Create videos of drawings & animations with narration on iOS devices. Record audio as pupils move elements of the picture on the screen and then share the videos.
A superb site with animated videos of Shakespeare plays. Watch short explanations about some of the most famous plays and watch videos exploring the characters. The text that goes with the videos is useful and child-friendly.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
There is a growing collection of lessons on a variety of topics submitted by educators and then animated by professional animators. This is a 3-minute tour of the features.
Here’s some links if you’re just starting out; Blender Tutorials / 47 Amazing Blender Tutorials / BlenderNation / Blender Artists
To enable the add-on go to File > User Preferences and select the Addons tab.
Click on import-Export in the left menu and then choose Import images as planes.
Put a check in the box in the top right next to the funny man.
Close the User Preferences Window.
Then choose File > Import > Images as Planes
If you are importing several images then put a check in All in directory.
Change the extension drop-down if necessary.
Then, for images like mine with a transparent background put checks in Shadeless, Use alpha and Premultiply.
Put one more check in Use image dimensions if you want to keep them the same size.
This site has some flash animations. My favorite are the two Robocow animations in which a robotic cow encounters various forms of point source and non-point source pollution problems and demonstrates how to correct them. The kids love these ones and they make for great conversations.
A great animation website designed for children. They can draw pictures or use some of the pre-made pictures. Note that not all of these pictures are free to use, but the basics will be fine for most classroom users.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video,+animation,+film+&+Webcams
Rosling's presentations are grounded in solid statistics (often drawn from United Nations data), illustrated by the visualization software he developed. The animations transform development statistics into moving bubbles and flowing curves that make global trends clear, intuitive and even playful. During his legendary presentations, Rosling takes this one step farther, narrating the animations with a sportscaster's flair.