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- New Breed Software
- 'New Breed Software' is the software site of Tux Paint’s main developer, Bill Kendrick.
- Tux4Kids
- 'Tux4Kids' provides project coordination, mailing lists, and general support.
- IO Cooperative
- The IO Cooperative is graciously providing hosting and bandwidth for the tuxpaint.org website.
- SourceForge
- 'SourceForge' hosts the source code repositories, most mailing lists, and downloadable files.
- Google Summer of Code
- Tux4Kids has been able to participate in Google's 'Summer of Code' program, which offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source software projects.
- Google Code-in
- Tux4Kids has also participatedin Google's 'Code-in' program, which introduces pre-university students to the many kinds of contributions that make open source software development possible.
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- IncreaseRev
- IncreaseRev provides targeted advertisements on the Tux Paint website, to help support the project.
Tux Paint Distributors
Computers that come with Tux Paint pre-installed:
- Kano Computer Kit
- Tux Paint is available for the Kano Computer Kit, an award-winning 'build your own computer' kit based on a Raspberry Pi computer.
- AWE Early Literacy Station
- Tux Paint is one of the many programs included in AWE's all-in-one digital learning solution for children ages 2-8, which are installed in over 3000 locations around the US.
- WeTab
- Tux Paint is available in the 'WeTab Store' for this MeeGo-based tablet computer.
- ASUS Eee PC
- Tux Paint was included on the 'Eee' sub-notebooks aimed at education users, from ASUSTeK.
- Dell Inspiron Mini 9
- Tux Paint was included on the 'Mini 9' netbook from Dell.
- Elonex ONE
- Tux Paint was included on the Elonex 'ONE' ultra-portable laptop, aimed at the education sector.
- Reprise Computer Solutions
- Reprise Computer Solutions was dedicated to providing systems for students with economic disadvantages.
- Komputers4Kids
- Komputers4Kids was a non-profit that gives computers to kids who cannot afford one for school projects.
Peripherals that come with Tux Paint:
- PenPower 'Mengtian T Broadwood' tablet
- A tablet that includes powerful handwriting recognition and comes with 'PhotoCap' and 'Tux Paint'.
Linux distributions that promote Tux Paint:
- Debian Jr. Project
- Debian Jr is a custom Debian Linux distribution focusing on children.
- DoudouLinux
- DoudouLinux is a system designed for children to make computer use as easy and pleasant as possible for them, and their parents too.
- edubuntu
- Edubuntu is an official version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution customized for school environments.
- Foresight Linux: Kid's Edition
- Foresight Kid's Edition is a Linux distribution for children that features a number of education and entertainment applications, as well as the benefits of the Foresight GNOME EditioForesight Kid's Edition is a Linux distribution for children that features a number of education and entertainment applications, as well as the benefits of the Foresight GNOME Edition.
- SLAX
- SLAX is a Slackware Linux-based environment which fits on small media (i.e. 3.14' CDROMs or USB flash memory sticks), and runs directly from the drive without installing.
- eduKnoppix
- eduKnoppix was a bootable live CD distribution of Linux specifically targetted for Italian schools
- EDU-Nix Open Source Schoolware
- EDU-Nix was a bootable live CD distribution of Linux aiming to provide U.S. public schools with Open Source alternatives to expensive proprietary software products.
- klik
- klik provided an easy way to download and use software for most major Linux distributions. Just klik://tuxpaint.
- Knoppix for Kids
- Knoppix for Kids was a version of the Knoppix bootable live CD distribution of Linux, aimed at parents, teachers and other school officials. (Available from Open Source Education Foundation and Tux4Kids.)
- Klixxa
- Klixxa was a complete play and learning environment (a Linux bootable live CD) for children between two and twelve years of age.
- LinuxKidX
- LinuxKidX was a educational livecd based on Slackware Linux. LinuxKidX has a gigantic list of educational softwares to children from 2 to 10 years old.
- Qimo 4 Kids
- Qimo was a desktop operating system designed for kids, based on the open source Ubuntu Linux desktop. It came pre-installed with educational games for children aged 3 and up.
- tuXlabGNU/Linux
- tuXlab GNU/Linux was the operating system used by tuXlab computer labs throughout South Africa.
- ZenEdu Live
- ZenEdu Live was an educational-oriented live CD version of theZenwalk Linux distribution.
