Animation

There are a variety of different apps and tools your students can use to create their own animated videos, but our library recommends students use any of the apps below for ease of use. We have a set of iPads available for use in the library, and we're happy to provide instruction to support you. Also, the WSD Film Festival includes an animation category, so if your students make animated videos, encourage them to submit to the festival.

Possible Classroom Applications:

Students can animate to:

• Tell a story
• Summarize a story
• Show mastery of a concept
• Show time lapse (labs, progress on a build project, improvement in skill) through stop motion

Recommended Android & Apple Apps:

• Draw your own animation (consider having students import videos made with these apps into WeVideo or Adobe Spark to add sound, text, filters, transitions, etc.)
  • Flipaclip - Cartoon Animation
  • Stop Motion Studio
• Animation with ready-made scenes and characters:
  • ToonTastic 3D

Chromebook Options:

• Stop Motion Animator (Chrome Extension)
• Animate with WeVideo

Check out Pixar in a Box for animation tips.