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kerpoof.com http://www.kerpoof.com/ __**//Introduction://**__ This site is amazing for an elementary classroom. Kerpoof is owned and operated by Walt Disney Company. There are so many different activities to use in a classroom with your students. The students are able to create their own artwork, make an animated movie, make a printed card, t-shirt, or mug, tell a story, make a drawing, vote on movies, stories, and drawings that others have made. This website is easily accessible for teachers and students and they provide tutorials about how to use the site effectively. They also have lesson plans and other resources for teachers on how to incorporate Kerpoof in the classroom.

Kerpoof is going to be very helpful in terms of incorporating technology in the classroom. The activity in which the student can spell out a picture can be extremely helpful in teaching students to be proficient typists. Many activities are helpful in teaching students how to use certain tools like videos and drawings on the internet. There are numerous ways that Kerpoof can be incorporated into the curriculum and in your classroom and will make learning so much fun for your students. This can also be used for classroom bonding in which you can create a class card, make t-shirts for the class and other fun materials! Here are two ideas for lessons using Kerpoof: [|http://www.kerpoof.com/#/activity/draw]
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 * 1) Spell a picture! This I thought would be helpful in teaching students how to type but it is also helpful in teaching students how to spell. In this activity the student picks a background and types objects that they would like to include in their picture. Teachers could incorporate their spelling words in this activity and have each student create their own picture, using their vocabulary words, and then print it out and share it with the class. [|http://www.kerpoof.com/#/activity/abc]
 * 2) Make a drawing! This I thought would be helpful in allowing our students to be creative and show what they have learned by creating a drawing. For example if the students were learning about the water cycle they could each draw a picture of their water cycle and bring it to class to share with us.