Software collections for Windows that include Tux Paint:
- Colibris
- Colibris is a free software distribution for students and teachers containing software for Windows and Mac. It is meant to provide open source alternatives to proprietary software, to prevent software piracy and make legal software available to schools and students.
- WinPenPack
- WinPenPack is a collection of 'portable' Open Source software, that fits on various sizes of USB 'pen drive' memory sticks.
- GNUWin II
- GNUWin II was a free software compilation for Windows.
- K-12WinCD
- K-12WinCD was a compilation of free K-12 educational software for Windows. (A companion to K12LTSP.)
- OSWINS DVD
- OS school DVD was a collection of Free and Open Source software for educational use that run on Windows. The aim of their website was to make finding the software easier by categorising them by Key Learning Areas used in Education in Australia.
- TheOpenCD
- TheOpenCD was a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software that runs in Windows, covering the most common tasks.
- OpenDisc
- The OpenDisc was a high qualiy collection of open source software (OSS) for the Microsoft Windows operating system.
- WinOSSCDRom
- WinOSSCDRom was a collection of over 690 Megs of Open Source software for Windows.
Software collections for macOS that include Tux Paint:
- Colibris
- Colibris is a free software distribution for students and teachers containing software for Windows and Mac. It is meant to provide open source alternatives to proprietary software, to prevent software piracy and make legal software available to schools and students.
- FreeSMUG Suite CD
- The Free OpenSource Software Mac User Group (FreeSMUG) Suite CD is a collection of open source software for Mac OS X.
Other Distributors of Tux Paint:
- James A. Michener Art Museum
- The kids website of the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA included a version of Tux Paint that contained custom stamps created from the collections of the Michener Art Museum and The Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22.
Lesson Plans & Projects Using Tux Paint
- SAM Animation with Tux Paint-detailed work flow
- Steps to use Tufts University's 'SAM Animation' tool, together with Tux Paint, to create animations.
- FOSSter Creative Learning (archived)
- Lesson plans for Tux Paint and other Open Source software.
- Storyboard Artwork Project
- Educational material at Wikiversity that turns Tux Paint into a tool for storyboarding films.
- Guida Didattica TuxPaint 2.0 (archived; PDF; Italian)
- A guide to using Tux Paint in didactical laboratories.
- TuxPaint en Primaire (archived; French)
- A guide to installing and using Tux Paint.
- Earth Link - 'Children from East and West met each other by means of art' (archived; English, Belgium, Japanese)
- Pencil, paint and computers (Tux Paint) were used by children at Itako Elementary School, Itako City, Japan and Sint-Antonius Primary School, Meulebeke, Belgium, and their artwork shared with each other via computers.
- Tux Paint GR (Greek)
- A blog with news, ideas, samples, lesson plans and more, for Greek-speaking users of Tux Paint.
- Tuxpaint, Logiciel libre pour la maternelle et la maison (archived; French)
- A guide for using Tux Paint in K-6 classes.
- quelle ménagerie à l'école La Paix! (French)
- 'Circkusa Absurdita'-inspired use of stamps and photographic backgrounds by schoolchildren in France.
- Book Buddies
- A lesson plan that utilizes Google Docs and Tux Paint to help first graders practice technology skills while developing literacy skills. (Part of Google Apps K-12 Lesson Plans using Docs, Sites and Calendar.
- MONOGRÁFICO: Contextualización de aprendizajes con Tux Paint Y Gimp (Spanish)
- An overview of Tux Paint, how to install it, and its feature-set, along with a description of how to use The GIMP to create new stamps.
3rd Party Stamp Collections
- Tux Paint Stamps for Australian Schools
- A collection of stamps for use in Australian schools, including Australian coins, banks notes, signs, flags, animals and plants.
- Jamaican Stamps from Jon Camfield
- A handful of common Jamaican items (ackee, Dr. Bird, the flag, etc.)
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Similar Projects
- GCompris
- An educational program which contains different activities for kids aged 2 to 10, including a drawing activity and an animation activity. Recent versions are even able to launch Tux Paint within GCompris!
- The GIMP
- A freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
- Krita
- Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.
Art Collections
Public Domain
- BurningWell.org
- A repository for public domain ('free-for-any-use') images.
(Photos are in the public domain.) - Openclipart
- A public domain vector graphics repository. It aims to create an archive of clip art that can be used for free for any use.
(Artwork is in the public domain. There are no limitations, you can do whatever you wish with it.) - ClipSafari
- A repository for high quality clip art images, in part, sourced from the Openclipart library when it was offline.
