Sentence+Editing+in+Kerpoof+(2nd+Grade)

by Jennifer Turner and Chris Pugh =Standards=
 * Language**
 * CFU 0201.1.2** Use capitals letters correctly (i.e., first and last names, pronoun I, proper nouns, first word of a sentence).
 * CFU 0201.1.3** Identify and use correct punctuation at the end of declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences.
 * CFU 0201.1.5** Understand that a sentence is a group of words that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
 * CFU 0201.1.6** Identify and write complete sentences correctly.


 * ISTE NETS** **1.** **Creativity and Innovation** **b.** create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

=Lesson= TSW...
 * 1) Click on the icon for Kerpoof.com (Teachers: Download the ZIP file containing the desktop icon to your student computers [[file:KerpoofStudio.zip]])
 * 2) Click on the MAKE A PICTURE icon. The students may have to click the left or right arrow buttons to rotate the menu to see Make A Picture.
 * 3) Click on a background.
 * 4) Click and drag a text box from the left hand side of the workspace.
 * 5) Click on the ABC button to turn the font from the comic book-styled all capitals font to one with lowercase letters.
 * 6) Type their name with correct capitals.
 * 7) Click and drag a picture from the right side of the workspace into the background.
 * 8) Click and drag on the double-ended arrow on the left corner of the picture to resize it.
 * 9) Click in the text bubble to type a sentence. Hit the RETURN key to make a new line to extend the sentence.
 * 10) Stand and move to the student's desk to the right taking a spelling dictionary with you. The students will check their neighbor's sentence for 3 conventions; completeness, punctuation, and spelling. They will not be able to check on capitalization because the font cannot be changed from the comic book-styled font made entirely of capitals.
 * 11) After checking and correcting their neighbor's sentence, return to their chairs to add a new picture and sentence.
 * 12) Repeat steps 10 and 11 but move one desk to the left.
 * 13) Repeat steps 10-12 until as time permits.
 * 14) Click on the printer icon on the left of the workspace. Click on the settings to print either in color or coloring book, then select a size full, medium, or small. Click PRINT. Click OK. Click PRINT.

If the printer connection is not working, Kerpoof has one more trick. On the left, there is a JPEG button that opens a save window to save the workspace as a digital image. Rename from "MyArt", but leave ".jpg" on the end of the name. Choose a folder to place the file and save.