Sonic Pics is a GREAT app for iPad or iPod. At McGowen, we have started using Sonic Pics for many things. This week, 1st grade is using Sonic Pics to publish their how-to writing. For example, this week some classes wrote about how to make a sandwich. First, they drew quick sketches of what items would go into their sandwich. Then, they wrote step by step instructions stating how they would put it together. To publish their how-to's, we used the iPads to take pictures of their drawings, and they used Sonic Pics to sequence their photos and narrate. It was a good lesson on sequencing, details, voice and speaking skills. This is just one example of a great use of Sonic Pics. If you think of a great use for this app, or if you've already used it, please share! Also, if you use it in class, you can earn a sticker for your tech super hero cape.
This app also has great sharing capabilities - you can email it (to yourself or parents, for example), save it to the iPad photo album, save it to You Tube, etc.
Below is an example of a finished Sonic Pics video made by a first grader. You'll notice that this group was making really silly sandwiches!
