[Yr7-10it] 3D animation software

[Nicole Hexter]

Thank you to everyone who has responded to my request in finding out what 3D animation software is being used in schools. I am going to check out all of your suggestions to determine which path we will follow. We don't require it until term 2, therefore I have a little bit of time up my sleeve.

Thanks again,
Nikki
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Mrs N Hexter
Head of IT Faculty
OH&S Staff Representative
St Patrick's College, Ballarat
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From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen [rgesthuizen at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2012 4:26 PM
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] 3D animation software

Some amazing animations on YouTube made using Blender .. just have a peek at what it can do with a simple search.

Regards Roland

On 09/12/2012, at 3:31 PM, J Le Rossignol <jlerossignol at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I would highly recommend Blender (blender.org). It is completely free and
> has a wealth of resources out there. blender nation, blender artists,
> blender cookie, blender guru are good places to start.
> I have just finished trialling it as a replacement for 3DS Max in our Year
> 10 3D Animation course. Where it matched the capabilities of 3DS Max, and
> students were able to take it home as it runs on Windows, Mac & Linux. But
> more importantly, I have notices a higher level of engagement from my
> students, even when I was unable to leave work due to illness (I received
> feedback from other teachers about this)
> Recently I found out, via the blender-education list, that the software has
> successfully worked with grade 4s. So year 8s should not have too much
> difficulty with it. It really depends on what you wish to achieve in the
> classroom.
>
> Cheers,
> Jamie Le Rossignol
> Lilydale High School
>
>
>
>
>> On 8 December 2012 18:35, Nicole Hexter <NHexter at stpats.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We were looking at purchasing kahootz 3 next year but have found out that
>>> it will no longer be supported. Does anyone have any suggestions for 3D
>>> animation software suitable for year 8's that they are currently using?
>>>
>>> Thanking you in advance,
>>> Nikki
>>>
>>> Head of IT
>>> St Patrick's College
>>> Ballarat
>>>
>>>
>>>
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