Kerpoof

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Tool Classroom Examples
=__SWOT ANALYSIS__=


 * doesn't collect personal information
 * background and images will appeal to younger audience
 * curricular ties in themes and images
 * collaborative - you can set it up as classroom account; can share work
 * free
 * access from home
 * Paint Like Program has some interesting features (draw a rough circle and it makes the circle A Circle)
 * Students can share their creations with family members in different locations.
 * Interesting, kids will put in a great deal of effort
 * Shows students how to sequence stories
 * Great way to see alternative endings to stories
 * Very easy to use- students could work on it independently
 * Introduces children to the process of movie making and/or illustrating
 * Provides lesson plans/ideas to use in classrooms
 * Website content and projects are monitored and approved by Kerpoof

Weaknesses:

 * forget passwords (no forgot passwords)
 * some of the interfaces are more complex and do not match the target audience
 * text limited to all caps
 * no context sensitive help
 * images suddenly change and students can have a hard time finding an image they want to use
 * Young students will need a great deal of modeling before they are successful

Opportunities:

 * collaboration in creating a class picture/animation
 * students can comment on each others work
 * The site gives an option to "create a story" and allows child to pick a background. For some students, it might be helpful to visualize their story before writing it down.

Threats:

 * "terms of use ownership -is by Kerploof"
 * No obvious ways to delete

=IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM=


 * Teacher Section is well developed for a new product, including many [|lesson plans] across a variety of disciplines and age levels.
 * Penguin Unit
 * Colonial Life
 * Coloring Pages
 * Paint Like Doodle (interesting shape)
 * Practice writing dialog using Make a Story
 * After reading a descriptive passage, allow students to use Kerpoof to recreate the scene
 * Students can use this to illustrate their own writing
 * Students can use this to create online story books
 * A great way to learn chronological order
 * It would be a great way to teach story elements
 * You can also use Kerpoof to test reading comprehension. If your students are reading a story or book that fits one of our scenes, have them demonstrate comprehension by creating a scene that illustrates the story. Then have them translate their picture into a summary of the story to complete the progression of skills.

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