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KidPad for Windows

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KidPad empowers children to craft stories by drawing scenes and linking them in a dynamic, zoomable two-dimensional space. It's a collaborative tool designed for creative expression.

  • Pros

    • Supports drawing, typing, and hyperlinking features.
    • Utilizes a large two-dimensional zoomable workspace.
    • Enables collaborative creation with multiple mice support.
    • Designed by children and academic researchers.
    • Integrated into school curricula since 1998.

  • Cons

    • Primarily focused on visual storytelling.
    • Relies on specific hardware for multi-user input.
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KidPad for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 98
  • Windows ME
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 10
  • Windows NT
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 2000
Additional Requirements
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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Total Downloads
11,735
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0
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Developer’s Description

By University of Maryland
Let children create stories by drawing story scenes.
KidPad is a collaborative storytelling tool for children, designed by children and academic researchers. KidPad provides drawing, typing and hyperlinking capabilities in a large two-dimensional zoomable space. Through these capabilities, children can create stories by drawing story scenes and linking them together in two-dimensional space. KidPad supports multiple users through the use of multiple mice. Elementary schools in England and Sweden have made KidPad a part of their curriculum since 1998.
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