Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Shadow Puppet Experience

This is my first try with the app "Shadow Puppet" with a 2nd grader in Rousseau Elementary school. Thanks Mrs. Kutilek and Dr. Trainin for giving me the opportunity.

The two pictures attached below are the app Shadow Puppet.


I was assigned to help a lovely girl make her animal introduction with  "Shadow Puppet". She likes dolphin and had done a writing about dolphin earlier. We collaborated to select pictures and record the voice together.



"Shadow Puppet" allows us to select pictures from website, which is convenient comparing to some apps only allowing pictures from photo library. Further more, we can edit texts and emoticon on each picture and make animation effect of them, which interests the student I helped with. As we record the voice, we can pause and move to next picture whenever needed. The girl I helped with had a good rhythm control after we finished recording at the first time and could pay attention to the instructions from Shadow Puppet. However,  when typing the text, Shadow Puppet breaks down relative long words in two lines according to the width of pictures, such as conclusion-> concl+usion, which will confuse the audience.  I am thinking of using it for a higher level study and ELL students as it is a great tool for a combination of speech practice and writing practice.
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3 comments:

  1. LaurieMarch 5, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    Nan, I really like that you worked with a child to create a Shadow Puppet Project! And that you shared the process and product with us. Love all the photos!

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    1. UnknownMarch 6, 2015 at 4:16 PM

      Thank you Laurie. I really appreciate the opportunity that Mrs. Kutilek offered :)

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  2. CharissaApril 20, 2015 at 7:56 PM

    Nan-
    I have used Puppet EDU in my classroom, and it was very easy for students to use! I wish I would have had you come in and help. ;) I think creating videos like these also helps students with reading fluency, as they practice reading their text several times before they record.

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