[Yr7-10it] 2D Animation Units.

[van Os, T]

Hi Chris

As Malcolm said it depends on how complicated you want to go.
yes Flash is a possibility


I have seen PowerPoint/Keynote used
Xtranormal  (http://www.xtranormal.com/) is quite popular and use to be free not sure about it now.
Also Scratch also has merit. http://scratch.mit.edu/  It comes with activities for the students to do. and is based on object orientated programing...
:)
thea

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From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of malcolm [mjarb at iname.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 7:19 PM
To: 'Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] 2D Animation Units.

Not sure how complex you want to go.  You could use pivot as an intro to
basic stick figure animation - the software is free download and you can
save as an animated GIF for import into other products - ppt or web based.
More complex you could go down the flash path - start with motion and shape
tweening as simple concepts, move on to more complex.  Adobe has some good
tutorials on flash - adobe tv http://tv.adobe.com/product/flash/  or
Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/Flash-CS5-tutorials/flash-professional-cs5-essential-tr
aining/59964-2.html may help.

You could also try stop motion video as an option - get the students to
build props, actors.  Position take shot, reposition, another shot - not
really 2D but can be interesting.

Hope the above is of some use.

Regards
malcolm


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[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Christopher Jansen
Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 5:28 PM
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Yr7-10it] 2D Animation Units.

Hello all First time I have posted on these mail lists.

I am filling in for a teacher next term that has "gone missing" in action
and left no real plan/resources/anything for his subject. I am supposed to
do a term on 2D animation it seems from the elective selection guide. But
I'm just not sure where to start for a unit on this. What do I want the
students to be able to achieve? What software is easiest to use and cheap?
Is there and open source option for this? Are there good units/resources on
the web for this? I cant help but think other people out there are doing 2D
animation units. Any help resources / pointing in the right direction would
be most helpful. This is pretty much my first gig teaching so any help with
this would be great!

Chris Jansen

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