Animation

I was actually not able to attend this workshop; however I was present for the lecture, so this week’s blog will be about the Lecture rather than the workshop. I really enjoyed this week’s lecture on using Animation in the classroom, as it encourages the student’s creativity whilst using programs that are attractive and fun to use for children. Many of the animation clips shown in this lecture were very clever, using logo, plasticine and many other mediums.

I believe that the point of this lecture is to once again show us that there are many different ways to teach a subject and that sometimes it is worthwhile to think outside the box! Not only will the teacher be able to assess what the children have learnt, but the students themselves feel great accomplishment after producing an animation using their own creativity. Animation will always be appealing to children, so their engagement level will be high for this type of activity.