[Yr7-10it] Powerpoint 2007 Story Book Animations

[mppascoe at tpg.com.au]

Hi Monica, 

In Powerpoint 2007 there is also a cutter tool in the recolor to remove
backgrounds which workd fine on pure white backgrounds, but on other
backgrounds we had to use photoshop type tools. So probably most times you
can just remove backgrounds in PPT. WE remove backgrounds of cartoon
characters we get from google images. 

Paul P  

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Hi Paul
My name's Monica I'm at Macedon Grammar. I want to use your ''Molly''
project for my yr 7-8 IT(thanks very much).
I have a question, we'll be using Office 2010 and it has an option to remove
background on pictures within powerpoint.
Does this mean we don't have to do it in GIMP? Can we just insert a normal
jpeg and use the remove background option?
Why do we need to remove the background in the first place?

Thanks alot I love your website.
Kind regards
Monica Eaton




On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:01 PM, <mppascoe at tpg.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Everyone and welcome to 2011.
>
> PowerPoint 2007 (as well as 2003) can be used to build great story 
> book animations.
> My Year 7 students make these as part of their ICT course and really 
> enjoy it.
>
> You are welcome to view and use any of the resources on the following 
> web page.
>
> http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2011/01/powerpoint-2007-animations
> .html
>
> These will show you how to make a basic PowerPoint animation. It also 
> showcases in some YouTube videos animations that my students have made.
>
> As a lead up to this work, students are taught the basics of 
> PowerPoint effects, using material from a previous blog post at this link:
> http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/08/powerpoint-special-effects
> .html
>
> Students also need to do some prerequisite work in GIMP, Photoshop, or 
> Fireworks so that they can obtain cartoon characters which do not have 
> white backgrounds on them, as well as crop images.
> Eg. Students learn how to obtain images from the web, and remove their 
> backgrounds and change the background to transparent by saving them as 
> .PNG or .GIF files.
>
> Stories which students have made include the following:
>
> Disney Stories, Winnie the Pooh, Sesame Street and Elmo, Nursery 
> Rhymes, Movies, James Bond, Comic Superheroes, Computer Games, Girls 
> Going Shopping,
>
> Teletubbies, Diego, Dora the Explorer, Simpsons, V8 Supercar Race, 
> Nintendo Mario, Japanese Anime, Barbie, Monsters Inc, Bananas in 
> Pyjamas, Pacman Game, Alvin and the Chipmonks, Harry Potter, Toy 
> Story, Lilo and Stitch, Pokemon, Yugio, Sonic, Road Runner, Bugs 
> Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Stick Figures, Random Clip Art Stories, and so 
> on.
>
> The possibilities are only limited by their imaginations.
>
> I also have the students each present their finished story to the class.
>
> If you are looking for a 2 to 3 week Animation Project for Year 7 or 
> even Year 8 students, then this could be just what you need.
>
> Enjoy,
> Paul Pascoe
> ICT / Mathematics Teacher
> St Francis Xavier College Berwick.
> http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/
>
>
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