Stop Motion Pro is a software tool for making stop motion and other animated films. It requires a video camera, webcam or digital still camera and is compatible with Win XP or Vista.
Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Here are just a few ways that you can use Kerpoof:
Make artwork (even if you aren't good at drawing!)Make an animated movie (really! it's easy!)Earn Koins which you can trade for fun things in the Kerpoof StoreMake a printed card, t-shirt, or mugTell a storyMake a drawingVote on the movies, stories, and drawings that other people have madeCheck out our What's New and How-To pages to learn more about what you can do with Kerpoof. Kerpoof doesn't come with a manual or a directory or a map. If we've done our job right, then finding your way to the various nooks and crannies of Kerpoof will be half the fun.
In addition to being a lot of fun, Kerpoof has many educational uses. Visit our educator page (with ideas and lesson plans for how to use Kerpoof) or read our flyer for educators if you are in a hurry but want to learn more.
If you are a parent, you may also want to read our for parents page.
Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills.
This awesome interactive website is something that I will use during my unit on cells. What I like about this website is that it covers all three types of cells (animal, plant, and bacterial). For each type of cell, there is a tutorial which give students information and analogies to help them remember the parts. They also have a game and quiz for each type of cell. I will definitely use this to give my students another interactive visual of cells and their organelles.
This is a wonderful article that focuses on science virtual field trips. The destinations include great places like the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Zoological Park and a tour of the virtual human body! I could definitely create a virtual field trip to explore different types of animals in my classification and diversity of life unit. I could also make a great "tour inside the human body" using a virtual reality human body interactive.
Current BETA version IS FREE but soon it will be a PAY ACCOUNT ONLY. The game is a "Second Life for Kids," type game. Moves slowly for an adult - may be a real time-killer for children.
An article about story boarding and how it relates to a modern presentation such as the TED style talks. Very good embedded video about Walt Disney and the development and use of story boarding in animation.
convert PowerPoint presentations to Flash for free! Free PowerPoint to Flash converter creates web friendly Flash movies from your PowerPoint content keeping its visual parameters and animation effects. Generated Flash slideshows will look as if they have always been a Flash movie.