Dabbing into Animation

[Kevin H.]

Our school is ending today, and the last few weeks, I have been working on Claymation and Pivot Stickfigure Animation with my sixth graders. Students get very engaged in animation and the shift of learning really falls on them, as I find I become more of a coach than the person at the front of the room. They discover, they create, they share -- and I just guide them along.
I love that.

Here is a compilation of screenshots from claymation movies (based mostly around a Climate Change theme). I used Animoto to create this collection:


Here is a collection of Pivot movies:


Peace
Kevin

[Lisa Stevens]

Seen the movie now - further confirmation that it;s better to use a Mac ;o)
My favourite is the colour changing break dancer about halfway through - although the animal human pyramid was amusing too :-D
Lisa xx

[Kevin H.]

Hi
Normally, with movie projects, I would have them storyboard the idea, and also use a concept map, but because this was the end of the year and more of an exploration of Pivot, I let them off on their own.
I showed them how to add backgrounds in Pivot, and then how to use MovieMaker, but mostly, they did as they wanted.
Take care
Kevin

[Jo Rhys-Jones]

What brilliant films! My favourite is the three dancing stick men, mind you the elephant gets up to some interesting things!
How did you organise the class/set up this kind of project? Do you storyboard or just let them get stuck in?

[Lisa Stevens]

Wow - looks like you had a great time from the Animoto shots. I'll have to come back later to see the films as the video seems to be playing up :o(
Lisaxx