Shadow Puppet Edu
I heard about the Shadow Puppet app awhile ago but didn’t really pay any attention to it because it had all the same features as 30Hands or Storyrobe (which used to be free). Basically you take pictures and put them together to narrate and create a movie. It’s great as a layering app to take pictures created in other apps like Doodle Buddy, Popplet Lite, Haiku Deck or even the camera roll and combine them. It’s easier to narrate them in an app like this vs iMovie because it automatically sets the time that the picture displays for as long as your narration (in iMovie, you have to change the time setting for your picture after you narrate.)
Shadow Puppet just added several features that I think make it superior to 30Hands so I’d recommend that everyone check it out.
First of all they’ve created a special Edu version with features only available for free to teachers and students.
Secondly, you can combine not only images but also video clips from your camera roll. That means that you can take videos created in other apps like Tellagami, Chatterpix Kids or Doceri and combine them with images.
It’s easy to use. Just pick your images or videos. Tap Start and narrate the story as you flip through the pictures. As you’re recording, you can add drawings to your images, zoom in or add text. There are a variety of sharing options (tap the more icon to choose the option “open in” and save directly to Google Drive) or you can save your final project to the camera roll.
You can add up to 100 items and up to 30 minutes long. There is a built in search that includes the Library of Congress, NASA and “Web Images”. Be sure to use the “Web Images” search with caution. There is a possibility for finding inappropriate images. I would recommend limiting your students to the Library of Congress and NASA sections and find other images on a website like http://schools.clipart.com (using the GCISD login) or http://pics4learning.com.
Check out my presentation with suggestions for finding copyright free images here (you'll need to be signed in to your GCISD Google account to view):
https://docs.google.com/a/gcisd.net/presentation/d/11qZF9zZ5vz5V-W6MIeYEHYpgvrrflyMxCx-oCT18MiA/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
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