Puppet Pals

Year Level: 3-6

Strand: Digital Technologies – Processes and production skills

Sub Strand: Managing and Analysing Data

4.3 Collect, assess and present different types of family, classroom and community data using simple spreadsheets, databases and other software to create information and solve problems.

Link:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8

Cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities

Critical and creative thinking (CCT),Personal and social capability (PSC),Information and Communication Technology (ICT),Literacy (LIT), Sustainability

Links to other learning areas

English, Science, SOSE

What is Puppet Pals?

Puppet Pals is an app that allows both teachers and students to create presentations for a variety of purposes and learning areas. The app allows creation of story boards, character writing and retells that are recorded and presented in a digital manner. It allows for practice of planning and editing skills and learn new concepts of technology. Teachers and students are able to explore modern technology in a fun and creative way!

Using Puppet Pals in a classroom:

Within in Year 5 English lesson students are able to use the Puppet Pals application to manipulate characters, backgrounds and audio to create an animated movie/story, and share their ideas. This engages students in their learning and allows them to express their ideas and opinions in fun and simple way. After modelled reading short story students are asked to create a ‘script’ that portrays a persuasive look on the main idea or conflict within the text. They then use the app to create a digital model of the persuasive ‘script’ using characters audio and visuals.

How to get started with Puppet Pals:

This application is only available on Apple ios devices.

  • Install the application (internet access is needed)
  • Click the URL link to see an in depth video on how to create an animated movie with Puppet Pals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sQ3V1UV8g0
  • These movies can be saved and exported to be kept or shared with others.
  • This could also be used as an assessment tool, instead of an oral presentation and can be kept for later assessing.

 

 

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7 thoughts on “Puppet Pals

  1. This review is very comprehensive. I really appreciate that you included a link. After reading this I would feel very confident to use this in the classroom.

  2. I think this is a great way to get students involved in the lesson whilst using ICT. Allowing students to change characters and manipulate them in order to portray their own story is a fantastic way to get them involved in the activity. This will help students see the story as their own and be able to work with it.

  3. This looks like a great tool to improve knowledge on sequencing. So many students often miss vital information when it comes to sequencing of stories.

  4. This is a great resource! I really like using Puppet Pals and find it an engaging and fun classroom activity. I really like how you gave an example of how you used Puppet Pals for year 5, its good to know the cross curricular priorities and the different links to other learning areas!
    Great Job!

  5. This sounds like such a great resource that can be utilised well in the classroom. The ability to foster creativity whilst teaching the students the use of digital technology is fantastic. It gives such a great opportunity to link with Literacy and story writing in an engaging and fun way. Thank you

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