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How to use Pow toon (How to use Pow toon (animated video explainers and presentations) Assignment

Tutorials

DefinitionDefinition a presentation tool that incorporates an intuitive user interface and cool comic graphicsit allows keeping people and students engaged, generating interest and motivation both in classrooms and in other contextes- no matter the age of the addresses

– free application can be found on the internet at the following link: . http://www.powtoon.com/

Benefit for teachers/usersBenefit for teachers/usersThanks to the “suspension of disbelief” we

can create eye-catching cartoons that will hook the audience increasing one’s involvement , making possible to absorb the messages in a more direct, persistent and therefore effective way (Spitalnik)

The suspenction of disbelief The suspenction of disbelief

“Basically, we’ve been conditioned to accept cartoons as a nonthreatening

form of communication and we absorb theirmessages in a very different way compared to

the jaded “keepyour guard up” attitude we typically adopt.”(Hilya Spitalnik Pow toon)

“Creating an involving atmosphere”

communicate through animated videos makes our topics and reports fresh and ejoyable because

Observer eliminate criticizing attitude becoming more receptive

And we can focus their concentration on the central message we want convey

Get people involved while watching and also by creating cartoons!

Using and encouraging our

students to create cartoons

allows the application of “ a

non threatening tool which

doesn’t give people the

impression of being pushed

to listen and pay

attention.”(Hilya Spitalnik Pow

toon)

Pow toon

Steps:

Sign up for

After having signed you upYou can start working

important steps important steps We must ask ourselves “what does or doesen’t “what does or doesen’t work”work” Spitalnik

Our goal is to motivate our public to positive re-actions

making use of that internal conversation everybody starts in his mind once he had received any sensory stimulus such as watching any imagine or animated clip.Coordinating images and speech with music choose “short phrases or words to emphasize emotional triggers” Spitalnik

Remember: Too much

text can be distracting or

boring bringing to a

considerable downfall of

concentration and

therefore of engagement

Spitalnik

Crystallizing the essence Crystallizing the essence of what we or our students intend to say.

Therefore..

Short sentences prepare short slides “including lots of

interesting visuals”(SP.)

Spitalnik suggests :Ideal length 63-92 seconds not longer and not more than 230 words , editing out nonessential, in order to obtain a compelling video which can get audience hooked.

You don’t need to be a professional animator to get started with PowToon (Sp.)

Log in toLog in to

Planning

Storyboarding: draft a sort of compelling short story about the

theme you want to talk about or the events you want to narrate(Spit.) ( e.g. the procedure which has been used during a project…a report about an exchange…) as your animation script

be very clear about the message you want to convey and the result you want to obtain

We can involve our students

-Asking them to plan with us -connecting us to their “internal dialog” -using a captivating language-Making them protagonists of their - acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience

once we have the story ready we can start our work as cartoonists

we can choose templates and style

– from the dashboard

or even download images from our desktop or internet

Click on the import image button

You can choose characters and shapes….

To fit script or chacters’ appearence to the slidetime

use the timeline you find under the slide moving the white arrows and then saving

Recording and adding audotracks using import sound button

Coordinate sound and images

Attention!Attention!

using the free version you using the free version you must record the whole text must record the whole text at one timeat one time

So be patient and try first So be patient and try first letting the images run letting the images run

And recording the text only when you are sure your speed fits the length of your script

Don’t despair!

Try and try again ‘till it fits : you can test by clicking apply

then click on save

Let’s have a closer look

Just two examples….

Steps: Sign up to pow toon( freeVersion )with your

email address Start (Click on icon create)

ChooseTemplate and click edit Create the presentation Prepare the text you will record Try to fit text and length of the presentation Record the voiceover at one time Save it Choose publish and after that share with

Summing upSumming upSumming upSumming up

TutorialsTutorials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRqO5MasiFk

http://www.powtoon.com/blog/category/videos/tutorials/

://www.powtoon.com/tutorials/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFv8L0z-72c

Thanks for your attention

Emma Giurlani(eTwinning ambassador in Italy)

ciao!