Production
Production is the part of the process where students make their own animations using specific software.
On this page
- Ways of introducing software skills - Go to page
- Being organized at the computer - Go to page
- Timeline and milestones - Go to page
- Links to tutorials and help files to download - Go to page
- Sources for free and copyright-free sounds and music - Go to page
Introducing Software Skills

- Showing 2-3 students in a small group first, and then having them be the coaches in the class. This avoids you becoming the bottleneck.
- Using an overhead projector and having students follow along as you go through some of the main things they have to do
- Giving students a series of concrete and simple tasks to execute, ex.: Open a new file, name it and save it to your folder. Draw a picture using the pen tool.
- Introducing new skills only as they become necessary
Being Organized at the Computer

- Having completed all their planning documents
- Selecting different people for different roles at the computer, or being in charge of different parts of the production. For instance, a student can be in charge of characters, another in charge of settings and another in charge of music and transitions.
- Having a set time for a student to be in charge of the mouse - set a timer that rings every 15 minutes and say "Switch!"
Timeline and Milestones

- The teacher should present the timeline and identify specific milestones.
- The timeline should be visible to students - on the board, on a long sheet of paper (from a roll of paper).
- Milestones should be clearly identified so that students know where they should be at specific times in the process. Points or informal competition can be used as an incentive.
Tutorials and Help Files
Flip Boom Classic Intro (français) - Go to site
Bouncing Ball Flip Boom Classic - Go to site
Flip Boom All-Star Introduction - Go to site
Creative Commons
At Creative Commons you can find videos, images, music and more for use. People share their work at creative commons under a creative commons license. There are a variety of licenses available, each specifying how people can use the material. You may see the creative commons license on various sites. The creative commons site also has a searchable database of media.