Oct
2015
3rd Graders App Smashing on International Dot Day
On International Dot Day, as we discussed how students could “make their mark” (both artistically and by helping others), the 3rd graders were asked to draw a dot using the Drawing Pad app. They could make their dot any way they chose. The next step was to brainstorm what they could do to help someone else; whether it be a family member, a teacher, a classmate, etc.
The children then pulled their drawing into the ChatterPix Kids app. This is a super-easy app that allows the user to record short narration, add text/stickers, and save to the camera roll. The students drew a “mouth” on their dot and recorded how they would help others. Each video was air dropped to the teacher iPad where all were combined to create a class video in iMovie.
Here are a couple of student samples:
This was a fun way to help the students practice their creativity on International Dot Day!
Links to the Class Videos:
Mrs. Vicky Sedgwick
October 12, 2015 at 10:20 pm (9 years ago)How fun. Love the dots and the use of ChatterPixKids. My 2nd Graders did a Make Your Mark project too but on the computer, not iPads. You can see what they did at http://stmcomputers.edublogs.org/2015/10/12/2nd-grade-making-their-mark-on-the-world/
Karen Arrington
October 13, 2015 at 8:01 am (9 years ago)I LOVE what your students did! Their drawings are amazing and what they wrote is caring and thoughtful. Thanks for sharing!!
Veronica Marks
December 29, 2015 at 11:37 am (8 years ago)This is such a cute idea, and I love that it promotes so much creativity in such a simple way. I haven’t heard of the ChatterPix Kid’s app before. I’ll definitely be checking that out! Do you know if it works on other tablets besides iPads?
http://www.basicsschoolanddaycare.com/Childcare-Center-Chesapeake-VA.html
Karen Arrington
December 29, 2015 at 12:20 pm (8 years ago)I like ChatterPix Kids because it has more kid-friendly stickers than ChatterPix. It doesn’t look like either version of ChatterPix is available for Android tablets; so far, only through Apple’s App store.