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Kerpoof

Kerpoof. Kristi Shaw Assistant Professor-Educational Technology Marian University klshaw64@marianuniversity.edu http://kristishaw.wikispaces.com/Kerpoof. About. www.kerpoof.com Launched in 2007 Purchased by Disney in 2009 Web-based creative art suite for children (K-12) FREE!.

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Kerpoof

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  1. Kerpoof Kristi Shaw Assistant Professor-Educational Technology Marian University klshaw64@marianuniversity.edu http://kristishaw.wikispaces.com/Kerpoof

  2. About • www.kerpoof.com • Launched in 2007 • Purchased by Disney in 2009 • Web-based creative art suite for children (K-12) • FREE! Editors’ Choice Award 2008, 2009 2007, 2008

  3. Educational Value • Teacher management tool • Allows students to: • Share their work • Use discussion forums • Rate each other’s projects • Chat and collaborate in a moderated environment • Alignment with ISTE standards • How-to guides for users • Lesson plan suggestions for teachers

  4. Kerpoof Tools

  5. Kerpoof Tools Advanced • Build upon each other • Each application uses more features and tools as they advance • Not necessary to use tools in sequence • Suitable for elementary through high school Basic

  6. Doodlepad • Simplest Kerpoof tool • Basic paint tool • Undo, redo, erase tools • Print option

  7. Make a Drawing • Similar to Doodlepad • More paint tools • Email, print, save as JPG

  8. Make a Picture • Background and character selections • Searchable graphics • Text and drawing tool • Email, print, save as JPG

  9. Spell a Picture • Most appropriate for elementary • Basic literacy and sight word skills • Multiple scenes and basic word bank • Print w/ student name and words spelled

  10. Make a Story • Choose storyline and themes • Searchable characters • Print and save scene as JPG

  11. Make a Storybook • Allow multiple scenes • Background, paint, character, conversation options • Save and print book

  12. Make a Movie • Multi-track timeline • Select storyline, scene, music • Basic animation (assigning actions) • Rate, share, and email among group

  13. Advantages • Intuitive and easy to use • Fantastic educational features • Teacher controls • Group message boards • Ability to share artwork and rate others in classroom groups • Perfect for integrating technology into multiple subject areas • Lesson plans available on Kerpoof.com • Math and Science • Language Arts • Art • Social Studies

  14. Disadvantages • Switching between applications • Entire Website must be reloaded • Limited access to all features (Premium account) • Membership fee to access premium features • Additional scenes, characters, music, actions • School filters • Filtered as “Message Boards and Forums” Web category

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