kar2ouche




 * WHAT IS KAR2OUCHE? **

Kar2ouche is a creative learning tool for interactive role-play, picture-making, storyboarding and movie-making.

Students can compose these on-screen in minutes using drag and drop commands.

Each title comes with a themed library of resources including characters, sounds, backgrounds and props and a comprehensive Teacher Support Pack.

Subject-specific titles for both primary and secondary education cover curriculum areas including: English, Languages, Drama, Music, PSHE/Citizenship, History and Science.

Students can:


 * Add text, speech and thought bubbles
 * Record voices and sounds
 * Create and import images
 * Share work as QuickTime movies or editable Kar2ouche files


 * FUNCTIONS OF KAR2OUCHE **
 * Toolbar: **

These tabs are always visible, whichever screen you are in and the colour coding helps you identify which screen is currently in use. These tabs provide the main navigation system in Kar2ouche.


 * Composition Screen: **



When you first navigate to the Composition Screen, you will see a blank black frame in the Composition Window.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is where you can begin to compose your storyboard by creating a frame and selecting elements from the backgrounds, characters and props palettes.


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Playback: **

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To stop or pause playback while in the Presentation Window, click on the stop or pause buttons. To stop or pause playback while in the full screen mode, right-click anywhere in the screen and the controls will appear.


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">BENEFITS OF PROGRAM **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It includes lesson plans for the teachers
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There are specific activities for the children to do, relating to the lesson plan provided
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">They can also start with a blank storyboard and create their own from scratch
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Numerous Units of Work are covered
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A separate program for each topic EG: Tudors, Living Things and Victorians etc.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cross-Curricular


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">BENEFITS FOR LEARNING **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Encourages creative self-expression
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Engages learners to develop narration and storytelling
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fuels collaboration, peer discussion and debate
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Offers teachers a canvas for almost any lesson topic


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CRITICISMS **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">· No instructions included in resource <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">· Children would need adult support <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">· Difficult to initially navigate around the pages <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">· There are a few shortcuts, which are useful, however they are not explained anywhere, so exploration is the only way to discover these <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">· It is very time consuming


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">INSTRUCTION GUIDE: **

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 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">EXAMPLE OF KAR2OUCHE IN ACTION: **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">media type="youtube" key="70s4VmXqpVc" height="390" width="640"

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">OUR SAMPLE OF Kar2ouche:

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">media type="file" key="NEW HOMEFINALFinal.mov" width="658" height="508"


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">SOFTWARE EVALUATION: **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Installability:


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Expensive
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Downloadable
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Manual for download

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Usability:


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Difficult to use if it is new
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Adult supervision recommended
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Too difficult for KS1
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Would require a demonstration lesson
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">No instruction manual on program

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Performance:


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Program crashed a few times whilst we were using it
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Navigation is difficult unless you fully understand how to use program

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Usefullness:


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Alternative method to moviemaker
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">More interative
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Able to upload own images
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Useful for those who are less confident with drawing (Creating storyboard using ICT)
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Very time consuming when used properly

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Support:


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">No help tool
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Numerous online tutorials (videos and documents)