Open Source Drawing Software for Children

Past Events:

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

2009

• MassCUE 2009: Massachusetts Computer Using Educators
  Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
  October 28, 2009
  
  • David Laroche, IT Trainer/Teacher at LaSalle Academy in Providence, Massachusetts, presented "Software that Costs Little and Gives a Lot!". Summary: "Explore various open source and free software options available for use in the classrooms and computer labs and discuss pro's and con's of these types of software. We will examine the grand daddy of Open Source, Open Office, along with other lesser known software options that can save money."
    • Presentation slides (PDF).
  • David Greenberg, Executive Director at the Technology in Education Partnership of Western Mass. presented "Open Source Opportunities: Why You Should Take A Look!". Summary: "With school budgets plummeting and greater demands on IT staff to provide more and better content and features on the Web, now is the time to seriously consider switching at least some of your back-end and productivity software to open source solutions. This presentation will introduce you to the more popular software that many schools are starting to use including the Joomla Content Management System, the Moodle Learning Management System, Koha library software, and OpenOffice. We'll take a look at what's involved in getting these applications up and running and how they can improve the quality of the education of your students.
    • Presentation slides (PDF).
    • "Free Software for Schools: A catalog of open source computer programs for teaching and learning" (compiled by Con Zymaris of Open Source Victoria and revised by Byrant Patten of the National Center for Open Source and Education).
• SVG Open 2009 Conference
  Mountain View, California, USA
  October 3, 2009 3:00pm-3:30pm
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, did a presentation on rendering SVG vector graphics under the Simple DirectMedia Layer library.
  • Presentation slides (PDF).
• Sacramento Linux Users Group (SacLUG)
  Sacramento, California, USA
  June 11, 2009
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, did a technical presentation of some of the important, but transparent to the end user, code inside Tux Paint.
  • Presentation slides (PDF).
  • (Also available as an OpenOffice.org Impress ODP file.)
• This Week In Tech "FLOSS Weekly" Netcast
  Online
  Episode 59, posted March 7, 2009
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint was interviewed on "FLOSS Weekly", an Internet audio broadcast about Free Libre Open Source Software from the This Week In Tech (TWiT) Netcast Network.
  • Download the MP3 recording.
  • Episode information.

2008

• Sonoma State Univeristy Computer Science Colloquium
  Rohnert Park, California, USA
  September 11, 2008
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint (and alumnus of SSU) discussed Tux Paint and open source software development at the Sonoma State University Computer Science Department's Colloquium in September. Title: "Tux Paint - How I made millions of kids happy in my spare time." Abstract: "Epiphanies, frustrations, l10n, cross-platform considerations, web scripting, automation, project management and other things you need to worry about to create a popular and award-winning replacement for crayons."
  • Handouts.
  • Video (at YouTube.com)
• Pinguin Café @ LinuxTag
  Berlin, Germany
  May 28, 2008 — May 31, 2008
  Tux Paint was one of a number of programs for kids to play on at the first "Pinguin Café" at LinuxTag, Europe's leading exhibition on Linux and Open Source.
• Madrid Science Meeting for Kids (Feria de la Ciencia)
  Madrid, Spain
  April 24, 2008 — April 27, 2008
  Tux Paint was one of the activities that members of IMDEA (Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados; Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies) provided for children to use.
  • Visit the 'Software para niños' page.
• Yolo County Child Development Conference
  Davis, California, USA
  April 26, 2008
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, attended the Yolo County Child Development Conference as part of a booth about Linux and Open Source Software being put together by the Linux Users' Group of Davis.
• Congreso Nacional de Software Educativo 2008
  Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
  March 13, 2008
  Rodrigo Pérez Ramírez of Indígenas sin Fronteras did a presentation on Tux Paint's support for the Zapoteco language at the Congreso Nacional de Software Educativo: "Tuxpaint en Zapoteco, Software Libre Usado por Niños Indigenas en Comunidades Indígenas de Oaxaca."
• TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) 2008 Conference
  Austin, Texas, USA
  February 6, 2008
  Sandy Grubb did a 45-minute presentation entitled "Dare to Imagine a Drawing and Animation Program for Students Ages 5-12" to elementary school educators at TCEA 2008.
  Handouts.
• This Week In Tech "Jumping Monkeys" Netcast
  Online
  Episode 31, posted January 26, 2008
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, was interviewed on "Jumping Monkeys", an Internet audio broadcast about 'parenting in the digital age' from the TWiT Netcast Network.
  • Download the MP3 recording.
  • Episode information.

