Straightforward Sensory Animation Lesson Plan for k-12 Teachers - The Mindful Class
Digital devices are addictive. That's like saying water is wet, or exercise is hard. Maybe you hesitate to use digital devices in an art class – especially if your focus is on calming the body/mind, and integrating the senses for a better quality of life. But nearly every classroom has the devices, and there are ways to make them work for students. Two Options of Many Here are two straightforward programs for animation projects (the first one has a free-with-ads version available): - Flipaclip digital animation - Frameographer stop motion capture application (Stop Motion seems like a good, free alternative app, but I haven't tried it yet.) Both have onion skinning (a see-through frame) available, which can help students build their understanding of movement, or 4D media. Onion skinning is the term for seeing the layer underneath, aka the previous frame. When I started learning animation, this was done by holding the separate sheets of paper anchored to the register b