Scribblepress

Today I tried using the app Scribblepress during literacy.  Scribblepress is an app kids can use to create their own books.

I have started with my top group.  The idea was to have the title on one page, then the orientation then the problem and then the solution.  I am trying to teach them the structure of a narrative at the moment.

It was very slow going as they hadn't used the app before.  If they were handwriting it they would probably have written nearly a page in the same time.  They only got a sentence or two done on the app.  Having said that, the app is not hard to use and if they had time to play with it and use it regularly I think it would be a very effective tool.  I am really hoping we can get the 5 ipads into each class next year because I think I could have the kids doing some amazing things before the end of the year.  The problem with only having two weeks is not having the time to let kids experiment and play with the apps.

Now I am experimenting with ways to share the books.  They can get shared with ibooks but Iwould like to be able to share each book across all the ipads.  I assume that syncing would do that if we get a mac but until then I need to find other ways.  I am pretty sure I can email myself the link and then download it to each, but once again, fiddly!!