Stop Motion Makery: Analog Marries Digital
Dare to Make
and Share
This presentation (approx. 1 hour-90 min) is geared towards MS -High School students and can involve several hands-on activities or “makes” at the end. (It has been presented to 4 High School groups at various schools in Vancouver, Canada, 2012 + 2013). It’s a compilation of ideas and tips related to creativity and digital citizenship, with lots of embedded student work.
One of the wonderful things about the myriad of digital tools is that they can be used to enhance the beauty of the analog - the “old school” hand-drawn, hand-constructed and hand-written elements we are so nostalgic about. Perhaps one of the best methods of showcasing this is through the use of stop-motion animation. This session offers a myriad of tips and exemplars (both student and professional) of various types of stop motion as well as an opportunity to practice and produce a project first-hand. Digital Storytelling with stop-motion animation can be quite poignant and truly allow students a chance to demonstrate their knowledge and creativity, while honing skills such as collaboration and troubleshooting / divergent thinking. Mediums include clay, paper, food, magazine cut-outs, drawing materials, post-its and we will also look at 3-D stop motion and simple kinetic typography. ***we will be using a stop motion app, so a mobile device (pref. iPhone or iPad is necessary).
This session emerged from a blog post I wrote trying to grapple with the notion of a “digital native/immigrant” dichotomy. The post resonated with many from around the world, as I was part of a MOOC of 40,000+ people. This concept breaks through the generalization and instead identifies, embraces, and encourages a new type of inhabitant in the digisphere- the Digital Viking. Being a Digital Viking a a mindset, rather than a skill set or accident of birth. But exactly what does that entail - what does the analogy imply and how can it be useful in cultivating a similar mindset in your school? This session outlines the 5 major characteristics of the Digital Viking and offers practical strategies for each. Participants will leave with a “Viking Tool Box” addressing everything from curation, to creation, to personal branding.
How do we inspire students to demonstrate both creativity and critical thinking? One way is to kick up video production a notch by encouraging augmentation - the careful addition of the “meta”. In this hands-on presentation/ workshop we’ll be exploring Web tools and apps that allow students to add rich layers to their visual and audio creations. Augmentation with external links, multi-media, and hypertext makes both original work and appropriated resources more “meaty”. Most tools allow for remix, collaboration, and crowdsourcing - key “21st century” skills. Another effective digital storytelling technique is stop-motion animation. Stop motion enhances the beauty of the analog - the “old school” hand-drawn, hand-constructed and hand-written elements we are so nostalgic about. Films of this type can be quite poignant and truly allow students a chance to demonstrate their knowledge and creativity, while honing skills such as collaboration and troubleshooting / divergent thinking.This session offers a myriad of tips and exemplars (both student and professional) of various types of stop motion as well as an opportunity to practice and produce a project first-hand. Experience each through play and experimentation, and showcase at least two of your creations with our group. These techniques are highly adaptable and applicable to almost any age and discipline. (*laptop and mobile device required, and you will be asked to download a stop-motion app) Tools used: Popcornmaker, TED Ed, Weavly, YouTube, Thinglink, Soundcloud, Touchcast, Treehouse, and Stop-Motion Pro App
Digital Vikings
