PhotoPeach is Peachy Keen!

PhotoPeach.com is a perfect Web 2.0 tool for my classroom! At first glance, I nearly skipped over it because it looked like the hundreds of other slideshow tools available to students.  However, PhotoPeach has the added advantage of integrating multiple choice style questions in the presentation. Yes, I know this can be done with other software, but I haven't found any of them as easy to use as PhotoPeach.  With a baby at home and the demands of an ever changing classroom, my time is limited, so anytime I can combine fun with an easy-to-use tool, I get excited.


Anne Frank on PhotoPeach


Ease of Use
From creating an account to publishing on my blog, the entire PhotoPeach process took about 15 minutes.

1. Create an account.  There are three different types of accounts- free, premium, and education class premium.  If you like PhotoPeach as much as me, at only $3 a month, the premium version is worth a closer look.  Although I had to supply an email address to create my account, I did not have to verify it making this a great tool to use with students without access to a real email address.  I also had no problems logging in to a single account at the same time using multiple computers.

2. Upload your photos and select your background music.

3. To add quiz questions, select Edit > Edit Caption and Photos > Quiz.  Three clicks and you're done!

Student Centered
Release the reigns and have students create their own slideshows and questions. This type of activity lends itself well to a KWL graphic organizer. Have students generate their own questions to direct their learning, research the answers, and then share & quiz each other on their results.  Students will enjoy the building and design process and gain new knowledge at the same time.

Tutorials
There are many videos available showing PhotoPeach in action.  I found this one documenting a science project that is easy to follow for novice users.