• This is a great website for creating your own animations.

• Pupils can have lots of fun using language and their ICT skills in a different and creative context.

Thanks to Minu Madhvani

Why and How to use

Why? To change from PowerPoint:

• Les vacances de la famille Smithhttp://goanimate.com/go/movie/0gfMJvAl7iMI/1

• Mariannehttp://goanimate.com/go/movie/0cLJAuPqI1mM/1

Why? To do a listening activity:

• Voici Claudehttp://goanimate.com/go/movie/00yZtKYGGCvo/1

Why? To use it in ICT with the pupils:

http://allsaintslanguagesblog.typepad.co.ukall_saints_languages_blog/2008/12/alex-bgo-animate-clip.html

http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=489

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Confirmed…then click on Return to GoAnimate

Click on Create

Select theme/animation type

Choose starting templates

Templates…

• If choosing the Thought Starters, you may choose the template for your animation from GoAnimate.

• If choosing the Blank Slate, you may create each scene with your own choice of backgrounds, characters, etc. without a given template.

Thought Starters: Choose Template

After choosing click Start Now

Blank Slate: Do not choose template and create own choice of

scenes

Play around and add the parts to your animation! Choose from characters, thought bubbles,

backgrounds, items/accessories/furniture, music, and special effects

You can still add your own things by clicking on My Stuff and uploading

them from your computer

Editing

You can edit by changing, resizing, adding,

deleting, moving, placing behind/ in front

of furniture, and many more things with

the tools given in GoAnimate!!!!!

Editing

Preview your work

Preview…

Save and Share

Fill out information and choose if you want to Save Only or Save

and Share.

Scroll to top of page and click on My Page (username)

Congratulations! You have completed your first animation on GoAnimate! You can also

edit your profile and play around with it!