Animation
Inspiration
Animations to inspire teachers and students! Immerse yourself into the animation genre and appreciate animation as an art form. Watch animations that illustrate and explain mathematical or scientific concepts. See animations showing student understanding of Social Science ideas.
Pre-Production Activities
Before you break out the laptops or boot up your classroom computers, go through these activities that prepare your students for creating their own animations. Tools for students included.
Production
The part where students make their own animations using specific software. Tips and checklists for being organized at the computer, links to tutorials and help files to download. Sources for free and copyright-free sounds and music.
Teacher Planning
Things to do BEFORE you start working on an animation project with your students. Take stock of your technology situation, enlist the help of people available to you and plan student access to equipment and software. Planning checklist included.
Curriculum Links
How to use animation in the subject areas and other aspects of the QEP.
Evaluation
Planning evaluation of media production projects.
Sharing
Ideas for screening finished products.