Using Shadow Puppet Edu to Create Presentations

Shadow Puppet Edu is a free iPad app that, ironically, has nothing to do with shadows or puppets!  This app allows you to create videos to tell stories, explain an idea, or document learning.  It’s a great way for students to practice their speaking skills or reading aloud.  

Using photos on the iPad’s camera roll, you can create a video with voice over narration, add music, add text titles, draw on the screen with pointer tools, zoom in/out, and swipe between photos.  Videos are saved to the iPad camera roll and can be shared using your school YouTube account, embedded on a website or blog, or the link emailed.

I had the privilege of working with some of our elementary students as they used Shadow Puppet Edu to share what they had learned about butterfly life cycles. Students used an iPad to take pictures of their work and then narrated a presentation as they described what they had created and learned. They loved the app and said it was "SO FUN!"

Here are some pictures of the students making their presentation: