https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq Using Google Slides en-us 2021-02-03 20:46:55 UTC 2023-02-13 22:17:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/516063391/0fe651bd6b9b52b1dc273e71062fc9ff/face_bitmoji__3_.png sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172264677 2021-02-07 00:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172264677 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172298386 This a a four slide stop motion example I made using Google Slides and the Tall Tweets website (https://talltweets.com) which converted my slides into a gif. If you want to try an introduction slide, click here to make your own.]]> 2021-02-07 01:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172298386 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172318378 I found this website which takes your Google slides and converts them to a gif. (I should note I use talltweets.com - classic. They have just launched a new part of the website that works in conjunction with Creator Studio. (See below).]]> 2021-02-07 02:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172318378 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172318596 This is an Add-on in Google Slides. It turns your presentation into a gif or mp4 video. You can select the speed for the animation. (I usually select .9 seconds/slide.) 

It's fairly simple to use. but the quality of the gif is not as good as talltweets.com. (Also, you will see recent reviews are stating there are numerous problems with getting the application to load. When I used it this past weekend, I did not encounter any problems, but the color and quality of my final product was "off."]]> 2021-02-07 02:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172318596 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172387327 1. No extra equipment, cameras, props, or other materials needed to create simple stop motion animation videos. If you have access to a internet connected device and Google slides, you are ready to go!

2. Using Google slides (even at a young age - especially at a young age!), is an excellent way to introduce students to the features of Google slides and gives them a solid foundation of the application which will carry over into other uses.

3. Stop motion animation is cross-curricular. This is technology that can be used in all subject areas to introduce topics, reinforce concepts, assess content, review material, or be a capstone project at the end of a unit. The possibilities of using stop motion animation in your curriculum are endless - limited only by your imagination and creativity.

If you would like to work with this stop motion video and adapt it for yourself, click here to make a copy.]]> 2021-02-07 03:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1172387327 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174194468 Click the attached annotated bibliography to learn a little bit about the research supporting using stop motion animation in the classroom.]]> 2021-02-07 18:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174194468 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174201495 We did this lesson in September of this  school year (2020-2021). Our district was using an hybrid instructional model at the time, so I was seeing  all of my students over the period of four days A handful were virtual students. Those students were given video lessons over Google Classroom.

The task was to create a stop motion animation of a dot traveling across the screen. While it sounds like a simple task, for some students, this was the first time they used Google Slides. So, they were also learning how to do tasks like copy and paste, draw a circle, color fill, drag and drop, set a background, etc. Here are some of the stop motion animations that were created: ]]> 2021-02-07 19:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174201495 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174853193 2021-02-08 02:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174853193 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174853816 2021-02-08 02:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174853816 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174854210 2021-02-08 02:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174854210 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174854740 2021-02-08 02:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174854740 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174855072 2021-02-08 02:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174855072 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174855414 2021-02-08 02:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174855414 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174855792 2021-02-08 02:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174855792 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174857227 2021-02-08 02:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174857227 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174857679 2021-02-08 02:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174857679 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174859790 I had our 4th graders complete this stop motion animation project this past December when we were in a virtual instructional model. They listened and (hopefully) watched a video lesson I posted to our Google Classroom. They then completed the assignment, which was to insert a star onto a tree and make it move to the top. They had to learn how to "draw" the star, fill it with color and then duplicate the slides to create the animation. Some students added additional decorations to their tree. Here are a few examples. I also include one example where the student, clearly, did nothing!]]> 2021-02-08 02:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174859790 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174865073 2021-02-08 02:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174865073 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174866224 2021-02-08 02:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174866224 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174866514 2021-02-08 02:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174866514 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174866836 2021-02-08 02:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174866836 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174867196 2021-02-08 02:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174867196 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174867610 2021-02-08 02:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174867610 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174867844 2021-02-08 02:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174867844 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174868381 2021-02-08 02:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1174868381 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1176846332 2021-02-08 13:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1176846332 sseaton2 https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1181789345 Sarah Seaton
STEM Teacher in the Oil City Area School District (K-4)
Prior to teaching STEM, I was a reading specialist  and a library media specialist - both in our district.
You can find me on Twitter ~ @oilerslibrarian
My school email address is sseaton@mail.ocasd.org and my personal email is sarahmseaton@gmail.com
Please connect with me - I'd love to hear from you and share ideas with you!]]> 2021-02-09 12:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sseaton2/43z2c69o78l90twq/wish/1181789345