Room Maker

Room Maker ★★
http://elouai.com/new-room-maker/index.php

This is a website that allows the user to create a themed room of their choice that they may then talk about the scene using descriptive language. Users may choose from the following themes: Christmas party, Halloween scene, fairy garden, sayclub room, candy world, pokemon play, barbie room, city creator, rpg maker, hompy room, teddy bear room, one click room, or doll house. Many of the graphics have a brief animation sequence that repeats. The vignettes created may get very intricate and options to save, email, or print are available.

This is a great way to get students involved in a creative project of their own choosing. During or after the creation of a room, students may describe their creations orally or in writing, focusing on prepositions, such as “my pet is above my skyscraper” or “my panda suit is below my tree.” The graphics are novel and allow students who may find themselves artistically challenged to get creative with arrangement of pre-drawn images rather than drawing from a blank canvas. The fact that students may save and share their work is another bonus and a way to continue the learning offline. This site does have heavy advertising and a questionable comments section that would require close supervision--a teacher would not want to let students use this site unsupervised.