(All clip art images are distributed under the CC0 'No Rights Reserved' license. You can copy, modify, and distribute these images, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.) - Public Domain Images
- A repository of public domain, royalty-free stock photos.
(Photos and images are in the public domain.) - The Noun Project
- The Noun Project collects, organizes and adds to the highly recognizable symbols that form the world's visual language, so we may share them in a fun and meaningful way.
(Public domain, Creative Commons.)
Open License
- Wikipedia
- A a free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Many articles contain photos, drawings or other graphics.
(Images are released under Creative Commons, GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), or other free-use licenses.)
Restricted Use
- Cepolina freephoto
- A collection of nearly 2000 photos, tagged with keywords and searchable by category or thumbnails.
(Free for personal or commercial use) - FreeFoto.com
- A traditional stock photograph library serving commercial clients all over the world, which also allows private, non-commercial users to download images.
(Private, non-commercial use only.) - New York Public Library Digital Gallery
- Over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
(Most materials are in the public domain, freely available for personal use. For any other use, including but not limited to any type of publication or commercial use, permission may be required.) - Pics4Learning
- A copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers.
(Permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection.) - School Clip Art
- Artwork from Clip Art, Inc., available for educational use.
(Provided free for edcuational use. Teachers can use them for worksheets and other classroom needs.)
Some useful Open Source and Freeware Archives
- Educational Freeware
- Reviews of free educational software.
- Freewareweb.com
- A freeware site with FTP search, product reviews and a newsletter.
- Freeware Guide
- An index of freeware software.
- SharewareJunkies.com
- Reviews of thousands of tested shareware, freeware, Open Source and demo software.
Other Interesting Links
- Libre Graphics Magazine
- A print- and web-based magazine dedicated to graphic designers, mediaartists, photographers and web designers who use free and open source graphicssoftware and openly licensed content.
- SoundBible.com
- Free sound clips - need free and royalty free sound effects? Get sounds in wav or mp3 for your projects.
- International Child Art Foundation
- ICAF prepares children for a creative and cooperative future so they can lead us into a better and peaceful world, and is one of the premier organizations for the world's children. It serves as the leading national art and creativity organization for children in the United States. It is also the only international children's art and creativity organization in the world.
- The Cooke Box STORIES (archive)
- Childrens stories by Jill Cooke, many first published in 'The People's Friend' magazine. Artwork was created using Tux Paint.
- Port Discovery Children's Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Computers running Tux Paint are part of their permanent 'Kid Club Gallery' exhibit. (An education project of the Creative Alliance and Enoch Pratt Free Library.)
Did you know? Tux Paint runs right on your computer, and doesn't require Internet access.
EdSurge Guide
When games make a difference in education
What's in this Guide:
It doesn't take a PhD to know that when students are engaged, they learn. Any game that fails to engage students gets chucked into the trash or relegated to a yard sale. Ergo the hypothesis that if 'education' is more like a game, kids will be engaged and learn.
Of course, the experimental evidence is mixed.
Plenty of games have found a role in the classroom, from Monopoly to Oregon Trail and more recently, Minecraft. Educators and game designers continue to hone ideas about how to build truly engaging games that carry genuine lessons. At the same time, plenty of educators and parents worry that game playing just distracts students.
The biggest lesson learned: building games, when students are nudged to create meaning out of the ether, is how games can most powerfully support learning.
Our collection of articles draw from a range of perspectives from researchers and practitioners, including the latest market trends from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center executive director, Michael Levine, and critiques from Arizona State University professor, James Paul Gee, over the potential pitfalls when games are designed around assessments such as the Common Core.
And then there are the games themselves. We've pulled out some of our favorite here, organized into four categories:
Edugame Classics (designed to support learning)
New Kids On the Block (designed to support learning)
Mainstream Games In Edu (commercial products with a learning twist)
Games That Teach Game Making (what students need to learn)
There are still many hurdles to clear before games become a fixture in education. On the top of the list: strict accountability rules based on assessments, a patchwork of distribution channels, and patchy school infrastructure remain obstacles.
So for now, welcome to the jungle--filled with lush ideas, howling debates, and rich resources. Game on!
30 Ways to Get Your Game On
Pulling out all the stops, we bring you 30 educational games, past and present, along with mainstream games being co-opted into education. We even went a little meta with five games that teach players how to make the games themselves.
