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No matter what section of Kerpoof you are “playing” in, the left side bar is always the same.
- The bomb allows you to drag it to your picture and erase your work
- The backpack tells you how many koins you have earned (you can earn koins for doing just about anything and then you can trade them for neat features)
- The “A” adds text
- The Super Doodle pen and allows you to draw something and it will be added to your picture as a movable object
- Save- you need an account
- Print- self-explanatory
- The envelope allows you to email your work.

Above picture used with the permission of Kerpoof.

After spending more time exploring the different areas Kerpoof has I have found some positives and negatives for each area.

Positives
-The possibilities for creating are endless!
-Make a picture- there is a search bar where you can type in what you are looking for; lots of background and sticker choices
-You can share your work with others

Negatives
Make a Picture- When you move a picture over another, the second picture automatically goes into the background- you might want it in the foreground, when you put a speech bubble to a sticker, the speech bubble is big and can't be resized, when you click Kerpoof, above the stickers, your picture is gone- think accidents, and picture icons- rotate, enlarge, and speech bubble are tiny so it is hard to remove, or select

Make a Movie- the text isn’t audible and it takes time to learn how to create a movie

Make a Drawing- when you use the eraser it erases the entire object, meaning you can’t erase just part of an object, you can’t import a drawing onto a background, and the color selection is limited

Make a Card- You cannot flip the pictures to be horizontal or vertical on your card, the text doesn’t wrap, and when you try to email your card it says "You can't email this card from Kerpoof because of the text it contains". If you take out a word, depending on what it is it might let you send it. (hint- Kerpoof doesn’t like the word “baby”)

Make a Story- same issues as make a picture

When using with a class- sometimes some students get kicked off and lose their work before printing; printing is a slow process! It might help to have kids print in groups instead of all at once.

Even though it looks like the negatives outweigh the positives, Kerpoof really is a neat FREE tool. When a specific activity is planned and students are instructed on the features or allowed to explore, they can really create something neat!