2007

• Linux Users' Group of Davis
  Davis, California, USA
  December 17, 2007
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, once again talked about the new 'Magic' tool plug-in API, which makes writing new tools for Tux Paint much easier.
  • Presentation slides (PDF).
  • (Also available as an OpenOffice.org Impress ODP file.)
• Peninsula Linux User Group
  Redwood City, California, USA
  December 13, 2007
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, talked about the new 'Magic' tool plug-in API, which makes writing new tools for Tux Paint much easier. At the same meeting, Akkana Peck, contributor to the GIMP and author of Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional, discussed scripting in The GIMP.
  • Presentation slides (PDF).
  • (Also available as an OpenOffice.org Impress ODP file.)
• Linux Users' Group of Davis
  Davis, California, USA
  June 18, 2007 Bill Kendrick, lead developer and maintainer of the Tux Paint project, discussed the technical side of recent improvements to the application, including Scalable Vector Graphics clipart support and input methods for languages such as Japanese and Korean.
  • Presentation slides (PDF).
• Connecting & Collaborating Conference
  Holland, Michigan, USA
  April 20, 2007
  Steve Braunius discussed Tux Paint as part of his "FLOSS Your World — It's about free" presentation at the Connecting and Collaborating Conference at the Ottawa Area Intermedia School District.
  • Presentation slides (PDF).
• Hawaii Department of Education E-School Conference
  Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  February 22, 2007
  Terry Pinyerd and Robert Fry presented "Tux Paint Across the Curriculum" at the annual E-School Conference, a state-wide computer educators' conference in Hawaii. "Learn how to use the Tux Paint program, developed by Bill Kendrick, to meet standards in math, science, language and other content areas while creating easy-to-do high quality drawings. Techniques are user friendly and successful for all ages. Presenters will show K-5 student work and demonstrate step-by-step procedures."
  • Artwork examples and Curriculum and Standards List
• Bay Area Linux Users Group
  San Francisco, California, USA
  February 20, 2007
  Bill Kendrick, lead developer of Tux Paint, presented the software and discussed the project's past, present, and future.

2006

• San Francisco Linux Users Group
  San Francisco, California, USA
  September 3, 2006
  Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick demonstrated Tux Paint.
  • Photos.
• Libre Graphics Meeting
  Lyon, France
  March 17, 2006
  Cédric Gemy presented Tux Paint at the Libre Graphics Meeting in France.
• Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning
  Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  March 8, 2006 — March 10, 2006
  Jennifer Graber from Lakeview Schools in Battle Creek, Michigan, presented "How to use Tux Paint for instruction and assessment in the K-2 classroom" at the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) conference.

2005

• Linux Users' Group of Davis
  Davis, California, USA
  December 19, 2005
  Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick discussed the technical and managerial aspects of the project in a talk entitled "Tux Paint, Technically".
  • Presentation slides (PDF).

2004

• MediaExpo 2004
  Crema, Italy
  November 4, 2004 — November 6, 2004
  A Tux Paint booth was set up at the MediaExpo conference at the Istituto Comprensivo di Trescore Cremasco.
  • Photos.
• Palo Alto Mother's Club
  Palo Alto, California, USA
  October 21, 2004
  The Palo Alto Mother's Club let Tux Paint's Bill Kendrick demonstrate and talk about the software during a technology-related meeting.

2003

• Davis Food Co-Op
  Davis, California, USA
  October 26, 2003
  Members of the Linux Users' Group of Davis (including Tux Paint lead developer, Bill Kendrick) set up desktop PCs, an Apple iMac and some laptops, to demonstrate Tux Paint to the local community at the Davis Food Co-Op grocery store.
  • Photos.
• Mac Nexus
  Sacramento, California, USA
  March 18, 2003
  Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick demonstrated Tux Paint at the Sacramento Mac user group, Mac Nexus.
• Davis Mac User Group
  Davis, California, USA
  January 9, 2003
  Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick demonstrated Tux Paint to the Mac user group in Davis, DMUG.
  • Presentation slides (PDF).

2002

• Roseville Linux Users' Group
  Roseville, California, USA
  November 25, 2002
  Tux Paint lead developer Bill Kendrick discussed the features and future of Tux Paint.
  • Presentation slides.