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south african artist famous for animations

Fantastic way to be creative. Try to make a stop-motion video using a normal camera or even camera-phone. Either make the stop-motion (many pictures quickly put behind each other makes a stop-motion film) on the computer or directly on the iPhone: there are many apps out there for that. Let them share their videos (even across the different European pilots) Pedagogical uses: creativity, photography, storytelling.

Tool for interactive presentations based in one slide that can be animated with texts, links, videos, images,  focusing on different parts Pedagogical uses: Project presentations, students presentations related to the subject.

I have used Prezi, though I find it useful, I went back to ppt in the end.

Create and view beautifully informative animated maps, for free. Very interesting tool to transform the way learners discover maps and the globe. A funny way to tell stories. I recommend to first look at the Show Case. The tutorial helps as well. Pedagogical uses: research and organization; story telling

cool flash app to  make drawings

you draw, then the application turns it into an animated drawing that you can save and embed, all for free. Interesting if you like drawings and animation. Very simple and intuitive. No need for instructions. Pedagogical uses: storytelling in a different style; icebreaker; illustrator

Does it work with tablets? Would be a great drawing tool if you do not have to use your mouse for it.

Boinx Software is used by educators, professional and amateur film makers all over the world to create astonishing work, iStopMotion 2 is the tool of choice for Stop Motion Animation (aka. Claymation) and Time Lapse Recording. It is complecated. But it is available in German and English. Pedagogical uses: developement creativity, creation of digital movies, video presentations, Tag: English skills requierd, video

Digital storytelling is simply using computer-based tools to tell stories. There are many different ways to do this - from making movies, recording voices, creating animations or electronic books. In schools they can help to take a task that might be seen as mundane - write a report, write a story, explain a process, describe an experiment - and turn it into something a whole lot more interesting.There are a great many tools out there that could be used for digital storytelling. Here are a few mentioned.

Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… Your Voki can speak with your own voice.

free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. Pedagogical uses: Profiling activities related to students personal interests, promote the oral expresion, develop the students creativity.