1. Frame by Frame    Stop Motion Animation in the Classroom

2. Objective Stated in BLC • Spotlight projects completed in our elementary school that have used stop motion • Emphasize the learning journey students went through with these projects  • Demonstrate how these projects naturally bring out higher order thinking skills in students • How stop motion can be used as a means of assessment  • Explore the academic rigor involved in these projects

3. Animation Movie

4. Our Learning Community

5. Our Who We Are

6. What are some tools that I can use in the classroom that naturally lead the students to use the 4C's? • Communication • Collaboration • Critical Thinking • Creativity Stop Motion Animation

7. The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner Seven Survival Skills • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence • Agility and Adaptability • Initiative and Entrepreneurialism • Effective Oral and Written Communications • Accessing and Analyzing Information • Curiosity and Imagination

8. Design - Moving beyond function to engage the sense. • Story - Narrative added to products and services - not just argument. Best of the six senses. • Symphony - Adding invention and big picture thinking (not just detail focus). • Empathy - Going beyond logic and engaging emotion and intuition. • Play - Bringing humor and light-heartedness to business and products. • Meaning - the purpose is the journey, give meaning to life from inside yourself. A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

9. Keynote Michael Wesch - BLC 10 communication - thoughtfulness empathy Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson "... focus on teaching students how to think critically in a digital age, and how to find knowledge and resources they need to accomplish difficult tasks"

10. Common Thread/Ideas - 4C's 1.  Creativity - Invention- - Design  2.  Communication 3.  Collaboration - empathy 4.  Critical Thinking - Looking at the Big Picture/Problem

11. We wanted something(s) that can be: • access multiple age levels • reached by students of all abilities • apply to multiple content areas • simplicity What are some tools that I can use in the classroom that naturally lead the students to use the 4C's?

12. Stop Motion - Animation Time Lapse

13. What is animation (stop motion)? Taking a series of still photos  and play that back at a fast rate (10 still photos per second)

14. Sequence of Lessons 40 min blocks Day One: Focus Lesson – Introduce Content HMK: Read or Watch Video for background information Day Two: Exploration and Exploration /Science Meeting Day Three: Discussion/Presentation of Animation/Making Props Day Four: Shooting Animation Day Five: Narration/Polish/Publishing

15. Did students have to:Communicate?Critically think?Collaborate?Creative? “The Circle of Electrons” – 4th grade movie/animation

16. Time to Play and Explore ??? Minutes Explore an animation station Check out the time lapse

17. Ideas for the Classroom Social Studies:  New England Region,  Greek myths Science:  Electricity, life cycles,   Math: Number arrays Reading: Where the Wild Things Are

18. access multiple age levels • reached by students of all abilities • apply to multiple content areas Did it meet our expectations?

19. Software/Hardware SAM Animation -http://www.samanimation.com/ - user friendly - time lapse feature - iCreate

20. Did students have to:Communicate?Critically think?Collaborate?Creative? “????” – 4th grade movie/animation

21. Time Lapse

22. Questions or Thoughts • Contact Information and Resources: • http://mrferguson2010.weebly.com/blc-2011.html