Scoot & Doodle
© 2012 Scoot & Doodle
Collaborative and creative, here's an example of how technology can enhance interpersonal relationships. By now we're all familiar with services like Skype or Facetime, where one or more people can share the same video call. These services can be wonderful for children, as a way to stay in touch with remote grandparents. But talking heads can get a bit dry. Scoot & Doodle works specifically with Google Hangout (you need a G+ account to use it) so that children can draw and doodle, with up to ten other people -- at the same time. The shared screen can consist of either a drawing area, for realtime shared scribbles, or a set of props, such as a hat that morphs itself onto the head of whoever is on the screen using Google Effects. Scoot & Doodle gets access to your Google + contacts, so yes, be suspicious. When I asked "how do you make money?" there was a pause. Learn more about Scoot & Doodle’s Google+ Hangouts App at http://scootdoodle.com.
Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site
Teaches: drawing, communication, socialization, collaborative play, creativity
CTR Rating: 96%