iPad Adventure Class - Week 4

Hi everyone!  Sorry it has taken me so long to update this blog.  Seems like life is super busy!  Anyway, last week we used the Puppet Pals app to create some cartoon movies.  The kids had a blast!  We were running a little short on time - so I'm sure these aren't as polished as the students would like.  The links are available temporarily as they are associated with a dropbox account for the afterschool class.  I will remove these links by the end of the school year. 

Puppet Pals HD by Polished Play, LLC ($2.99) - The $2.99 version is the "directors pass" which includes numerous characters and backgrounds.  There is also a free version that has limited characters and backgrounds.  I highly suggest trying the free version out to see what you like.  You can also create your own characters and backgrounds - using either the camera or any drawing app.  The final movie is saved to your camera allowing this to be easily shared via email.  You can read more about Puppet Pals here http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8

I am also a big fan of Toontastic.

Toontastic by Launchpad toys (free - $10) - The free version has limited play sets.  Toontastic has a more formal approach to the story telling - It walks you through the story arc - Setup, Conflict, Climax, Challenge, and Resolution.  You create different scenes for each portion and can have music to accompany it.  There is a lot of wonderful material on their website www.launchpadtoys.com that will help you learn how to use this app.  I did not use this for the afterschool class because I didn't think we would have enough time to use it appropriately.  Also, the output format is to the "toontube" - so it's not as portable as the Puppet Pals app. You can read more about toontastic here http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8

Thanks for reading!