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"The future belongs to young people who know where the knowledge is,
how to get it, how to think about it, and
how to turn it into better work, better products, better lives.
--Rexford Brown

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Social Media - Day #26: Animating with Kerpoof!

The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things and being creative. Although a little elementary, Kerpoof does offer a "Make a Movie" section that allows students to create an animated movie with a timeline, actions, etc.

Activity #1: Kerpoof "Make a Movie" Tutorial
Complete the tutorial for making a movie. You will be asked to set up an account in order to save. Email your finished movie to me at: jlhavice@gmail.com

Activity #2: Make a Movie
  • Choose your storyline.
  • Choose your scene.
  • Drag 2-4 characters you want to use into the playback window.
  • Look to see what actions each character can do and add at least three actions (methods).
  • Place your characters where you want them to be when the movie starts.
  • Place "waypoints" in your scene to help the characters find their way to the points where you want them to go.
  • Click-and-drag methods into the timeline to tell your story.
  • Watch your movie.
  • When finished, email your movie to me at: jlhavice@gmail.com