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Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: Our Solar System by ps233techteacher

ps233techteacher — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:52:01 +0000

Thanks for the lovely comment! I’m not at Langston Hughes anymore, but I hope that the students there will continue to be creative and do wonderful things as they learn.

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: Our Solar System by Angel (A.K.C)

Angel (A.K.C) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:19:41 +0000

Man that sounds great I wish I was still at Langston Hughes. Making an animation solar system that’s just wow. Ms.Phillips is the best. I’m in eighth grade and don’t have computer class anymore man you’re lucky. Always listen to Ms.Phillips everything she says is important if you miss the littlest thing you wont what the heck your doing trust me. Have a good year and Good Luck! I miss you Ms.Phillips!

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: The Water Cycle by llm4

llm4 — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:26:59 +0000

What a neat project on the water cycle! I teach 4th grade and we do a whole unit on water in science. Your students’ project gave me a great idea to use with my students. Thank you!

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad by Thing 5: Getting started with RSS | Jenny's summer blog!

Thing 5: Getting started with RSS | Jenny's summer blog! — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:22:40 +0000

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Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: The Water Cycle by ps233techteacher

ps233techteacher — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:38:58 +0000

Hi, the kids used Tech4Learning’s Pixie, Twist and Frames software for all the animations on the site. They created their backgrounds, then their characters (which were exported as transparent gif files) and props. They could then drag and drop their characters/props as needed into Twist, export each image that they needed for their digital “flipbook” and continue manipulating and exporting images until they had created enough images to achieve the desired result. The exported files were then imported into Frames, where title cards, transitions, music and audio tracks were added and frame durations were adjusted. The final project was then exported as a Quicktime movie. We archive them on Voicethread and have embedded several of them on our blog. I hope this answers your question, and thanks for taking the time to look at the great work these kids produced.

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: The Water Cycle by Bill Genereux

Bill Genereux — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:04:06 +0000

Very impressive. What tools did you use to create your animation?

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad by lbyrd108

lbyrd108 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:04:38 +0000

Your teamwork is awesome! Thank you for sharing the facts about Harriet Tubman in this format. I look forward to sharing this with my second grade students next year. I am also excited about reading your next animation about your experience in creating the video. This will help give me pointers on how to motivate my students who may be interested in creating their own video about their educational explorations. (Second Grade Teacher in Norcross, GA)

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad by Ms. Fogle

Ms. Fogle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:28:58 +0000

Your animation had great facts about Harriet Tubman. And you did a great job making the pictures go along with the story. I work with K-5 graders and can’t wait to show them your work to inspire them!

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: The Magnet Men by alicia

alicia — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:41:03 +0000

thanks Treshawn.

Comment on Our Animated Fourth Graders: The Magnet Men by alicia

alicia — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:39:27 +0000

Jocelyn, they are called Magnet men not metal men.