Friday, 30 October 2015

Feedback given to me on my How-To sheet

Here is a list of feedback given to me by my peers for Puppet Pals 2 How-to Sheet


Alex Findlay wrote:
Hi Karolyne
I think that your how to sheet is written in great detail and i love the use of pictures and arrows to show exactly where to click. I especially love how you have included a puppet show created by your own six year old. It shows exactly how easy it is for young children to make their way around the app and create their own puppet show. One thing that i think would improve your how to sheet would be to include numbers to the steps so that the sheet flows in chronological order.
Alex =)

Alex stated what she felt was good about the sheet and indicated an area that I could improve upon to make my sheet easier to follow. I took this on board and will make some changes to make my sheet more streamlined.


Samantha Parli wrote:
What a cool resource! I appreciated knowing about the different options, free or school edition, and how these differ. Your instructions were really clear and easy to follow and I really liked the screenshots. The ability to make choices using images rather than having to read is really useful when trying to encourage children in early childhood settings to take a lead role in creating the 'play'. Your links to Te Whariki would also have helped those who aren't familiar with the curriculum to understand what learning is valued and occurring through using this app. A longer example of one of the plays you can create would have been interesting to see but that can easily be done by the reader downloading the app. 
Good work, 
Samantha
Samantha also gave me some points that she thought made the sheet informative, and included my links to Te Whāriki, mentioning that my points were helpful to those not familiar with the early childhood curriculum document.Samantha suggested a longer video example, which was something I thought about too. I thought about including a longer video but then thought that it might take up too much file space so then kept it to a short video. I will consider this in the future however and try out a longer video, as the video is a great way to see the resource in action, not to mention show off the talents of my 6-year old!

Joseph Kearns wrote:
Hi there Karolyne 
I really like your How to sheet using "Puppet Pals 2" explaining the surface features of the application such as how it is easy to voice record by just pressing the screen and easily manipulating the characters by moving them around the screen. As highlighted earlier the fact that there is a school version is great to know as I am sure in app purchases could lead to a large bill if in the hands of unaware students. The great wee demo video you embedded topped it off nicely.
The links to Te Whariki are great as it highlights the key components which I, being a primary teacher in training, am unaware of and now understand what they are. 
I was wondering a few things that maybe could be added just for clarification or consideration. The first would be can you choose the format the video is exported in or is it only in a format QuickTime can play? Is this app available on other devices than apple? Also maybe discussing how you can add in own personal photos to a "movie" as I think this is a great feature to make it a little more personal for the kids.
Over all a great how to sheet on puppet pals!
Joseph first mentioned the positive aspects of the sheet, and also commented on enjoying being able to see a demonstration video. He also thought the links to Te Whāriki were interesting as he is learning about primary education and was not familiar with the early childhood curriculum. Joseph made some interesting points for me to consider in any further presentations regarding further scope of the resource as I only discussed using it on an iPad. I will take this on board as I see how this information is important for those who do not have access to an iPad, but who may wish to use this resource.


Annick Andrews wrote:
Hi Karolyne,
What a cool app! I love it how many different details there are in the app! It gives the children lots to think about and process when they are making their puppet shows! The information in your sheet was very well written and allowed me to fully understand the app before I tried it for myself on my iPad. I do agree with Alex where the steps could be numbered but other than that it is great! 
I think this is a great resource to be used in our early childhood centres!
Thanks!
Annick :) 

Annick was also positive about the sheet and the information given about using the resource in the early childhood field. Annick also felt that I could have numbered the steps to make the process more streamlined, which I have taken on board.

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