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Learn the basics of the JavaScript programming language. Create an interactive animation of your own name. A did this activity with a few Year 4 students (8/9 years old). Codecademy has lots of interactive learn to code examples, older students or students needing extension activities could use the Python tutorial.

Create beautiful page-flipping e-books in minutes Embed video, music, animations, games, maps and more Easy to share

Video production is a creative task and the most important segment of a video is its intro. An intro video is a small segment of a video which is used to tell the viewer what the ongoing video is all about. For a newbie, it is comparatively easy to learn and shoot a live picturesque video.

this freely available course is designed for teachers, students and individuals with little or no programming experience and teaches basic Java programming concepts through developing 3-D animations in Alice 3.1. Alice is a free, educational, introductory Java development environment created at Carnegie Mellon University.

The blurb says: "Toondoo lets you create comic strips and cartoons easily with just a few clicks, drags and drops". I started using it in newsletters for parents as a way of grabbing their attention for key piece of information. It struck me how useful this would be as a way for children to summarise concepts, learning etc in one frame. Quite sure this is a site everyone is very familiar with already, but just in case...

You can also try Pixton for comics and domo animate for animations :)

This website allows you to create create their own comic strips andcomic books using the templates provided also using your own pictures..

Biteable is a web-based tool that allows you to create beautiful explainer videosto explain key concepts, create instructional guides and tutorials to share with students and many more. You don't need advanced video editing skills to use Biteable. The process is simple and easy. You simply select an animation style from Biteable's template gallery, edit the text and colours, then add photos and music. When your are done editing your video, click on 'Email Me My Video' and your video will be created in a matter of minutes.

The Zimmer Twins website invites kids to create and share their own animated stories. A great resource to engage those children are reluctant at putting pen to paper for story writing.

In this video, Patrick Halpin, Donabate-Portrane Educate Together National School, shows how he uses Photostory with 4th class. Working in groups, the pupils create a photostory presentation on how to create origami flowers. They will use this presentation to teach origami to junior classes.

I like working on Photostory and it's really a great software that can help in encouraging children in their story writings.

Hi Florian, we have been using Photostory with Year 3 and Year 4's (7 - 9 years olds) for a couple of years. It's such a fantastic publishing tool and so easy to use with lovely animations and music. Thanks for sharing.

An oldie, but a goodie! Scratch is a free tool designed to support the development of coding skills. Available in 40+ languages and aimed at students aged 8 and up. Students can program their own interactive stories, games, and animations - and share their creations with others in the online community.

Actually there is also a new curriculum for Scratch with worksheets: http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/guide/download.html It has also been translated into several languages. This is a very helpful tool if you want to start introducing programming to a class. I have been using it now twice, and I am happy with the outcome. In particular the worksheets are so helpful and give you more time to support the individual child.

I have use code.org as an introduction before using scratch. It allows the children participate it in games involving angry birds, plants vs zombies, flappy birds and the disney frozen characters.

A stunning animation of our solar system. Lovely to help students see the BIG picture...

Learning to code means stepping out of your comfort zone, dealing with frustration, and leaning into discomfort.

https://scratch.mit.edu/ I saw this website where children can animate few cartoons. It can work as a prelude to learn coding. Here coding is very simple like jump 4 times or move three steps.

It could be useful even in schools that teaches thinking skills classes.

ThingLink lets users add interactive links to any photo and turn them into fun web experiences that drive engagement.

Very interesting, I will use it with my students!!

I had a colleague recommend this to me the other day! I will use it in my Science class to introduce animals as living things (3rd grade).

Teach the world. Use mysimpleshow in the classroom with your students or contribute to open educational resources. Introduce, summarize, and explain topics worth sharing.

I'm going to try this. Usually, for online learning I will make my own presentation and then do a screen recording on the Mac which records your voice at the same time. A more fun, interactive presentation may help the students pay closer attention.

Thanks for sharing. I've always thought that kind of video is very visually appealing for students. I'll definitely explore MySimpleShow! It could be used to explain difficult topics in a simple way.

This is paid website, with excellent videos on a variety of topics across subjects, along with quizzes, games and other teacher resources for both primary and secondary.

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