4 Animation Creation Tools for Students

#EduDuctTape Question

What tools can my students use to animate?


This infographic features the #EduDuctTape Question "What tools can my students use to create animations?" In the response, which is shown on a tablet screen, is the following text "Animation and Drawing by Do Ink - If you have an iPad, check out this inexpensive app’s pathing tool that automatically animates your text, photos, props, or drawings. It can even change objects’ size and shape. Scratch - This free web-based program from MIT lets you program animations that include images, audio, text, speech bubbles, characters, and their own drawings. Working with littles? Check out the Scratch Jr. iOS app! #StopMotionSlides - Use Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Keynote to create flipbook-like animations by making a series of slides with incremental changes. Using these ubiquitous and familiar app means the learning curve is low. Flipgrid - Drag stickers or images around the screen to record animations. You can even narrate the animation, utilize backdrops, and edit the video. Plus, you can create a stop motion experience by recording and pausing strategically." The rest of the image shows the logos for the apps and sites that were mentioned as well as some books and a blonde girl with a backpack and one leg up in the air as if she's walking.Want to see if your students understand the life cycle of a butterfly, the way a quadratic equation is graphed, or the westward expansion of American settlers? Animations are a great way for them to show their comprehension of complex processes. showcases 4 tools that I think are great for creating animations!

Check out the infographic to see which one is the best fit for you!

This image shows the Educational Duct Tape: An EdTech Integration Mindset book cover as well as a 2nd book open to a page inside of the book

In the infographic, I give a basic overview of each. To learn more about them, check out Chapter 8 of Educational Duct Tape: An EdTech Integration Mindset.

Click on the image to sign up for my newsletter and grab the PDF to learn a bit about creating animations with Animation and Drawing by Do Ink, Scratch, #StopMotionSlides, and Flipgrid. And, bonus, if I change my recommendations or add tools to the infographic later, you’ll get an update in your inbox!

This infographic features the #EduDuctTape Question "What tools can my students use to create animations?" In the response, which is shown on a tablet screen, is the following text "Animation and Drawing by Do Ink - If you have an iPad, check out this inexpensive app’s pathing tool that automatically animates your text, photos, props, or drawings. It can even change objects’ size and shape. Scratch - This free web-based program from MIT lets you program animations that include images, audio, text, speech bubbles, characters, and their own drawings. Working with littles? Check out the Scratch Jr. iOS app! #StopMotionSlides - Use Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Keynote to create flipbook-like animations by making a series of slides with incremental changes. Using these ubiquitous and familiar app means the learning curve is low. Flipgrid - Drag stickers or images around the screen to record animations. You can even narrate the animation, utilize backdrops, and edit the video. Plus, you can create a stop motion experience by recording and pausing strategically." The rest of the image shows the logos for the apps and sites that were mentioned as well as some books and a blonde girl with a backpack and one leg up in the air as if she's walking.

 

 

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Jake Miller

Jake is the host of the Educational Duct Tape podcast, the #EduGIF Guy, a Tech Integration Coach, speaker, Former STEM, Math & Science Teacher, and a presenter.