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Looking at the sprawling landscapes of Second Life and Minecraft, it is safe to say the genre has come a long way since Mario Taught Us Typing. And, as usual, if you have any other edugame favorites, do let us know.
Prices (as of August 2013) are as indicated, with any extra fees noted in a product's description.
Edugame Classics
Compiled by EdSurge
| Product | Subject | Platform | Price |
| Math Blaster Offering platforming and first-person-shooter mechanics in a math-filled package, Math Blaster set a design precedent for educational games that alternated between work and reward. | Math | Mac, PC, browser, iOS, Nintendo DS | $2 - $30 |
| Number Munchers A few of us remember playing this by the green glow of an Apple IIe. Elegant game design means reaction time and math skills rarely get in the way of each other. You can still play the game free here. | Math | Mac, browser | FREE |
| The Oregon Trail Perhaps calling it the Citizen Kane of edugames is going a little too far, but no discussion of the genre is complete without a mention of MECC's seminal hit. It has sold over 65 million copies--not bad for a game that was programmed by two hackers in a week. Protip: as in life, always be the banker. | History | Mac, PC, iOS, Android, browser, wii, Nintendo 3DS, Kindle, DOS | $5 - $15 |
| Reader Rabbit A veteran series in the literacy game scene, EdSurge just spoke with a teacher who is still using a version in her class that's over 10 years old. And we can see why, it's hard to beat the top notch voice acting on the latter games in the series. | Literacy | Mac, PC, Nintendo Wii | $3 - $15 |
New Kids on the Block
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| Product | Subject | Platform | Price |
| GameUp by BrainPOP This suite of games covers everything from STEM to health and the arts. The quality of content is uneven, but its top games shine. GameUp is available to anyone, with or without a BrainPOP subscription, so you can explore its offerings at any time. Classroom subscriptions to the entire breadth of BrainPOP resources start at $195. | All Subjects | Mac, PC, iPad, browser | Freemium |
| DragonBox This puzzle-based algebra game replaces traditional math symbols with its own to allow players to recontextualize their learning. | Math | Mac, browser, iOS, Android | $6 - $10 |
| Duckie Deck Colorful, polished artwork and intuitive controls make the mini-games of Duckie Deck easy for toddlers to jump into. The mobile version features six games for iOS and Android at just under $2. | Early Education, Social Skills | browser, iOS, Android | $2/month |
| Filament Games With games that cover topics ranging from photosynthesis to virus transmission, Filament Games is certainly keeping the space interesting. | STEM | Mac, PC, browser | $1 - $10 |
| Mangahigh A suite of games that tips its hat to arcade favorites from yesteryear and teaches everything from arithmetic and prime numbers to translations on a coordinate plane. Plans offer more content, analytics, and progress reports. They start at $180 to support up to five students. | Math | Mac, PC, browser | Freemium |
| Motion Math Putting that accelerometer to good use, the Motion Math team first taught kids to embody fractions in Motion Math HD. They now have six apps, some of which are free. The company's latest game, Questimate, is $8 for its pro version. | Math, Number Sense | iOS | Freemium |
| PBS Kids Play A suite of over 50 games to prepare young learners in math, english, development, creativity, and more. | Early Education | Mac, PC, browser | $10/month |
| Sokikom This collection of math games is based around a social element: students can play individually, cooperatively, and competitively to solve problems. | Math | Mac, PC, browser | $10/year per student |
| ST Math Get JiJi the penguin across the screen! A simple premise, but it provides the foundation for ST Math's host of games. The program allows students to progress from visual representations of math into the symbolic representations that they'll use later in life. A favorite for teachers with ELL students! | Math, Number Sense | Mac, PC, browser | $100/year per student |
Mainstream Games Used in Edu
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| Product | Subject | Platform | Price |
| Angry Birds The $1 app that spawned a line of t-shirts, cartoons and graham crackers may have turned our feathered friends into a Hitchcockesque consumer nightmare; however, teachers are bringing them back to our side. While using the game to teach physics seems a natural choice, one teacher is using it as a starting point for a multitude of writing exercises. | Physics, Writing | iOS, Android, browser, PSP | $1 |
| Brain Age Proving that handheld games aren't just for kids, Brain Age became the 4th best selling Nintendo DS game of all time. Players try their hand at math, memory and reading games in an effort to hit the optimal 'brain age' of 18. | Math | Nintendo DS | $16 |
