Sunday, February 7, 2010

BP3_2010021_Web2.0 T1 GoAnimate.com

As I began my research into Web 2.0 tools, I decided to focus on new areas that I hadn't experienced yet.  There were two programs that intrigued me.  One was Storybird.com and the other was GoAnimate.com.  I was looking for tools that could be used in the various curriculum areas I teach.  My primary subject is music, however I also am involved in resource and in that capacity work in upper elementary reading and mathematics.  My target audience ranges from Pre-K students through 8th grade.  For this reason, I decided to concentrate on GoAnimate.  While Storybird is visually stunning and I will definitely explore it with an eye to working with my younger students, GoAnimate can be geared to a wider demographic.

GoAnimate.com: First day of school by SB Jones

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!


I selected the topic of a new student coming in to a school.  There have been quite a few new students added in to our school over the last month, and we have another who will begin this Monday.

This is always a very stressful time for the new student. The current students are very welcoming here, however many of them have been friends for years.  The new student may sometimes feel excluded.  This little video is intended to encourage a new student to look at their  individual interests and strengths.  They will find themselves surrounded by other students with similar interests, making it much easier to establish new friendships.  I have some definite tweaking to do on this particular animation, but I feel confident I will be able to create some helpful classroom videos on a wide variety of subjects.  Also, with the ability to set the duration of the scenes, larger amounts of text can be included to encourage reading fluency.  I am also planning a math based animation to encourage mastery of the multiplication tables by my 3rd grade students.
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  1. jzeigler101February 8, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    I currently am doing comics as part of my bullying prevention unit. I really enjoy the comics and love the creativity that goes into them. I absolutely love this Go Animate application. I think I could offer students the options to create comics as well as cartoon to for their final projects. I am really excited about this application and hope I can find a way to use it for my project. Thanks for the great ideas.

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  2. Design MavenFebruary 13, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    Sharon - I love this web 2.0 tool! Even though I teach young adults, I can still see the usage of this tool in our classrooms. I have previously used xtranormal, which provides a similar animation development environment; but, I think Go Animate is a more sophisticated tool. It seems to offer more functionality and the ability to produce a more refined product. I think I am going to try this tool in place of Xtranomal for the same exercise and see which one the students prefer. Thanks for providing the information and the great demonstration!

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