New to Frames
Would someone who uses Frames please share some of their ideas with me. I teach 4th grade, just downloaded a trial run, and want to see ways to use it in my classroom!
Thanks,
Brenda
Thanks,
Brenda
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Permalink Reply by Amy Clark on -
Hi! I have taught kinder, first, and third graders. I use frames often. (Please check my page on T4L connect to see some of my movies.) ANY movie I have made - can always be changed just a bit to fit your needs in your classroom.
Some ideas:
1. Have them show a math story problem and how they work though it (by showing their work - and voicing what they are thinking as they work.) Every child does only one problem (with a partner to begin with) and then you can show individually or combine all movies into one long one.
2. We just got done with animating math vocabulary words translation, rotation, and reflection for geometry. I would like to upload these sometime in the next week.
3. Retell a story OR - give them a prompt for writing and when they are finished (if it is a good story) they could animate it....
4. Read part of a story - then have your children animate what would happen at the end.
5. Animation of verbs, synonyms, or any part of speech that is easier to visualize.
6. If you want to use clay and are studying animals or a country - have them research and then make clay figures and tell about the habitat or country using the clay people.
I could tell you MANY more - but it is late. If you want to e-mail me - please do. I can help you out with any questions or help you to prepare for your lesson. One thing that I know about Frames - the kids take off with it. It is easy to show them in a few minutes what they might need to know. Demonstrate what you want, have a rubric somewhere in the classroom so they remember what you want - and then sit back and watch them create. You will be amazed!
I will help you in anyway I can!
Amy Clark
Midlothian, TX
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Permalink Reply by Brenda on -
Thank you Amy for your offer of help. How do I find your movies on t4l? I'll play with my trial a little more and get back toyou with more questions. How many copies do you have in your room? How long does it take kids in your room to complete a project like this?
Thanks again,
Brenda Keller
Santa Clarita, CA
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Permalink Reply by Melinda Kolk on -
Click here to view lots of great examples from Amy's students.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on -
Hi! I've taught K-5, and, much like Amy, we use Frames all the time. I have some videos on my Connect page as well, but, I'll add a few more today so that you're able to see some different projects. I like to use Frames as an alternative form of assessment. So, at the end of a unit, rather than having kids take a standardized test or assessment, I allow them to use Frames to show their understanding. The kids truly enjoy this opportunity, as, it gives those kids who don't normally succeed with traditional assessment a chance to show comprehension in a way most conducive to their learning style.
Animation is one of those things where students spend a great deal of time engaging the curricular material and synthesizing it in to a creative project. When they spend such a great deal of time with it, engaging technology, engaging information...they're far more likely to retain it.
The fantastic thing about using animation in the classrom is that it's not restrictive to just one curricular area...it can be used at any grade level for any subject! Just a few ideas below, but, feel free to contact me. I'm glad to help you brainstorm some ideas of ways you can use animation in your classroom, specific to your curriculum!
*After learning about genres, have students create an animation of an original story with characteristics of the genre/s being studied.
*Have students illustrate literary devices. ( hyperbole, simile, etc.)
*Have students create their own ending to a book they're reading or a story being read in class.
*Have students create an animated, talking dictionary of current vocabulary words.
*Use Frames to illustrate the life (biography) of a famous person, or, to illustrate their own life.
*Use Frames to animate an important historical event.
*Use Frames to illustrate geographical movement of landforms or people (immigration, emmigration).
*Create a news broadcast with information about a particular state or country. (A great alternative to the traditional state report. Also helpful when studying regions.)
*Create a talking person to have them tell about important historical events, the life of a Native American, the branches of government and much more!
*Animate a trip to the planets, talking about each planet
*Animate what life would be like without gravity, friction, etc.
*Animate severe weather, the water cycle, or other aspects of weather
*Animate states of matter or chemical and physical changes
*Animate story problems or other mathematical concepts like lines, segments, or fractions
These are just a few ways to use animation. I'm glad to give you more detail should you want it. But, if you have a curricular area or topic you're looking to cover, just drop me an e-mail and I'm glad to help you work through a project to get you going! I'm glad to help in any way I can. Definitely don't hesitate to drop me a line!
Liz Allen
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Permalink Reply by Melinda Kolk on
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Click here to view some great movies from Liz's students!
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Permalink Reply by Brenda on
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Hi Liz, Sorry for the delay. I found out this week I received the grant and will be able to buy the Frames software. The students made clay "monsters" like "Where the Wild Things Are" and I was thinking I could do something with that. Can you upload movie to the frames or is there any need to. I'm so excited to receive the materials and start using them with the students. Thanks for sharing,
Brenda Keller
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Permalink Reply by Isabel on -
1. I teach a 2nd grade class and I used Frames with my students by having them create a Qt animation movie with facts about an animal. They were grouped by 4's, each group read a couple of books about the animal. The team leader had each student orally give 2 facts about the animal. Then they retold their facts on a storyboard with a partial illustration. Next,they illustrated a large background and ground scenery. Using Lego animal I showed them how to make an Expository stop action animation using the Lego animals, tripod and camera. Followed by dropping their pictures into iPhoto and then using Frames 4 and creating their animated movie. They had a great time doing this.
2. Another idea is taking a picture of each child with a Green Screen (just use green butcher paper) the children dropped their picture into iPhoto. Then on Frames 4 they took that photo of themselves and made 5 to 7 copies of it depending how long you want it to be. Chroma Key the background and added on each pic the animal they researching in various activities (hunting, camouflaged, family, eating etc.) Then the recorded themselves giving facts about each pic. Background music is added and a Qt movie is made.
"Coming Soon" I will be adding some of my children's movies in near future to share with others.
3. I've seen another teacher photograph each children with a microphone and shrink them and place them at various location and they became News Reporters. So many creative ideas check out Tech4 Learning site and you will read and see other ideas.
4. An upper grade teacher had two students report on the Burning of Rome shrinking them and dressing them in togas.
There are so many ideas these are just a few.
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Permalink Reply by Isabel on
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I am sorry. :0o Iphoto is the photo library for a Mac computer of which we have in our school. You probably have PC's (yuk! I am bias on computers) and it's where you store your photos.
Good Luck on your project!
Isabel
P.S.
I will be uploading (sometime this week) that Chroma Key "Green Screen" slideshow that the student made at school. Keep an eye out for it and I will tag it as Green Screen, 2nd grade, animal, Frames
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Permalink Reply by Brenda on
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What type of clay do you use? Any special brand? I'm getting ready to order. Thanks, Brenda
Do you think I can do the same things on a PC as a MAC?
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Permalink Reply by Isabel on
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I used modeling clay. Easier to mold and it will not harden.
Yes you can do the same things on the PC.
Isabel
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Permalink Reply by Melinda Kolk on
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While these are mainly geared toward secondary grades, here are some idea pdfs as well! Melinda
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Frames_Secondary_Social_Studies.pdf, 473 KB
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