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Kids enjoy animation, with AnimateStar kids can learn the basics of animation using a 40 frame easy to use interface. Animations can be as short as 2 frames or as long as 40 frames. Kids can save too! Starters- try to animate a ball bouncing around. Pros - try to recreate a scene from your favorite book! HINT: Use the "SHOW PREVIOUS FRAME" button to help you make your animation.

"free service for creating animated videos. Without downloading any software or having any special skills, Memoov allows users to create animated videos up to five minutes in length. Creating an animated video with Memoov can be as simple as selecting a setting image(s), selecting a character or characters, and adding dialogue. Memoov offers users a wide variety options that make it stand out amongst similar services. Memoov allows users to customize the appearance of the characters in their animated videos. On the dialogue front, Memoov gives users the option to record their own voices for use in their videos. Users can also upload pre-recorded dialogue in MP3 format. Memoov users have the option to add background music to their animated videos."

"Welcome to Animated Explanations! A website full of animated movies, interactive tutorials and instructional videos, all free for you to view and to embed in your website. Simply select an animated explanation and follow the instructions to integrate it in your site."

"Stykz is the first multi-platform stick figure animation program in the world (as far as we know!), and it is COMPLETELY FREE! If you've ever used Pivot StickFigure Animator, you'll feel right at home and will appreciate the extra features that Stykz has to offer! And even if you haven't used Pivot, you'll find Stykz to be a powerful, easy to learn tool for creating great looking stick figure animations quickly and efficiently. Take a look at the "Intro to Stykz" video below to get a feel for the program and how it works.."

"Welcome to Civil War Animated If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the US Civil War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."

"Welcome to Pacific War Animated If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the Pacific War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."

SAM Animation is software designed to give students the power of making stop-action movies to share their ideas and understanding. ...A SAM Animation Demonstration version is available FREE to the public for MACs and PCs, as long as individuals are willing to register with us so that we may keep you updated with new versions, news, and classroom activities.

"The map as history The largest on-line collection of animated historical maps * For students: a learning tool to increase comprehension and retention * For teachers: a ready-made teaching tool to add visual impact in the classroom * For history buffs: new technology to add new perspectives Our on-line maps use animation, color and narration to bring history to life."

"Animated Atlas portrays large chapters of American history quickly by animating maps and geographic features."

"NOW on PBS Animation: Jobs in the New Economy Where are the jobs of the future going to come from? Watch this animation to find out"

"# simple & friendly vector editor # create flash-style animations # use community art & your own # post to YouTube & Facebook # download your art"

"If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the Pacific War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."

Public gallery of animations, divided into ten categories dealing with various topics in biology, chemistry, Earth science, and statistics

Stopmotion Animator is a freeware download that allows users of PC computers to use a webcam to easily and quickly create stop-motion movies. (review from Instructify)

This is an interactive activity in which students classify various plants and animals, including organisms such as a frog, jellyfish, venus flytrap, bat, human, and seaweed. The categories into which students place these organisms include Animals, Things With Webbed Feet, Fish, Things That Lay Eggs, Mammals, and others.

from the BBC - animated Shakespeare

1954 animated adaption of Poe's the Tell Tale Heart