This picture is taken from Kerpoof (www.kerpoof.com). This site is all about having fun, discovering new things and being creative. Here students are able to create artwork, animated movies, print a card, T-shirt, mug, tell a story and a make a drawing. This program is free for all schools and educational institutions but there are a few options that are available for a monthly charge. The shot above is showing the create a drawing page. Very kid friendly and easy to use. I like the bright colors. Kerpoof runs in your web browser. To get started and create a teacher account. Students are then able to login in under your account. Your whole classroom can be on at the same time. Teachers will find lesson plans and classroom ideas. Students will be able to save, edit, share and email their work. Another great tool in your teacher account at Kerpoof is that you the teacher are able to control what students can do here. I personal love this option. I could see locking some of the features so I am able to introduce students to it and/or show them how I would like it to be used. The more I am writing about this the more excited I am and hoping that my school would be able to use it. We do have a drawing program called Pixie. It is nice but we have had some issues with it. I love the options that you have in Kerpoof and would like my class to explore and try it out and see if it works. If anyone out there has used this I would love to hear what you think of it.Kerpoof. (2008). Retrieved October 17, 2009 from http://www.kerpoof.com/#/activity/doodle
Holly, you found a great web 2.0 tool! My 5-year old son and I just played Kerpoof. We both enjoyed the site, so I know my kindergarten children will also like working in here. I plan to use the writing section in my classroom first. Sometimes it is nice to give my little writers a different platform to write in to spark their curiosity and add some creativity to their world. I am excited to see how my class reacts to this great site. Thanks for sharing!
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