Animation Excitement

Creating animations via Powtoon, or other free animation sites, is a great way to mix things up in the classroom. You can use animations to teach or have students create animations to show what they have learned. One way I think I would use an animation is to teach the class syllabus and classroom rules and procedures. This can be a lesson that is usually boring and hard to engage students in. But with a fun animation it can make it way more exciting!

 I found another great way to use Powtoon online. You can use it to present a new project in a fun way. For example, use the mission impossible template to give the students information about their project or homework. This is way more interesting than just giving the students a paper with all the ideas! After all, everything (including homework) is more interesting when you make it a secret mission. 

 I also think that Powtoon is a great way for students to show me what they learned. For example, I might have each student create a Powtoon using the '5 interesting facts' template to share some interesting facts about a topic such as a country or a specific animal. Then they could share their animation with the class. This engages the whole class and keeps them interested. It is way more interesting than listening to students just read off 5 facts! 

 I found some of my ideas from the Powtoon blog at: https://www.powtoon.com/storyboard/?mode=template&is_html=true#/

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