Curriculum Links

The creative potential of animation is enormous, and integrating animation activities into the school curriculum offers the possibility of tapping this potential to meet a range of educational objectives:

ICT

• Sharing information
  Share clips over the integrated mail system and build clip libraries.
• Learning basic work patterns
  Use basic work patterns and standard mechanisms like cut/copy/paste and undo/redo.
• Storing and retrieving information
  Learn about file handling when creating, saving and loading documents.
• Improving mouse handling skills
  Use the mouse in an exciting environment and develop coordination and precision.

Art and Design

• Exploring and developing ideas
  Develop and explore new ideas in a playful and easy to use environment.
• Constructing and manipulating shapes
  Create and manipulate shapes and learn about their geometric structure.
• Exploring colors
  Explore colors and learn about primary, secondary and complementary colors.
• Combining visual elements
  Learn about form, color and composition when creating backgrounds and scenes.
• Using time and motion
  Use time and motion as artistic tools and bring static images to life.

Design and Technology

• Generating and communicating ideas
  Create characters and stories and exchange them with others.
• Templates and components
  Use templates and components to design and build new things.
• Tools and techniques
  Select appropriate tools, techniques and processes for specific tasks.
• Planning and organisation
  Plan and organise groupwork in collaborative projects.

English

• Developing a storyline
  Create imaginative stories and develop their storyline.
• Developing characters
  Develop characters and describe their personality.
• Dramatic techniques
  Use timing, suspension and surprise when animating a story.
• Comment and critique
  Learn how to comment constructively on the work of others.

Citizenship

• Diversity and community
  Learn about other languages and cultures in in international projects.
• Communication and discussion
  Communicate ideas and exchange thoughts and opinions with others.
• Participation and cooperation
  Participate in global projects and learn to cooperate effectively.
• Responsibility
  Experience how teamwork depends on responsible individual action.