Educational AnimationEducational Animation

Cartoons for the CurriculumCartoons for the Curriculum

Video BooksVideo Books

Can be used to Can be used to enhance audio enhance audio comprehensioncomprehension

Provide a shared Provide a shared literary experienceliterary experience

Can bring static or Can bring static or historical content historical content to lifeto life

CartoonsCartoons

Can explain time-lapse Can explain time-lapse changes quickly and changes quickly and smoothlysmoothly

Can illustrate Can illustrate movement easilymovement easily

Since they contain Since they contain color and movement, color and movement, engage students’ engage students’ attentionattention

Reality doesn’t have Reality doesn’t have to apply – fantasy is to apply – fantasy is easy to illustrateeasy to illustrate

Video GamesVideo Games

ALA says video games ALA says video games in libraries increase in libraries increase readershipreadership

Gives options for Gives options for students, enhancing students, enhancing cause/effect cause/effect

Lessons can be Lessons can be repeated until masteredrepeated until mastered

Develop strategic Develop strategic thinking and planning thinking and planning skillsskills

Animation of Animation of Scientific/Mathematical Scientific/Mathematical

ConceptsConcepts Can model hard-to-Can model hard-to-

understand concepts understand concepts in easy-to-in easy-to-understand imagesunderstand images

Shows movement Shows movement and timeand time

Can be watched Can be watched again and again until again and again until concept is masteredconcept is mastered

But where do I get this?But where do I get this?

Your classroom

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BrainPOP.comBrainPOP.com

Created in 1999 to Created in 1999 to explain difficult explain difficult concepts to childrenconcepts to children

Content is aligned to Content is aligned to state standardsstate standards

K-12 and K-12 and BrainPopEn EspanolBrainPopEn Espanol

Thousands of clips Thousands of clips to choose from!to choose from!

UnitedStreaming.comUnitedStreaming.com

8700 Videos to choose 8700 Videos to choose from 6 core content from 6 core content areasareas

Over half are Over half are copyrighted 2000 and copyrighted 2000 and laterlater

Correlates to state Correlates to state standardsstandards

““Scientifically proven Scientifically proven to increase student to increase student achievement”achievement”

Video GamesVideo Games

Reinforces social Reinforces social skills and problem-skills and problem-solvingsolving

Can help build Can help build teamworkteamwork

Can make historical Can make historical events personal events personal and engagingand engaging

They’re fun!They’re fun!

REFERENCESREFERENCES

Absolute Astronomy. (2009) Absolute Astronomy. (2009) Educational Educational animation. animation. Retrieved March 2, 2009, from Retrieved March 2, 2009, from www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Educawww.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Educational_animationtional_animation

BBC News. (2002, March 13). BBC News. (2002, March 13). Video games Video games “stimulate learning”.“stimulate learning”. Retrieved 2009, Retrieved 2009, March 12 from March 12 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1879http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1879019.stm019.stm

But wait, there’s more!But wait, there’s more!

BrainPop is a site that presents educational BrainPop is a site that presents educational material in all core groups. www.brainpop.com.material in all core groups. www.brainpop.com.

Edugamesblog. (2008, September 16). Edugamesblog. (2008, September 16). The top The top 10 most influential educational video games from 10 most influential educational video games from the 1980s. the 1980s. Retrieved March 2, 2009 from Retrieved March 2, 2009 from http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/thttp://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/the-top-10-most-in.he-top-10-most-in.

Edugamesblog. (2008, July 01). Edugamesblog. (2008, July 01). ALA:Videogames ALA:Videogames in libraries increase readership.in libraries increase readership. Retreived March Retreived March 2, 2009 from 2, 2009 from http://edugamesblog.cordpress.com/2008/07/01/ahttp://edugamesblog.cordpress.com/2008/07/01/ala-videogames-inla-videogames-in

Even more!Even more!

Federation of American ScientistsFederation of American Scientists Edugamesblog. (2007, December 15). Edugamesblog. (2007, December 15). The top 10 The top 10

free educational video games.free educational video games. Retrieved March 9, Retrieved March 9, 2009 from 2009 from www.edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/thewww.edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/the-top-10-free-edu.-top-10-free-edu.

King, B. (2003, August 2). King, B. (2003, August 2). Educators turn to games Educators turn to games for help.for help. Retrieved March 10, 2009 from Retrieved March 10, 2009 from www.wired.com/pring/gaming/gamingreviews/newswww.wired.com/pring/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2003/2003

United Streaming is a site that presents educational United Streaming is a site that presents educational content in video form. www.Unitedstreaming.comcontent in video form. www.Unitedstreaming.com