My students flipped out when I showed them this app! They love Hanoch Piven's books, so they were all about this app before they even got their hands on it. I've always thought making Pivenesque mixed media representations of student writing would be fun. This app proves that to be true!
We first modeled creations after Piven's My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks. Students chose a family member, spent time looking through the app's objects, & wrote similes combining the two.
Students really couldn't get enough of this app & wanted to also create self-portraits.
We've used this for the past several days & it is already a class favorite. I'm thinking it will also be fun to use the app to create favorite book characters.
Hi Mandy,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Steve Reifman, and I'm an elementary school teacher and writer in Santa Monica, CA. Your site is great, and I have an idea I'd like to share with you. If you're interested, could you please send me your e-mail address so I can send you more details? Mine is sreifman@verizon.net. Thanks.
Steve