Passport to Web 2.0 » tprs http://blogit.cityschools.com/mgeorge Just another FCPS Blogs weblog Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:01:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Get animated! http://blogit.cityschools.com/mgeorge/2010/04/07/get-animated/ http://blogit.cityschools.com/mgeorge/2010/04/07/get-animated/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:43:59 +0000 Michael George http://blogit.cityschools.com/mgeorge/2010/01/14/get-animated/

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I know, I know, online animation sites have been around for a while now.  But I wanted to share this one with you because out of all the ones I’ve used (and I’ve used quite a few) this one is by far my favorite.

Go!Animate is a free online animation creation site.  You simply register for your free account and start creating your own custom animations.  I like this site because it’s easy to use (students have no problems with it) and it still has enough neat little features to keep the students’ interest.  You can make the animated characters move around, put the heads of people you have pictures of and put them on the Go!Animate figures, and use your own backgrounds.

I’ve found that animations work well with TPRS, for those of you who might be fans of that.  It’s also fun to let students create their own animations, and their easy to grade because you can access them online at your leisure.

If you’d like to see one of my examples, follow the link below:

GoAnimate.com: Une eleve francaise a MHS by mmesilvestri

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com.

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