Saturday, November 14, 2009
BP11_20091114_Web 2.0: KerPoof
Web 2.0 is transforming the possibilities in education for students in today's classroom on all levels of our educational system. The Web 2.0 tool that peaked my interest this week was Disney's KerPoof Studio. This website was designed to provide children and students educationally stimulating activities. There are places to create stories using story starter idea boards, create movies, draw and much more.
Teacher's can also create an account with KerPoof Studio and use it as a tool within the classroom. By creating a teacher account educators can access and share lesson plans that have been designed to utilize in conjunction with the tools on KerPoof. Seven states have their standards posted on the site as well as the National Technology Standards for students.
I have already set up an account with KerPoof and have set up a class list for my students. I am planning activities now for them to do. I will be able to check on each student's activity progress. I think I may also use this site for our after-school program. I would like to help the students create movies and this site provides an elementary version movie making program.
I look forward to utilizing KerPoof and many other web tools into my grad school studies and classroom practices. Diversifying my lessons can provided a more exciting learning experience and help the students become more involved and interested in their lessons.
1 COMMENTS:
- Dedra said...
Romel,
This is a really great find! I am curious to see what my students will do with something like this. The extra bonus( as you have done your research well) is that seven states have their standards already uploaded to this tool. I will check to see if Georgia is one of them. That would be very helpful over all.
I am sure that this will be a big hit in your 4th grade classroom as kids love, illustrations, making up stories, scholastic and Disney.
This should make for lots of fun in your classroom. Keep us posted on how it goes.
This is a Find!
ReplyDeleteI would say that, no matter the grade level, students would find this exciting to use. As many of my students are involved in mentoring programs with younger students, this is a great tool to share with them and have their mentees explore and discover.