combination’ as a tool for creativity.
Toolkids 2
Toolkids 3
Actions
An introduction to digital manipulation with an exhaustive set of actions and
object combinations generating realistic motions or imaginary ones such as
rotation, flipping, jumping, swinging, blinking, yo-yoing, shaking, scribbling,
changing colour, exploding, and many more. The actions are performed in
loop and when combined with sound can generate active screens with
multiple objects performing multiple actions.
Toolkids 3
Toolkids 4
Animation
Perhaps the simplest animation application ever designed, allowing children
to play with a variety of objects, backgrounds, paths, motions and
movements, and sounds; to create professional looking animations on their
own with drag-and drop ease. Open-ended and full of innovative possibilities,
the motion module helps children understand and learn the basic parameters
of digital animation.
Toolkids 4
Toolkids 5
Transformation
Introduction to the concepts of transformation and of changing form and
properties through digital tools. Tools to enlarge and reduce, expand or
compress, rotate and reflect; distort and modify; with a range of interesting
activities to let children experience and understand the nature and the
creative power of digital transformations.
Toolkids 5
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