Last week I showed my class possibly the best app I’ve used in ages: Puppet Pals. It is available for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. The free version comes with Wild West backgrounds and actors and with the paid version you get many other scenarios such as pirates, fairies, monsters, farm setting and fairies. You can buy each extra set of actors for 59p each or else buy the Director’s Pass which gives you all the extra actors and scenes. You can even make your own!
It is fabulous for storyboarding, character writing, speaking and listening as well as for just brilliant good ole fun!
Here’s a video one of the boys made independently after just a fairly basic introduction on how to use it.
What do you think of his work?
The film was made in three separate sections and I used iMovie to combine them into one video.
Here are some by the other boys:
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Tags: apps, apps literacy, iPod, iPod Touch, writing
February 9, 2011 at 8:34 pm |
Very cool! Good work! After you showed this app to me a little while back I went home, downloaded it and have also been using it. Pupils love it and just let their imaginations go with it. Thanks for sharing
February 9, 2011 at 8:58 pm |
It is so simple yet sooooo effective!
February 9, 2011 at 8:37 pm |
That’s excellent
Well done!
I’m now off to check out the Puppet Pals app for myself!
February 9, 2011 at 8:57 pm |
Would definitely recommend downloading it!
February 9, 2011 at 9:29 pm |
Great work everybody. Can’y wait to get our new iPods so I can download this app. Thanks for sharing.
February 10, 2011 at 12:10 am |
You are all such ‘cool dudes’ ! Thanks for sharing
February 10, 2011 at 1:24 am |
I have the app as well and I was looking for an export feature and couldn’t find it. Am I being dim? I bought a few extra scenes as well. Very powerful stuff.
Would love to be able to share the finished movies like you did.
September 12, 2011 at 6:21 am |
Sorry for not responding sooner! Somehow missed your question
Do you not have an option ‘export’ in your saved shows? This then exports to your camera role and you can then sync with computer. I used iMovie to edit the chspters together. I think you can also export to your YouTube account.
Would love to see what your class produce!
February 10, 2011 at 2:19 am |
Excellent work. Fantastic app. The accents are hilarious. ‘I want my money’ and ‘oh no, the screen keeps changing’ in Southern/Western accents. Well done. Excellent stuff. Blazing Saddles and Young Guns shot down by these guys.
April 3, 2011 at 4:43 pm |
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May 8, 2011 at 2:38 pm |
Going to download it now
thanks
May 8, 2011 at 2:43 pm |
I bet your class will LOVE it!
May 8, 2011 at 2:52 pm |
Hot dang! That first cowboy’s accent was mighty fine.
Terrific work. Could be a great app for MFL teachers too.
May 8, 2011 at 5:34 pm |
Darn tootin’ it was
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Thanks, the cowboy will be pleased to read that you liked it!
September 12, 2011 at 3:09 am |
We are going to use this app with ESL students and iPads as a way of encouraging speaking.
September 12, 2011 at 6:26 am |
I haven’t had a chance to use on the iPads yet…but will soon! PuppetPals is one of those apps that are so simple to use but produce such polished outcomes! I’m confident that it will motivate your pupils to speak as the fear of being ‘on-camera’ is removed. I look forward to seeing what your class do with it. What age group are they?
March 12, 2012 at 7:15 pm |
Is this available for Blackberry or for PCs?
March 12, 2012 at 7:28 pm |
I don’t think that it is available anywhere other than on iOS devices. (iPads/iPods)
It’s an awesome app!