Hello Fellow Bloggers- another Web 2.o Tool I have discovered is a great site for children!!! It is called Shidonni!!! Shidonni has many great features- drawing and animation, creative play, games, and the best thing about it is that your friends can be a part of your Shidonni world.
Let me take you through the Shidonni world- First, a child can create a character. This character is named and colored in a draw and paint program. THe character is totally child centered- there is no templates. The child draws the character how they see it. Next a background can be added. Food that the character eats is also created. When the character eats the food, there is audio of chomping and the character has hearts around its head.
Next, is the addition of friends on your list. With parent permission, a child can add his or her friend's to their imaginary world and the characters can interact. It is a virtual world for drawings!!!
Games are a feature in this tool. THe character that the child creates is the featured player. There is an email feature but it is parent controlled.
I like this tool as it has a child focus. This is a great way for a child to explore their creative side as well as control what the character does in its world.
There is a special feature of this site and it offers a specially made stuffed animal based on your child's drawing.
Here are some pictures of Shidonni
http://www2.shidonni.com/default.htm
Images taken from Shidonni.com ( child drawings made by Abby Lundstrum)
Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great Web 2.0 tool for people on a low budget!
Great tool!
Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteAfter I read about this Web 2.0 tool I had to try it out and was completely amazed. I was thinking about how useful it can be in an ESL classroom. For example, students create their animals and worlds and then present them to the class. Further, they could play with their classmates.
Thanks for sharing this neat low budget tool!