5366+EDLD+Digital+Graphics+and+Web+Design+-+Animation

media type="custom" key="12349622" Short animation created with the Scratch Program. To begin the animation, move your cursor over the playground and click. Next, click on the green flag to start the video. Enjoy!

For this week's assignment, I had to create an animation. This was my first time creating one so I decided I would try both programs.In STYKES, I created several styke characters meeting on the street and then visiting. One by one they each would go their separate ways.

Then I went to SCRATCH and watched a tutorial to start with. WOW! I loved the entire set up for this program. It was easy to “link” together each of the steps I wanted by characters to take. I can see this would be a wonderful tool for students to use to animate their own short stories!

Animation in the K-12 classroom would engage students who are already digital natives. They have grown up with technology and are continuing to use technology naturally. As an educator, I can see where using animation could have a valuable place in lessons. Educators could create __simple__ “bell ringers” or class anticipatory sets that would engage students and still provide the necessary skill review or introduction planned. Students could also create simple animations to review concepts as a way to demonstrate their comprehension and understanding of the concept. This would create total engagement! Programs like BranPop have already proven to engage students in the __learning__ process.

I have enjoyed learning animation this week and I look forward to incorporating animation with the classroom setting as I __work__ with teachers.