Monday, January 25, 2016

Apps You Need: Sock Puppets (Apple only)


Socks Puppets is a MUST have app if you have an Apple device for use in your classroom.  The app uses a sock puppet to record student voices (up to 30 seconds for the free version).  Students can also choose the background and any props for their scene.  The free version allows you to save and share the videos to a variety of sites.

Common Core Connections
TK:
  • Talks in complete sentences
  • Uses descriptive language

K:
  • SL.6- Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
  • L.1- Demonstrate command of English grammar and conventions when speaking

1st-3rd:

  • SL.6- Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation
  • L.1- Demonstrate command of English grammar and conventions when speaking

4th-5th:

  • SL.6- Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
  • L.1- Demonstrate command of English grammar and conventions when speaking


However...this app can be used for a multitude of standards! Check it out:
  • Fluency: students practice reading a short passage for accuracy, rate, and prosody and then record as a sock puppet
  • Comprehension: Summary- have students record a written summary of a book/piece of text. Summaries include the most important points so students will have to think critically to write an effective summary that will have them talk for 30 seconds or less.
  • Mathematical Thinking: create a scene with 2 puppets and have puppet #1 (teacher voice) ask how a problem was solved and puppet #2 (student voice) explain how they solved a problem.
Finally- share the student videos on your website or email it to parents. The app alters the voice and there won't be any identifying student information in the video. How awesome would it be (as a parent) to receive a video of your student's work in an email? (I would love it!)



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