Toontastic

Toontastic is another animated app a student can create and add their voice. They can use Toontastic to tell a story or teach something to the class. They have announced that they are joining Google, but no dates have been provided.

Instructions

• Open the app and tap “Create Cartoon.”

• Tap “New Cartoon”.

• Listen to the narrator as they explain the “Story Arc.” (To bypass the narrator, tap the circle with the X in it located in the top left-hand corner of the screen.)

• Click the + in the bottom left-hand corner to add a 6th story frame if you need another frame Note: Each cartoon is limited to six frames. Students can choose where to add the frame.

• Tap the “Setup” frame then tap the green paintbrush that appears.

• Begin creating your first animation segment.

• Choose a setting background; you can choose preloaded options or create your own. If you create your own, the tools you need are located along the bottom of the screen.

• After choosing the setting, tap the forward arrow in the top right-hand corner to continue.

• Select or draw characters. If you create your own, the tools you need are located along the bottom of the screen.

• Tap the forward arrow again.

• Tap “Start Animation” and have students retell the scene using narration and dialogue. Note: The app will give a 3 second countdown to the start of recording.

• Tap, hold, and drag to move characters around the screen as the app records.

• Tap “Stop Animation” when finished with the scene, which will instantly begin replay.

• If you need to rerecord your scene, then simply repeat the recording process

• Tap the forward arrow to move on to music selection.

• Tap to choose an emotion, then adjust the mood of the scene up and down on the screen to hear the variety of music within that mood. Choose the most suitable music for your retelling.

• Repeat these steps for each scene in the story.

Here is a lesson plan you can use. Information included is from appsinclass.com