First week back after 2nd placement

After returning back from practicum it feels very strange to back. I have learned a lot and I really just want to start teaching. My second practicum school had an interactive white board in the class. I really enjoyed using it. Last technologies lecture we were shown how to make animations. It is possible to use leggo, clay or other material. You just have to start and stop the video and then put it all together with a computer video editing program.


However, if this is not possible, there are a variety of other options are possible. This includes just simply using powerpoint and making animations with the words. Also, you could slowly change each slide to make an animation. It is even possible to use a phone book and have them just draw images on the corner of the page.

It is important to teach the students the process of making an animation. This involves, creating a story board. This also involves learning how to use the technology. For example, how to speak in the microphone, start and stop the video, and use the computer program.

Today, we also learned about dfilm.com. It is a great little web site to create short animations. Although, some of the characters are inappropriate for young students.

The other computer program we learned about was Zimmer Twins.

With this web site you can make cute animations and choose what they say. You need to choose the make from scratch option.