Pickatale: 200+ Interactive Children’s Books for the Holidays! A Perfect Gift for the Kids

Pickatale contains hundreds of children's stories that users can purchase and then download to their iPad. (Please note: The app does offer users three free stories.) From its main page, users can search for stories by age (0–2, 2–4, 4–6, and 6–8) or subject (Action, Animals, Classics, Fairy Tales, Family, and more). Once users find a story that interests them, they can download it and then read it on their iPad. Before beginning the book, users can choose the “Read Myself,” “Read to Me,” or “Auto Play” options. Once selected, users can read the book or follow along&hellip;

Review Overview

A. Instruction - 6.3
B. Design - 8.4
C. Engagement - 7.7

7.5

Pickatale: An App for Children’s Literature

Summary : Lovely Books for Children

Pickatale contains hundreds of children’s stories that users can purchase and then download to their iPad. (Please note: The app does offer users three free stories.) From its main page, users can search for stories by age (0–2, 2–4, 4–6, and 6–8) or subject (Action, Animals, Classics, Fairy Tales, Family, and more). Once users find a story that interests them, they can download it and then read it on their iPad. Before beginning the book, users can choose the “Read Myself,” “Read to Me,” or “Auto Play” options. Once selected, users can read the book or follow along as the app reads the book. Plus, while the book is being read, users can tap the objects and characters in the illustrations, and Pickatale will pronounce the name of the object or character that was tapped.

Instructional Ideas

  1. Teachers can allow students time to read a book independently. Afterward, teachers can have students retell what happened in the book to them or a classmate.
  2. As a homework assignment, teachers can have students and their parents read a book together in this app. For accountability, teachers can require parents write a brief note or send an email documenting that they read the book together.
  3. In small groups, teachers can have students read a book together. Afterward, teachers can have students complete a reader’s theatre activity in which the students in the group act out a key scene from the book that was read.
  4. Teachers can connect their iPad to a projector and lead the class through the reading of a book. Afterward, teachers can review the book by asking: (1) What happened in this story? (2) What was the book’s most exciting part(s)? (3) Where did the story take place? (4) What do you think will happen next to the characters? (5) If you were going to rewrite part of this story, how would you do so?
A1. Rigor
A2. 21st Century Skills
A3. Conn. to Future Learning
A4. Value of Errors
A5. Feedback to Teacher
A6. Level of Material
A7. Cooperative Learning
A8. Accom. of Individual Diff.
B1. Ability to Save Progress
B2. Platform Integration
B3. Screen Design
B4. Ease of Use
B5. Navigation
B6. Goal Orientation
B7. Information Presentation
B8. Media Integration
B9. Cultural Sensitivity
C1. Learner Control
C2. Interactivity
C3. Pace
C4. Flexibility
C5. Interest
C6. Aesthetics
C7. Utility

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