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ChatterPix

One time I can always be certain my students will be excited to record their voice while reading is when we use ChatterPix!
This app, created by Duck Duck Moose is a classroom favorite. It comes in handy when students have complete reports about a nonfiction topic and have drawings that go along with their work, but we have used it in so many different ways!

 To use the app, simply take a picture of something from inside the app. Then it gives the user the chance to draw a mouth across the image. After that, it gives 30 seconds to create a recording. When finished, the video looks as though the image is speaking, reporting whatever had just been recorded. There is also options to add in stamps, filters, and other fun details. The app allows the user to easily export it to the camera roll or share it through email. 

 Here is an example from a time my students created repeated addition and multiplication sentences using a puppy and its food bowls. This student created a word problem from his.

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