Stop Motion Animation in the Classroom Frame by Frame    Ben, I just started laying out a skeleton for the BLC presentation.  I figured we will get the skeleton solid, and then bring this power point into (power point or prezi) and polish it. Notes: forgot the title of the third book  get animation clips what time lapse to set up? what animation to complete as a group Stop Motion Animation in the Classroom

Objective Stated in BLC Spotlight projects completed in our elementary school that have used stop motion Emphasize the learning journey students went through with these projects  Demonstrate how these projects naturally bring out higher order thinking skills in students How stop motion can be used as a means of assessment  Explore the academic rigor involved in these projects

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What are some tools that I can use in the classroom that naturally lead the students to use the 4C's? Communication Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity Stop Motion Animation

The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner Seven Survival Skills Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence Agility and Adaptability Initiative and Entrepreneurialism Effective Oral and Written Communications Accessing and Analyzing Information Curiosity and Imagination

A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink Design - Moving beyond function to engage the sense. Story - Narrative added to products and services - not just argument. Best of the six senses. Symphony - Adding invention and big picture thinking (not just detail focus). Empathy - Going beyond logic and engaging emotion and intuition. Play - Bringing humor and light-heartedness to business and products. Meaning - the purpose is the journey, give meaning to life from inside yourself. A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

Keynote Michael Wesch - BLC 10 communication - thoughtfulness empathy Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson "... focus on teaching students how to think critically in a digital age, and how to find knowledge and resources they need to accomplish difficult tasks"

Common Thread/Ideas - 4C's 1.  Creativity - Invention- - Design  2.  Communication 3.  Collaboration - empathy 4.  Critical Thinking - Looking at the Big Picture/Problem

What are some tools that I can use in the classroom that naturally lead the students to use the 4C's? We wanted something(s) that can be: access multiple age levels reached by students of all abilities apply to multiple content areas simplicity

Stop Motion - Animation Time Lapse

What is animation (stop motion)? Taking a series of still photos and play that back at a fast rate (10 still photos per second)

Sequence of Lessons 40 min blocks Day One: Focus Lesson – Introduce Content HMK: Read or Watch Video for background information Day Two: Exploration and Exploration /Science Meeting Day Three: Discussion/Presentation of Animation/Making Props Day Four: Shooting Animation Day Five: Narration/Polish/Publishing

“The Circle of Electrons” – 4th grade movie/animation Did students have to: Communicate? Critically think? Collaborate? Creative?

Time to Play and Explore ??? Minutes Explore an animation station Check out the time lapse

Ideas for the Classroom Social Studies: New England Region, Greek myths Science: Electricity, life cycles, Math: Number arrays Reading: Where the Wild Things Are

Did it meet our expectations? access multiple age levels reached by students of all abilities apply to multiple content areas

Software/Hardware SAM Animation -http://www.samanimation.com/ - user friendly - time lapse feature - iCreate

“????” – 4th grade movie/animation Did students have to: Communicate? Critically think? Collaborate? Creative?

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