There is a good workshop about Inkscape and Gimp at the VITTA conference and hands-on workshops are in the pipeline. I was able to use it last week to "tidy up" our old school logo for our
45th reunion from a cruddy old bitmap scan to a super, high resolution
SVG.<br>
 <br>For an inkling (groan) of what Inkscape can do without installing the software and learning all the secret tricks .. check out <a href="http://www.befunky.com">http://www.befunky.com</a> that uses the same open source engine for some of the key functions .. you will get the idea why this is so engaging for students when they can use a free local client that has more functionality (and is happy to run on Win, OSX or Linux desktops)<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/11/5 Laurie Savage <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au">sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">




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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Inkscape is brilliant. Have you found the heathenx webcasts 
detailing its use. They are very good&nbsp; if you can just put up with the 
R-rated intro music!</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Laurie</font></span></div><br>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> 
[mailto:<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roland 
Gesthuizen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 4 November 2008 3:01 PM<div class="Ih2E3d"><br><b>To:</b> Year 
12 IT Applications Teachers&#39; Mailing List<br></div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT 
Apps] OT GIMP<br></font><br></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
<div></div>I am thinking of running some free or low cost introductory workshops 
about Inkscape and Gimp at Westall SC in Clayton South. Expressions of interest 
off list (just so I can gauge the level of interest) .. there are also some 
workshops about these at the VITTA conference. :-)<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">2008/11/4 Robert <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:robert@yinnar.com" target="_blank">robert@yinnar.com</a>&gt;</span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I 
  found it!<br><br>At <a href="http://www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/outcomes/portfolioDocs/Installing-GIMP-Windows.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/outcomes/portfolioDocs/Installing-GIMP-Windows.pdf</a><br><br>
&quot;Install 
  Help Files for GIMP<br>Go to the download page: <a href="http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html" target="_blank">http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html</a><br>Under the 
  headings &quot;Additional packages&quot; and &quot;GIMP Help 2&quot; click &quot;Select download 
  mirror.&quot;<br>Choose a location and click 
  &quot;Download.&quot;&quot;<br><br>Robert<br><br><br><br>----- Original Message ----- From: 
  &quot;Robert&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:robert@yinnar.com" target="_blank">robert@yinnar.com</a>&gt;<br>To: &quot;Year 12 IT Applications 
  Teachers&#39; Mailing List&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps@edulists.com.au</a>&gt;<br>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 
  2008 2:02 PM<br>Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT GIMP
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  <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Have 
    just downloaded and installed GIMP for Windows.<br><br>Can anyone tell me 
    how to download/install the Help/User manual so that it will operate from 
    within GIMP? &nbsp;I have downloaded the whole manual in HTML format but 
    that does not install within GIMP<br><br>Robert Hind 
    (Semi-retired)<br>Ashwood and Traralgon<br><a href="mailto:robert@yinnar.com" target="_blank">robert@yinnar.com</a><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au" target="_blank">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, 
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    - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<br><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au" target="_blank">http://www.vitta.org.au</a> 
    &nbsp;- VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association 
    Inc<br><br></blockquote><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au" target="_blank">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> 
  - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<br>IT Applications Mailing List 
  kindly supported by<br><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html" target="_blank">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html</a> 
  - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<br><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au" target="_blank">http://www.vitta.org.au</a> 
  &nbsp;- VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association 
  Inc<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland 
Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>&quot;Never 
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; 
indeed it is the only thing that ever has.&quot; --Margaret 
Mead<br></div></div>_______________________________________________ <br><div class="Ih2E3d"><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au" target="_blank">http://www.edulists.com.au </a>- FAQ, 
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</a>- Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and <br><div class="Ih2E3d"><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au" target="_blank">http://www.vitta.org.au </a>- VITTA Victorian 
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>&quot;Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.&quot; --Margaret Mead<br>