GoAnimate

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 * GoAnimate in Classrooms

//**What is GoAnimate?**// GoAnimate is a tool that allows you to easily design full animations with characters that speak and perform specialized actions. It's all done with just a click of the button, no specialized media or computer knowledge is required to create these animations! These videos can be shared through social media, embedded in websites, or share the link with others.

Students and teachers can use GoAnimate to apply creative process to create visual aids, organizers, support oral presentations, communicate concepts, and meet the needs of a variety of learning styles; especially for those that have trouble learning through traditional methods. Not to mention it's a fun and entertaining way to communicate important concepts!

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**//How to use GoAnimate in Classrooms | Strengths and Weaknesses | Examples | Ideas//** //**How to use GoAnimate in Classroomsmedia type="custom" key="11384238" align="right"**// Digital storytelling is a venue for students to express their writing, ideas, thoughts, and emotions in a meaningful way, then to also publish their work. Students can use their creativity to design characters, setting, and backgrounds. Essential skills such as conveying ideas, grammar, creativity, sequencing, and collaboration can be honed used in GoAnimate. The Quick Apps application of GoAnimate will help students create animations and hone previuosly mentioned skills while not getting overwhelmed with the animation details. Both teachers and students can find GoAnimate useful for a variety of educational purposes; continue reading and watching to find out more! //**Strengths and Weaknesses**// media type="custom" key="11386540" //**Examples**// French Immersion Class  The teacher in a French Immersion class created this animation to introduce an assignment. It is about a boy and girl who are enjoying their last week of summer vacation together before they must return to school. The assignment is for students to figure out what they should to during the last week then write a script and animation in French. [@http://adventurousedtech.blogspot.com/2009/08/using-go-animate-in-classroom.html]  media type="custom" key="11383876" Math Vocabulary  This video was created to help students study and review their math vocabulary in a creative and unique way. Students can review along with the student in the video. media type="custom" key="11384176" Newton's Laws This is an introduction video to Newton's Laws. media type="custom" key="11386748" //**Ideas**// media type="custom" key="11386686" Other Ideas: Back to GoAnimate in the Classroom //**back to top**//
 * Students can use this to express their knowledge in Reading, Writing, Math, History, Social Studies, etc.
 * Students can create a video for their book report instead of writing a paper.
 * Teachers can create an animation introduce topics to students.
 * Students can create a story (animated comic) about a topic related to your class. You can have them develop a cartoon based on a chapter in your book or specific lesson and then present it to the class.
 * Animations can be made about anything, from step-by-step directions of a process to storytelling and sequencing.
 * Create animations to represent scenes of a play or story. This can help students visualize what happens.
 * Create ‘book talks’ to encourage others to read books.
 * Create news show.