iPad: Week 16 - ChatterPix

ChatterPix is an app that I use with my students for character talk. I love to hear the characteristics of main characters of a book from a student perspective.

ChatterPix allows students to take a picture of a character (or take a picture of a drawing) and give the character a voice. They simply draw a line where their mouth is, and then records a 30 second video as the character. I typically have my students summarize the characteristics of a character in 30 seconds.

Another way I have used ChatterPix is to have students take a picture of themselves, and then use ChatterPix to explain their standing on a topic we are discussing in class.

This is just a fun way for the to share an opinion or a summary of a character in a way that you can reflect on later.

For a project to complete in Chatterpix, as well as a cheat sheet for Chatterpix to help students navigate it, check out the resource available in my TpT store.

Have you ever used ChatterPix? Let me know in the comments below.

- Hilary

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