After looking over the site Kerpoof and letting my son play on it for the last 20 minutes I have to give Kerpoof 5 stars out of 5 stars! The site allows you to make books, movies, pictures, and more. My son was hooked after I sat with him and let him explore it for 10 minutes. We tried the Storybook and Movie maker. It allows younger and older students to use there imagination to make what ever they can imagine. We made a collaborative project about a 2 cats talking and farting.
This program can be used in all Bloomerberg's Taxonimys. From Knowledge and comprehension to synthesize and evaluation this program if used in the right ways can be used to make it all. As a teacher you can use it to make topics interesting and funny to allowing students be creative and make there own. It can be used to cover all the NET-S if incorporated properly and creatively and works well on individuel and collaborative projects. I will be using this program in my classroom!
I have looked over what a few others have made and its not exactly easy to search for items. Someone needs to set a delicious style of bookmarking. Here is an example of a movie someone made. I wish I could post my sons but I guess movies must be reviewed before made available to the public.
20 minutes by my son from sitting down to finished product-
http://www.kerpoof.com/#view?s=2gs11abOmgo3dMg7-c-1a6cb1
Panda vs Rabbit- I'm estimating about 1hr to 2 hrs to make this movie-
http://www.kerpoof.com/#/view?s=g3739x65e201-0196b7-x6
Save me- about 3-4hours to make if the person who made it just started-
http://www.kerpoof.com/#/view?s=f507b706d311-baafe3-x2
http://www.kerpoof.com/
"You will also complete the related Blog Assignment 2 in which you will provide a written review of your chosen web-based application. Be sure to explain how you think you might be able to incorporate the tool into your unit plan. You should discuss the extent to which the program can be used to enhance your students' cognitive and/or social abilities, address different learning styles and abilities, and provide a developmentally appropriate use of technology." (Gayla S. Keesee)
You qualify your statements with "if used right..." Isn't that true of all technology? It is a tool that must be used correctly if it is to be effective.
ReplyDeleteHow do you intend to incorporate the use of Kerpoof into your lesson plans?
Butch,
ReplyDeleteI too gave Kerpoof 5 stars. I paid the $4.39 for the monthly membership so that my girls could play around on it. My youngest one who is in 6th grade loved it, cute video of the 2 cats. Panda vs. Rabbit was the only one that had sound. I am trying to figure out how to get sound into the videos for my daughter do you know how?
Butch,
ReplyDeleteGood idea to let your son evaluate the program. Hey, if the children do not like it then how beneficial could it actually be anyway!? I really feel strongly about making learning fun and allowing children to explore. When children explore they learn. Looks like you have spent a long time researching different educational games and software. I love to do it but before I know it I have spent two hours just "playing around" with different things. I guess that is the only way to get a true evaluation. That is probably why a lot of teachers do not do it. Not only do you have to search for it, you have to play with it and learn how to use it before you introduce it to your students. This is why teachers need to share ideas!! Less work for everyone.
Butch,
ReplyDeleteYou are making me go back to evaluate that website! I didn't look at Kerpoof but I definitely have an interest in it now. I wish I would have had a child around to evaluate it for me. Other then your sons enjoyment, did the game raise any curiousity in him?
I'm still working on the Kerpoof more myself as for sound I haven't figured that one out yet.
ReplyDeleteUsing Kerpoof will be easy in the classroom. Just point the kids in the right direction and let them create. I'll try to share some of my sons creations as we use it more. I tried to get my 6th grade son to use it for his Poem Project but he went the easy way out with using a folder and plain printed pages. Motivation is always an issue. If the kids see an easy way out they Will take it!
I'll be testing my 4th grader out on a few more sites this week I've picked up in this class. He's becoming a good test subject.
As for the Weather Lesson Plan I'm still trying to figure out how to incorporate it. When I get a minute to myself I'll brainstorm it. Maybe have the children create a story for "The Cloud Gang"