Isn't technology great! You need to have options because sometimes tools go away! For example, my two favorite tools to use two years ago are both gone from the web! Dang!
I've also used Adobe Flash CS5 because our school used to use Dreamweaver for their website. It is way more sophisticated in what it can do, but that is actually how I learned to do basic animation. In fact, Peter Reynolds, of Fablevision (Animationish) demonstrated basic animation on Flash at NETA one year and made it look so simple that I finally tried it. Students have no trouble figuring it out! If you are lucky enough to have Adobe Creative Suites, give it a try!
The iPad offers some great options for animating and drawing! ABCYa Animate is pretty easy to use. There is also a web version at abcya.com/animate
Isn't technology great! You need to have options because sometimes tools go away! For example, my two favorite tools to use two years ago are both gone from the web! Dang!
Xtranormal was a free tools but is gone now.
Doink was a free tool for drawing and animating objects. Now available as an app only.
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Links to more online tools
Animationish Free Trial Download I've used Animationish for a few years because our school got 10 licenses through a grant. It's a fun application!
Animationish Lessons
I've also used Adobe Flash CS5 because our school used to use Dreamweaver for their website. It is way more sophisticated in what it can do, but that is actually how I learned to do basic animation. In fact, Peter Reynolds, of Fablevision (Animationish) demonstrated basic animation on Flash at NETA one year and made it look so simple that I finally tried it. Students have no trouble figuring it out! If you are lucky enough to have Adobe Creative Suites, give it a try!
The iPad offers some great options for animating and drawing! ABCYa Animate is pretty easy to use. There is also a web version at abcya.com/animate
Another fun site is flipbook.