This week I looked at Go!Animate, http://goanimate.com. It is a very simple animated story telling software you can use on the internet. Students can take a book report project and turn it into an animated story. The standards in a lesson using Go!Animate could include creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, research, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, and would inspire digital citizenship.
Unfortunately after investigating this product further I found many blogs stating that their schools had blocked the site due to some content being not suitable for children. Good new though, the maker of Go!Animate produced a site just for kids called Domo Animate, http://domo.goanimate.com/, where the backgrounds are preset and the characters are age appropriate. The software is easy to use and can make a boring report much more fun and interesting.
Here is an example of one project:
DomoNation.com: Pangaea Project by partlikarockstar
Like it? Create your own at DomoNation.com.
Best part it's free and fun!
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