Smashing Zookazam with Green Screen by DoInk: Celebrating Classroom Teachers Series

I recently saw on Twitter a fabulous project of a student talking about an animal while being recorded using the Zookazam iOS App. With the augmented reality of Zookazam students are able to have an animal sit in their lap while they are recorded talking about their animal. I sent out an email asking my teachers if anyone wanted to try this project with their students and as a result I have several classes scheduled to do this project. This article will  highlight what we did in the first two classes that have finished their projects.


What we did...

1. Ms. Nason and Mr. Hulit were excited to try this project so I sent them a list of the animals that are available in the app. (dove, eagle, hawk, parrot, great white shark, hammerhead, stingray, seahorse, gorilla, polar bear, deer, horse, lion, panda, elephant, giraffe, rhinoceros, zebra, hippo, humpback whale, killer whale, dolphin, octopus, frog, ant, butterfly, ladybug, praying mantis, scorpion, tarantula, chameleon, crocodile, sea turtle, cat, and 10 dinosaurs)

2. Ms. Nason and Mr. Hulit had their students pick an animal and research some facts about their animal. The students filled in a worksheet to keep track of what they found.

3. The Zookazam app is 99¢. We do not have it in our budget to download the app on student iPads this school year so for the recording part, I recorded the students in front of the green screen using my iPad. Hopefully we can make Zookazam available to students next year either on student iPads or at least classroom teacher iPads.

4. Once every student had the chance to be recorded we met as a whole group so that the students could learn how to use Green Screen by DoInk ($2.99). Also a paid app, but well worth the money. DoInk is available to all of our students grades 2-5.

5. I sent the students their videos via airdrop.

6. Once every student had their video on their iPad, I showed them how to get an image on Safari and how to use Green Screen by DoInk to add a nice background to their video.

Student Examples...





Additional Resources...
How to Use Green Screen by DoInk
What is DoInk?
Tech Tips for Green Screen by DoInk