{"id":2347,"date":"2010-04-27T19:36:21","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T02:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilearntechnology.com\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2010-04-27T19:36:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T02:36:22","slug":"kerpoof-make-a-storybook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilearntechnology.com\/?p=2347","title":{"rendered":"Kerpoof: Make a StoryBook"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What it is: <\/span> Kerpoof<\/a> is a website that I use often with my students, I like it so much I have written about it a few times before here<\/a> and here<\/a>.\u00a0 Kerpoof <\/a>has just added a brand new Make a StoryBook <\/a>tool.\u00a0 Kerpoof’s Make a Storybook<\/a> is an excellent addition to the already great lineup of Kerpoof<\/a> tools.\u00a0 Here students can create their own picture and story books.\u00a0 They can use Kerpoof’s backgrounds, props, and characters or draw their own illustrations.\u00a0 Students can write their story in both text boxes and speech bubbles.\u00a0 The interface is extremely user friendly, kids will pick it up in no time!\u00a0 The sidebar has thumbnails of each page that students have created, making it easy to see their progress.\u00a0 Students can save their finished Story Books on their Kerpoof<\/a> account to share with other students, download the finished Story Book to their computers, or print out their completed stories. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

How to integrate Kerpoof’s Make a StoryBook <\/a>into the classroom:<\/span> Kerpoof’s Make a StoryBook<\/a> is a fantastic place for students to “publish” their written work.\u00a0 Students can practice writing fairy tales, poetry, collaborative stories, fables, math based stories, illustrated science journals and non-fiction books.\u00a0 Kerpoof offers the freedom of creativity, students are only limited by their own imaginations.\u00a0 Set up your classroom computers as a publishing center where students can create a finished, published piece of work.\u00a0 Create collaborative class stories using Make a StoryBook<\/a> on an interactive whiteboard or projector.\u00a0 Print out finished stories and add them to your classroom library for other students to “check out” and read. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Tips:<\/span> In addition to the new Make a StoryBook, Kerpoof <\/a>has added another fun activity called Spell a picture.\u00a0 Students can choose a background for their picture and use the letters below to practice spelling words.\u00a0 As they spell, pictures pop up that begin with those letters.\u00a0 As they continue spelling, Kerpoof<\/a> narrows the pictures down to the one that a student has spelled.\u00a0 For example, when students select “c” pictures of a cow, cat, corn, car, cab, and cap pop up on the scene.\u00a0 As they continue selecting letters, the pictures get more specific and Kerpoof<\/a> points to the suggested pictures of what has been spelled.
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Please leave a comment and share how you are using Kerpoof\u00a0 in your classroom.<\/strong><\/span>
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