| Civilization V The latest in Sid Meier's venerable series has players macro and micromanaging an empire in turn-based comfort. Think about this as more of a conversation starter in history than a complete lesson--Civ's version of Gandhi tends to rush nuclear weapons for the early win. | History | Mac, PC | $20 |
| Garry's Mod Based on the Half Life 2 engine, this physics simulator gives users all they need to make all manner of Rube Goldberg greatness. However, educators found it to be the perfect playground for both physics and chemistry demos. | STEM | Mac, PC, Linux | $10 |
| Minecraft It's hard to believe that a sandbox game that actually features copious amounts of sand could ever be popular, but this indie darling has sold over 11 million copies. The game sneaks in ideas about probability, ratios, and volume so stealthily that players never find the broccoli 'neath the chocolate. The Minecraft Teacher is the go to resource for bringing the game to the classroom. | Communication, STEM | Mac, PC, Linux, iOS, Android, Xbox 360, Raspberry Pi | $18/student or $27/home |
| Portal 2 Thoughtful puzzles and laugh out loud dialogue made the game one of our favorites in 2011, but Valve decided to go one step further and release a Puzzle Maker mod for its Teach With Portals initiative that allows students to create and share puzzles. Let the testing begin! | Game Design, STEM | Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 | $20 |
| Scrabble The original wordsmithing game in tactile cardboard and wood. A classic that scales to all skill levels. Protip: every tile is a blank when you turn it over. | Literacy | boardgame | $16 |
| Second Life A truly open, open-world experience that allows players to create or purchase any objects they like. During a brief period, several universities were holding classes that met exclusively in the game. And, if students got bored, they could literally fly away--what a thought. | Communication, All Subjects | Mac, PC, Linux | FREE |
| SimCity DRM fiasco aside, SimCity 2013 brings the series back to its roots. Urban planning hopefuls, keep your eye on this game--GlassLab hopes to create a curriculum based around SimCity with SimCityEDU. | Urban Planning | Mac, PC | $36 |
| Sudoku While we hesitate to call it math, it's hard to deny the logic and memory skills this newspaper favorite reinforces. Plus there are a ton of sites where you can download puzzles for free. | Number Sense | pencil and paper | FREE |
| Super Mario Bros. The Nintendo classic also makes for one heck of a way to teach physics. Students can compare the in-game gravity to our real-world constant. And this doubles as a lesson in game design as students learn how to bend rules so that they feel 'right' in a game world. | Physics | Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS | $5 |
| Typing of the Dead The first time we saw this machine in arcades, it seemed too good to be true. Keyboard drilling and House of the Dead combined in a humorous, 2-player package. If there's a better coin-operated edugame out there, we haven't seen it. And fans rejoice: an iOS version is in the works. | Typing Skills | Arcade | 50 cents / play |
Games That Teach Game-Making
Compiled by EdSurge
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| Product | Subject | Platform | Price |
| Gamestar Mechanic This program allows users to create tile-based games in the style of the NES. Its premium offerings include a $20 lesson in game design and additional sprite sheets for $2. | CS / Game Design | Mac, PC, browser | Freemium |
| Globaloria Blended-learning courses that teach students to design and code educational games. Start by playing and analyzing games, move onto prototyping and coding in Flash Actionscript, Unity3D, Java Script, and more. Used as standalone courses or to supplement core classes. Annual school subscription $75/student includes onsite professional development, virtual mentorship, and daily support system for students, teachers and administrators. | CS / Game Design | browser | $75/year per student |
| LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule's breakout hit proved that gamers aren't afraid of a little hard work. Its sequel added even more triggers, assets, and game types to play around with. Combine this with a soundtrack featuring Royksopp and Passion Pit and you've got some game development you can nod your head to. | Game Design, STEM | PS3 | $20 |
| Roblox Roblox allows users to participate in a community of builders and play a vast library of user-created games. In addition to game design, Roblox allows players to model basic objects in 3D as well. Premium memberships can be bought for between $6 and $20 per month. | CS / Game Design | Mac, PC, iOS | Freemium |
| Scratch 2.0 Developed at MIT, Scratch allows users to create animations, music, and even fully fledged games. Its 'visual blocks' style of coding means that younger programmers can jump in without learning all the daunting syntax of more complicated languages. Its latest iteration adds community features that allow designers to program together and comment on each others' creations. | CS / Game Design | browser | FREE |