Xtranormal, Doink, Go!Animation, and Alice...fun ways to get students using animation to produce media festival projects!

1. Creating Animation
Media Festival Projects
using online resources
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

2. Animation Tools
Xtranormal
Go!Animate
Doink
Hypercam
Alice
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

3. Xtranormal
http://
www.xtranormal.co
m/index
Education
Sample Movie
Request an educator
account to get 5000
points!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

4. Getting Started with
Xtranormal
Create an account Click Xtranormal and
Educaiton
Check your webmail
to activate the Create a Movie with
account Movie Maker
Request an educator Select your theme set
account at the
Zendesk Select the t wo
characters
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5. Getting Started with
Xtranormal
Select an actor and Now you are ready to
desired voice add your script and
drop in actions
Select the second
actor and voice Click the desired
character.
Select a desired
background noise Add text and icons to
your character
Select a desired music
sample Preview your work
Click the Story tab Save and Publish
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6. Adding Your Own
Picture to the
Backgound
When you see Upload your desired
backgrounds with the picture
mountains and sun
icon on them you can Select the desired
add your own photo background
into a portion of the
screen Apply
Drag the Images icon
into a dialogue box
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7. Adding a Title Slide
Click the + on the
bottom right corner
of the character
window
Select Title
Select your desired
background color,
text color, font, and if
scrolling is desired
Type your title slide
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8. Recording Your Voice
After pressing Allow the
the + sign in Flash recorder
the bottom
left corner of Record your
each dialogue voice or upload
box, select an audio file
Voice
Click Play to
Cick Record preview it
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9. Wrapping Up
Listen and Preview If you like what you
your work before you see and are ready to
Publish finish click Publish
If you do not have
time to finish and
want to revisit your
work later, click Save.
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10. Publish
Click Publish
Fill in the title and
details for your movie
You will see how
many points will be
used to complete the
process
It will display in your
account area
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11. Download your video
Click on the icon for
your video
It will open in new
window
Preview it
Select the HQ
Download
It will cost 120xp
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12. Xtranormal
Log in with your new
account
Create a t wo
character scene
Include a title slide,
background music, and
character movement
http://www.indianchild.com/knock_knock_jokes1.htm
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

13. Go!Animate4Schools
http:// Check out the Lesson
goanimate.com/ Gallery
Create an account on
the Go!Animate
homepage
Apply for an educator
account- http://
goanimate4schools.co
m/public_index
Sample Movie
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14. Getting Started with
Go!Animate
Click Create Make your selections
and proceed through
Look for the Quick the steps
Apps area
Select to type for
Select Wild Life or both characters
Talking Pictures- Type
a Video If you are logged in to
your account you can
record
http://www.indianchild.com/knock_knock_jokes1.htm
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

15. Doink
Education accounts do
not exist, however
the tools are very
student friendly
Sample Movie
Doink is great for
younger students
Tablets are awesome
with Doink!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

16. Getting Started with
Doink
Click Create File and Save your
background project
Register for an
account File and New
Composition
File and Create a New
Project Draw a character and
save
Name your project
and click create File and New
Compostion
Use the drawing tools
to create your Draw a prop
background
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17. Getting Started with
Doink
File and New Adjust your
Drawing speed as
Composiotin needed
Re-draw Save your
your prop prop
with slight
changes
Click on the
first frame
Click Play
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18. Getting Started with
Doink
File and New
Drawing
Composition
Draw your main
character
File and Save
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19. Getting Started with
Once all of your
Doink
characters and props are
saved and named, click File
and New Compostion
Drag in your background
first
Drag in your prop
Drag in your main
character
Items can be resized
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20. Getting Started with
Use the Pencil to draw a
Doink
path for your character to
follow
Change the order of layers
by dragging the bottom
lines into different order
Play your animation
Save and name your
composition
Publish your composition
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21. Doink
Create a fish bowl
Include moving plants
in your bowl
Include a path
animated fish in your
bowl
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22. Getting Started with
Doink
Fill in the info and
click Finish Publishing
Use a screen capture
program like
Hypercam to record
your creation
The file created can be
edited in Movie
Maker or iMovie
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23. Hypercam
http://
www.hyperionics.c
om/hc/
Capture your
animations using this
free screen capture
program
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24. Getting Started with
Hypercam
Install Hypercam It may be required
that you change
Click on the AVI File your Display
tab Settings to 16 Bit
Check the box to Check the AVI File
“Limit screen Name for the path to
capture to max. 24 where the file will be
bits per (may be saved
slower)”
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25. Getting Started with
Hypercam
Click the Screen Click Start Rec or F2
Area tab
Click Stop Rec or F2
Click the Select
Region button View your recording
by clicking Play
Draw a rectangle
around the area you The AVI file can be
want to record edited in Movie
Maker
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

26. Alice
http:// Guide for
www.alice.org/ Storytelling
A free download Alice
that will allow
students to
create animated
stories
Sample Video
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27. Getting Started in Alice
Launch Alice Drag in desired
characters and props
File and New World
Position and resize
Select your template props and characters
Click the Add Objects Click Done
button
Explore folders of
props and characters
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28. Getting Started with
Select an object or
Alice
Tweek your
character to selected method
animate in the
Object Tree Repeat this
process with a
Review the different
options in the character or prop
Methods area
You may select to
Drag the desired slow down your
method to the text duration
working area
Play your
animation
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29. Add Background Music
Visit Free Play Music- Click Create New
http:/ / Method from the
freeplaymusic.com/ method tab
index.php
Type play sound file in
Preview and the Name text file box
download an MP3
audio file Drag in the option to
play sound from the
Click on a character object menu for your
in your object tree character into the
Editor Window
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30. Adding Background
Music
Click Import Sound
file from the sound
menu
Browse to your WAV
or MP3 file and
Import it
Click Create New
Event in the Events
window
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31. Adding Background
Music
Select When the Select the method you
world starts do created called play
sound file
Change Nothing to
your character’s
name
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32. Adding Background
Music
Right click on Use the drop down
When the world menus by Begin,
starts and select During, and End to
Change to- While select your
the World is character and
Running play sound file
Play your show
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33. Creating an AVI of your
Alice
Click File and Save
World
Record your world
using Hypercam
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

34. Creating an AVI of your
Alice
Click File and Save
World
Record your world
using Hypercam
Tuesday, August 30, 2011