App-Puppet+Pals

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

**Description:**
Create puppet shows with your own audio

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 * No

**Sharing Options**:

 * Save to Camera Roll

**Tips for Using**:

 * Choose characters and backdrops from the menu and click NEXT.
 * The characters then appear around a "stage", which is a smaller window within the main iPad window. The stage can be enlarged using the slider located in the bottom left corner.
 * Press record, and drag the characters onstage to "act" in real time while the student provides voiceover, and the non-active characters remain "offstage" until needed.
 * Once movie has been saved, it can be exported to the Camera Roll to then upload to WebDav or a class YouTube channel.
 * Tutorial- http://askatechteacher.com/great-training/#puppet

**Activity Ideas**:

 * Math**- Create a movie that illustrates a word problem; Explain a concept such as rounding or estimating
 * Science**- Create a conversation between 2 characters on alternative energy resources or the uses of energy; Describe the results of a science experiment
 * SS**- Create a talk show to have various characters share their story or debate a historical event.
 * ELA**- Demonstrate protagonist and antagonist in a student created story; llustrate a poem (include various elements of figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, etc.
 * Other**- Create PSAs on bullying, Red Ribbon Week, and Internet Safety

**Additional Resources**:

 * Zoom and rotate your characters using two fingers
 * Flip them around with a double tap
 * To delete movies, tap on Saved Shows and then the Edit button.
 * Free version comes only with the Fairytale characters and backdrops. A Director's Pass, which contains 13 additional groups of characters and backgrounds, can be purchased for $2.99 per iPad.
 * With the purchase of a Director's Pass, students may add/edit their own photos to use as characters or backdrops.