{"id":1891,"date":"2010-01-29T16:32:13","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T23:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilearntechnology.com\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2010-02-08T20:45:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T03:45:25","slug":"kerpoof-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilearntechnology.com\/?p=1891","title":{"rendered":"Kerpoof: Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What it is:<\/span> Kerpoof<\/a> is one of my favorite creation tools for elementary students, it allows them to draw, create pictures, cards, books, and even movies.\u00a0 My original post about Kerpoof can be found here.<\/a> Kerpoof<\/a> has added some new features that make it worthy of another post.\u00a0 Students can now save their pictures, cards, stories and drawings locally (on their computers).\u00a0 On each canvas is a JPEG icon that will allow any picture to be saved to the computer locally.\u00a0 They are working on making it possible to download the movies locally soon. \u00a0 Kerpoof <\/a>also introduced info bubbles.\u00a0 In the Make a Picture object library, students can drag out a picture onto the canvas.\u00a0 Now there is a new question mark button that shows up on an object.\u00a0 When students click on the question mark, a little bubble of information pops up.\u00a0 Students will gain all kinds of information from these little fact bubbles.\u00a0 They can learn everything from: who wrote Treasure Island, to learning the national animal of Australia. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n


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How to integrate Kerpoof <\/a>into the classroom:<\/span> Kerpoof<\/a> is an outstanding creativity program for the classroom.\u00a0 With there education accounts and these new features, it is even more useful in the classroom setting.\u00a0 Now that students can save their pictures created on Kerpoof<\/a> locally, they can use their Kerpoof<\/a> creations in new ways.\u00a0 Upload the saved JPEG to the class website, blog, or wiki, or add illustrations to a word processing program. <\/span><\/p>\n

Use the new information bubbles to start a Kerpoof <\/a>scavenger hunt.\u00a0 Ask students specific questions ahead of time or instruct students to research broader topics like “dinosaurs” or “Mexico”.\u00a0 After students have found answers to their assigned questions, they can do more in-depth research using library or Internet resources.\u00a0 After research is completed, students can come back to Kerpoof <\/a>to create a picture, story, essay, or movie including information that they learned.
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Tips:<\/span> Be sure to check out Kerpoof’s lesson plans, they have just added a new lesson called “Programming Wizards” designed to teach students about how computers work and how to build, design, and test a program.\u00a0 Very cool.
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Leave a comment and share how you are using Kerpoof\u00a0 in your classroom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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