THE FAKE iPHONE TEXT GENERATOR 

IOS.foxsash is a free tool that allows you to create fake iphone conversations, where you can also add emojis and pictures. It is a visually appealing tool that simulates real-life communication, and once the conversation has been created, it can be downloaded as a picture, or shared via facebook, twitter and pinterest.

Have a look at what educators say about this type of tool:

Here's an another review of an educator, Nik Peachey, who has been involved in education since 1990 and has worked all over the world as a language teacher, teacher trainer, technology trainer and educational technology consultant. Here's his opinion and some ideas to use the tool for:

Thumbs up!! Let's consider the benefits of this tool in Education:

-Nowadays, cell phones are part of our daily life, and of our students' lives as well. Therefore, using a tool that is related to a device that is part of our current world will make a more meaningful and real-life learning experience.

-Since most students are already familiarised with typing messages, using this tool will not represent a difficulty for them, so watching a tutorial will be enough to get them ready to use it.

- As far as there is internet connection and computers, teachers don't need to print any worksheet, what makes it money-saving and eco-friendlier, if we consider that teachers usually have to print lots of photocopies.

- Students can apply their creativity when typing the messages, and since the tool simulates a real-life communicative goal, our students will be able to transfer what they've learnt in the classroom to their lives outside school. The idea is to foster students' autonomy and provide them with knowledge that they would be able to use beyond the school borders.

Do you want to try the Fake iPhone Text Generator? Here you have a tutorial on how to use it:

STEP 1: Open the following link http://ios.foxsash.com/

STEP 2: Before changing the settings, click on the messages and the picture to erase them.

STEP 3:Click on Type to choose the iphone size

STEP 4: Ready to personalize the iphone? Click on Settings and change the name of your contact, the time, and more.

STEP 5: If you want to show the Battery, click on that word and select the percentage.

STEP 6: Now let's select the Connection settings.

STEP 7: Now you're ready to start typing the conversation. Click on Messages. Before typing the message make sure the bubbles are ON. The grey bubble will appear on the right, and you can choose the green or the blue bubble for the receptor, which will appear on the left.

STEP 8: Once the bubble in which you'll type is ON, type the message. You can add an emoji, just by clicking on one of the ready emojis, or on the Emoji list. When the message is ready click on Add message. It will automatically appear on the iphone.

STEP 9: If you want to add a picture select Click here to upload picture.

STEP 10: Have you finished the conversation? Now it's time to save the picture. Click on Download image

Just let me tell you that the cell phone frame will not be saved. This tool only saves the conversation.


STEP 11: Now you can choose to download the picture, or share it via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or via link. You can start from scratch by clicking on Build another.

THAT'S IT! Give it a shot! And if you want to have a look at a lesson plan where I used this tool click here

REFERENCES:

Using Fake Text Messages to Create Learning Activities. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://quickshout.blogspot.com/2018/02/using-fake-text-messages-to-create.html.

FoxSash. (n.d.). Create Fake iOS7 iPhone Text Messages. Retrieved from http://ios.foxsash.com/.

Karaoglu, O. (2017, October 18). iFake Text Messages. Retrieved from https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/12408.

Nik Peachey. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/our-people/our-authors/nik-peachey/551829.article.