Literacy Resources

We had a wonderful day on Monday at our Animation conference.  Oscar Stringer and Helen came along to show us how to animate and we used the wonderful software Zu3D and Hue webcams.  You can see the animations that the teachers made here. One of the things that I didn’t get time to share on [...]

Ingredients A willing teacher Viewing opportunities Reliable software  (Zu3D or I Can Animate) Suitable camera (Hue webcam) Groups of children with something to say Models that the children can manipulate easily (2D, scissors, toys, paper, photos) The 3 Cs (critical, creative and cultural) More than one opportunity to animate throughout the year linked to the [...]

As part of a project looking at progression in animation I have been talking to teachers and children about animation and  reflecting on what I have learnt so far.  It will be interesting to see how this changes as we move towards the end of the year and the project but here it is at [...]

Today was our second day of the animation project that we are taking part in.  The teachers came with animations their children had made, were ready to discuss the learning that had taken place. I have to say that the animations were fantastic and whilst we talked several things became clearer to me: when working [...]